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Originally Posted by youngstranger
Is that a previous autobiography of his you mention jj?
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hey there....i hope you have seen the clips of the Ian 'Songs from the Gravel Road' thread here? funny seeing he and GL together and trying out Red Velvet and airing out some thoughts (neither seeming to listen to the other one much, lol...i have old aunts like that
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btw, yes:
112 pages . illustrated with 48 color and B&W photographs, including young Ian, Ian & Sylvia, Ian with his horse, and more . with never-before-published lead sheets for 11 favorite Ian Tyson songs . + a complete discography of recordings by Ian & Sylvia and Ian Tyson . This is one big tall handsome book, 8-1/2 x 11 " size; palomino-colored boards with Gold gilt title impressed on spine, in glossy color photographic jacket, with a great closeup of Ian on the front in a jean jacket and white cowboy hat . This book was published in 1994 by Gibbs Smith in Utah, simultaneously with Douglas & McIntyre in Canada . This is the American First Edition, the real deal, stated First, with the full number line . Many music lovers know Ian Tyson as a cowboy singer . others remember him as half of the 60s folk act " Ian and Sylvia " . Fans will be fascinated with this no-holds-barred autobiography of t he legendary Tyson . Anecdotes of life on the road in the free and easy 60s . intimate recollections of his musical career . his life as a cowboy . and his two marriages . provide a new understanding of the man and his timeless music . . With lyrics for many Ian Tyson songs, Leaving Cheyenne, Navajo Rug & more , + sheet music for some of Ian's favorites of his own songs . including Four Strong Winds, Magpie, Jaquima to Freno, M.C. Horses, and more . " I Never Sold My Saddle " . by Ian Tyson , with Colin Escott . published by Greystone Publishing, Vancouver 1994