Country Music Broke My Brain : A Behind-the-Microphone Peek at Nashville's Famous and Fabulous Stars

The Nashville radio host's "highly entertaining" memoir of getting personal with the biggest names in country music—" one of the genre's funniest apostles " ( Paste ). Nashville is filled with stars, lovers, writers, and dreamers. It's also teeming with lunatics, grifters, and moochers. And Gerry House knows them all. Host of the nationally syndicated, top-rated morning show, "Gerry House & the House Foundation" for twenty-five years, he has won virtually every broadcasting award there is including a place in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Gerry also spent that time deep inside the songwriting and recording world of Nashville. In Country Music Broke My Brain , Gerry tells his stories from the other side of the microphone. He reveals never-aired, never-before-published conversations with country music's biggest names—Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, and Reba McEntire to name a...

The Nashville radio host’s “highly entertaining” memoir of getting personal with the biggest names in country music—“one of the genre’s funniest apostles”( Paste ).
 
Nashville is filled with stars, lovers, writers, and dreamers. It’s also teeming with lunatics, grifters, and moochers. And Gerry House knows them all. Host of the nationally syndicated, top-rated morning show, “Gerry House & the House Foundation” for twenty-five years, he has won virtually every broadcasting award there is including a place in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Gerry also spent that time deep inside the songwriting and recording world of Nashville.
 
In  Country Music Broke My Brain, Gerry tells his stories from the other side of the microphone. He reveals never-aired, never-before-published conversations with country music’s biggest names—Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, and Reba McEntire to name a few—and shares with you with his own crazy antics that will either have you laughing or shaking your head in disbelief.
 
With exclusive celebrity stories, humorous anecdotes, and broadcasting wisdom, this book is a treat for country music fans or for anyone who wants a good laugh.

Nashville is filled with stars and lovers and writers and dreamers. Nashville is also teeming with lunatics and grifters and dip wads and moochers. Gerry House fits easily into at least half of those categories. Someone would probably have to be brain-damaged or really damn talented to try to entertain professional entertainers over a decades-long radio show in Music City, USA. Fortunately, House is little of both. Host of the nationally syndicated, top-rated morning show, “Gerry House & The Foundation" for more than 25 years, he has won virtually every broadcasting award there is including a place in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Gerry also spent that time deep inside the songwriting and recording world in Nashville. In Country Music Broke My Brain , Gerry tells his stories from the other side of the microphone. He reveals never-aired, never-before published conversations with country music's biggest names—Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, and Reba McEntire to name a few—and leaves you with his own crazy antics that will either have you laughing or shaking your head in disbelief. With exclusive celebrity stories, humorous trivia and anecdotes, and broadcasting wisdom, this book is a treat for country music fans or for anyone who wants a good laugh. "Nashville is filled with stars and lovers and writers and dreamers. Nashville is also teeming with lunatics and grifters and dip wads and moochers. Gerry House fits easily into at least half of those categories. Someone would probably have to be brain-damaged or really damn talented to try to entertain professional entertainers over a decades-long radio show in Music City, USA. Fortunately, House is little of both. Host of the nationally syndicated, top-rated morning show, "Gerry House & The Foundation" for 25 years, he has won virtually every broadcasting award there is including a place in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Gerry also spent that time deep inside the songwriting and recording world in Nashville. [Here], Gerry tells his stories from the other side of the microphone. He reveals never-aired, never-before published conversations with country music's biggest names - Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, and Reba McEntire to name a few-and leaves you with his own crazy antics that will either have you laughing or shaking your head in disbelief. With exclusive celebrity stories, humorous trivia and anecdotes, and broadcasting wisdom, this book is a treat for country music fans or for anyone who wants a good laugh"--Jacket 24Randy Travisand Don WilliamsQUIZZICLE #5; 25It Won't Be Long; 26Religion and Countryand TV Preachers; 27Roach; 28Roy Acuff and Opryland; 29Sake's Fur and George Jones; 30Songwriting and Songwriters; 31Showbiz Is Tough; 32Don Light, Mark Collie, and Jimmy Buffett; 33Trombones; 34Sleep, Gretchen, and Charley Pride; QUIZZICLE #6; 35Why Don't We Do Itin the Road?; 36TheWoods and the Sticks; 37Waylon Jennings; 38Hunting; 39Dogs and Cats; 40Broadway and Lower Broadway; QUIZZICLE #7; 41Honey Pie; QUIZZICLE #8; 42Don't Pass Me By; QUIZZICLE #9; 43She Came in through theBathroom Window 44Available Names Left45Buddy and Julie; 46Shania and Kroger's; 47Old Black and Whites; 48Italians Do It Every Night; QUIZZICLE #10; 49The Pirate Song; 50The Elegant Warriors; QUIZZICLE #11; 51Fool on the Hill; 52White Is 1,000 Colors; 53Marriage; QUIZZICLE #12; 54Here Comes the Sun; 55The Flatts; 56Taylor Swift; 57The CMA; 58The Mother of All Headaches; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index Uses celebrity stories, humorous trivia and anecdotes, and broadcasting wisdom to give insight into the world of country music in Nashville, Tennessee