SIXTEEN TONS: The Merle Travis Story

Details the highs of a career that began with a string of nine straight Top Five singles in the 1940s, and the lows of a lifelong struggle with alcoholism that developed into an addiction to pills that nearly killed Travis when he was running with Johnny Cash in the late 1950s. Travis ultimately reemerged to become a Grammy-winning artist who inspired millions and became a music legend. 40 pages of photos, some in color.