Looking Back to See: A Country Music Memoir
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The Browns-Maxine, Bonnie, and Jim Ed-are a trio of siblings that had tremendous success in the 1950s and 60s. Following in the tradition of Loretta Lynn's COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, this memoir, told in Maxine's own plucky, spirited style, delves deeply into the Browns' remarkable past, beginning with a Depression-era childhood in rural south Arkansas. From it emerged a duo, Maxine and Jim Ed, and in 1954 they had a Top Ten hit with "Looking Back to See." Sister Bonnie later joined them, and strengthened by shared experience they sang their way onto Barnyard Frolic, then the Louisiana Hayride, and on to The Ed Sullivan Show, American Bandstand, and the Grand Ole Opry. Many other hits would follow, including their 1959 rendition of Edith Piaf's "The Three Bells," a song that not only went to the top of the country charts but spent weeks at number one on the pop charts. A vocal group without peer, The Browns were central artists in the changing sound of country and American popular music at mid-century. They were part of the folk movement of the 60s, and saw the steady birth of rock 'n roll up close as they worked with Elvis Presley and others. Illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs, LOOKING BACK TO SEE is a remarkable story told here for the first time.
