We all know the anthem, 'Stand By Your Man', that Tammy took to the top of the charts but few know the whole story of the woman behind the song. Tammy, born Wynette Pugh in Alabama, bundled her three children into her car, left her abusive husband and roared off to make her name in the capital of country music, Nashville. She immediately had a string of hits but despite her good fortune with music, she never found the real love she yearned for. But what a life: five husbands (one marriage lasting only 44 days) four kids thirty-plus operations Tammy had been beaten, bruised, harassed and even escaped an unsolved kidnapping attempt. Then there was the alcoholism, the monstrous addiction to painkillers, the tortured love story with George Jones her sad death and the final indignity - her body was exhumed after death to ascertain the cause of her demise. Jimmy McDonough, an expert in country music, has spent years researching Tammy Wynette's life and has written the definitive biography.He has interviewed scores of people who have never spoken about Tammy before and has delved into her pre-Nashville days, her recordings, her complex family life and studied her remarkable singing talent. TRAGIC COUNTRY QUEEN will be revealing, entertaining and the book on the queen of country music.
