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Last Chance Texaco

Chronicles of an American Troubadou

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Last Chance Texaco

By: Rickie Lee Jones
Narrated by: Rickie Lee Jones
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 Grammy Award–winning musician Rickie Lee Jones tells all in this electrifying, intimate memoir about how a little girl grew up to be one of the most legendary, groundbreaking artists of her time. Read—and sung—by Rickie Lee Jones!

This troubadour life is only for the fiercest hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song.

Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award–winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. It is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music.

With candor and lyricism, the “Duchess of Coolsville” (Time) takes us on a singular journey through her nomadic childhood, to her years as a teenage runaway, through her legendary love affair with Tom Waits, and ultimately her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie Lee’s stories are rich with the infamous characters of her early songs—“Weasel and the White Boys Cool,” “Danny’s All-Star Joint,” and “Easy Money” - but long before her notoriety in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of hitchhikers, bank robbers, jailbreaks, drug mules, a pimp with a heart of gold, and tales of her fabled ancestors.

In this electrifying and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music are never-before-told stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, a singer-songwriter whose music defied categorization and inspired American pop culture for decades.

Featuring exclusive new performances of some of Rickie Lee’s most beloved songs, which she recorded especially for this audiobook, culminating in a new recording of the title song, “Last Chance Texaco,” plus other memorable and sometimes never-before-heard moments from her long musical life, including the unreleased demo of her early classic “Night Train.” Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity Heartfelt Inspiring

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"Fans of the celebrated musician Rickie Lee Jones will be delighted to hear her narrate her autobiography, which is focused on family memories and making music. Jones is as giving with her delivery as she is with her story. She reaches back through the years—all the way back to her mother's childhood—in a revealing, raspy voice laced with a country twang. Listeners will sink into this experience, which is punctuated by Jones singing short songs between chapters. She doesn't flinch when recounting the harsh years experienced by her mother and uncles as orphans during the Great Depression. While some listeners may find aspects of the gritty realism distressing, Jones's easy and fluid delivery has the flair of an expert storyteller's."
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Great book, Rickie has had some tough times, and you find yourself saying what is she doing,what was she thinking? but happily she is here to tell the story literally, about some of the most amazing songs you will hear

it's a good one

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Rickie Lee Jones has lived some moments of joy. But from her childhood to the present day, hers has been a life overshadowed by doubt and sadness. Last Chance Texaco is the story of an old bohemian troubadour, looking back over a long and accomplished life. Told in Rickie Lee’s unique, mournful voice, it’s a tale rich in regret, but one that accepts that this was a life lived on her own terms, and maybe that’s all for the best.

A mournful, but compelling story

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So captivated by her storytelling. I have always loved her voice, music and performance and this did not let me down.
I would recommend this wholeheartedly.

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Thank you Rickie Lee Jones, this was a fantastic story. I just had a slight interest in it due mainly to the Tom Waits connection, but it was the best book I have listened to in a long, long time. I felt it rather than listened to it, so moving.

Wow! Rickie Lee.....

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Great listen lots of historical snippets relating to the 60s and 70s Woodstock moon landings hendrix and Dylan going country .... all wrapped up up with a young runaway looking for a hippie dream and becoming a rock star

Wonderful

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