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Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
This is a story, a story of living with a gentle giant, a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He was kind, generous, and very slow to anger. This is a story about love, perseverance, and how love conquers all. Becky Perry Brown was married for fifty-four years to country music legend, Jim Ed Brown, member of The Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years, and a member of The Country Music Hall of Fame. While he followed his dream, her dream was to be a professional dancer. She was a model, taught self-improvement and dance classes. Eventually, she followed a dream and opened her own dance studio. For forty-six years, young people came and went through those doors, learning ballet, tap, and interpretive dance. They became a part of the story and Jim Ed and Becky were a part of theirs. By writing this book, Becky has shared some of the good times, some of the bad times, some funny stories, some lessons learned, and set straight some rumors. She had her doubts at times, but God has never failed her. His grace is sufficient always. He truly sent Jim Ed her way, and they had a wonderful journey.
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Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
This is a story, a story of living with a gentle giant, a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He was kind, generous, and very slow to anger. This is a story about love, perseverance, and how love conquers all. Becky Perry Brown was married for fifty-four years to country music legend, Jim Ed Brown, member of The Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years, and a member of The Country Music Hall of Fame. While he followed his dream, her dream was to be a professional dancer. She was a model, taught self-improvement and dance classes. Eventually, she followed a dream and opened her own dance studio. For forty-six years, young people came and went through those doors, learning ballet, tap, and interpretive dance. They became a part of the story and Jim Ed and Becky were a part of theirs. By writing this book, Becky has shared some of the good times, some of the bad times, some funny stories, some lessons learned, and set straight some rumors. She had her doubts at times, but God has never failed her. His grace is sufficient always. He truly sent Jim Ed her way, and they had a wonderful journey.
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Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Going Our Way: My Life with Jim Ed Brown, Grand Ole Opry legend and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Overview

This is a story, a story of living with a gentle giant, a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He was kind, generous, and very slow to anger. This is a story about love, perseverance, and how love conquers all. Becky Perry Brown was married for fifty-four years to country music legend, Jim Ed Brown, member of The Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years, and a member of The Country Music Hall of Fame. While he followed his dream, her dream was to be a professional dancer. She was a model, taught self-improvement and dance classes. Eventually, she followed a dream and opened her own dance studio. For forty-six years, young people came and went through those doors, learning ballet, tap, and interpretive dance. They became a part of the story and Jim Ed and Becky were a part of theirs. By writing this book, Becky has shared some of the good times, some of the bad times, some funny stories, some lessons learned, and set straight some rumors. She had her doubts at times, but God has never failed her. His grace is sufficient always. He truly sent Jim Ed her way, and they had a wonderful journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781948484008
Publisher: Clovercroft Publishing
Publication date: 08/01/2018
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Rebecca Sue Perry was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the summer of ’42. Her parents owned a grocery on Main Street. She loved movies and was active with dreams of dancing professionally. Becky participated in numerous beauty pageants. One of which landed her right into the arms of Jim Ed Brown, with whom she soon married.

Becky has modeled, has taught self-improvement and dance classes. She has passions for tennis and painting. For five years, she and Jim Ed traveled the country in a RV hosting a television show called Going Our Way.



Jim Ed and Becky have been blessed with two children and five grand children. She has survived breast cancer and all that goes with that. Jim Ed was diagnosed with lung cancer. While fighting it, he recorded one last album, In Style Again. They were married fifty-four years when he passed away from lung cancer.

Interviews

Publicist - Martha Moore with so much MOORE media

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook (JEB 112,000), Twitter, Instagram
JEB Fan Club
Website

PRESS/MEDIA TO TARGET

Radio
WSM-AM:
Mike Allen Show from Café Lula (April 25)
Eddie Stubbs (May 2)
Devon O’Day (June 4)
Bill Cody
Marcia Campbell
Traditional/Classic stations
Sirius XM – Charlie Monk
WMTS Radio (Murfreesboro/ Justin Reed Show) aired – 4/12
Christian Country stations
World Christian Broadcasting – first broadcast in August, second in September (airdates TBA)
My Kind of Country –5/21
Crook & Chase
KZHE Radio (Magnolia, AR) – 5/23

Syndicated shows / talk radio
By The Book
Music Row Show (Scott Southworth)
New Country Brew
Whiskey & Cigarettes – aired on 20+ stations week of May 13 - 19
Talkin’ Pets with Jon Patch
WENY - Frankly Speaking (Frank Acomb) – 5/25

Television
Country Music Minute
Fox in Tampa (Kelly)
Hallmark Channel – Home & Family
Huckabee
Larry’s Country Diner – aired 5/3
RFD
Heartland
Nashville Insider – ran news bite week of 4/23 - 29
Justin Reed Show “Wheels on the Bus Tour”– taping 6/12
Channel 4 Today in Nashville
TBN (Trinity Broadcast. Network)
Talk of Town (Ch 5)
Pickler + Ben
American Music Channel – FB live 4/9
Ch 2
Ch 17

Festivals and Book Signings
CMA Fest (June 6-10)
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame (Carthage) – August 10 + 11
Opry Store (Grand Ole Opry on Jim Ed’s 55th Anniversary) – August 17
Country Music Hall of Fame (Nashville) – October 6

International Radio
Classic Country (Tim Rogers 50 stations – shooting for late July/ August)
CMR /Lee Williams (UK)
Hot’n’Gold Radio (UK) -first airing- 6/20
Highland Radio / Tommy Rosney (Ireland)
Radio ARA (Luxembourg) – 6/22

International Print
Acoustic Guitar (FR)
American Music Mag (Sweden)
Country Music People (UK) –col item by Walt Trott / May issue
Kountry Korral (Sweden) - likely August or September
Le Cri du Coyote (FR) – Fall issue likely
No Fences (Germany)
Cross Country (UK)
DanseFloor Magazine (FR)

Print / Webzine
Brad Schmitt -Tennessean
Cindy Watts – Tennessean - col. Item ran 3/19
Associated Press (Kristin)
Billboard (Deborah)
Billboard Country Update (Tom)
Center Stage Magazine
CMT.com – Ed Morris
Country Family Reunion News - June
Digital Journal – book review - 4/5
Heartland/Luken Communications –FB mention – 5/21
Midwest Record and Book Recap
Midwest Book Review – June
Midwest Country News – May and August issues
MusicRow – Oermann
Music Update Central – 5/23
Nashville Lifestyle
Nashville Arts & Ent
Music Update Central (Chuck Dauphin) – 5/23
Nashville Country Club (Leslie Armstrong)
No Depression – posted feature interview -4/12
Pause + Play – posted mention on 4/27, 5/25, 6/29, 7/6
ParcBench – 5/25
Sports and Entertainment Nashville (Bob Paxman)- 5/3
Rebel Country
Reuters
Saving Country Music
Nashville.com
Nash Country Daily
Nashville Scene
One Country
Rare Country
Rolling Stone Country
Roughstock
Strictly Country
TN Jazz + Blues – RON WYNN has music column – JULY or AUG

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