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Posted by Bill Larson
on June 30, 2009, 10:00 pm
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The Book: I know many fans are frustrated by the delays of Larry's book. A good biographer makes every effort to achieve accuracy writing about an incredibly complex personality such as Jim Reeves, and new information must be documented and verified before being included. Larry has shared certain portions of the manuscript with me, portions covering events with which I was familiar or involved and I can attest to the accuracy of his writing. Larry's book covers Jim's entire life with documented information available nowhere else and is destined to become the definitive biography of Jim Reeves. . Larry is working diligently to get the book out this Fall, unless something interferes.
A previous book supposedly covering Jim bore no resemblance to the man I knew and traveled with on several tours. That author's portrayal of Jim's relationship with Mary or the Blue Boys as I knew them, Leo, Dean, Bobby Dyson and Mel Rogers, was a deliberate attempt to tear down Jim Reeves for the author's own purposes and not published until Mary was unable to defend either Jim or herself ( For example, I was with Jim when he discovered an airline had broken the neck of his guitar, and was he angry? Absolutely YES, but did he lose his cool? NO!! So much for his supposedly bad temper.) He was a real gentleman, and a good friend. Believe me, the book will be worth the wait.
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