“When Elvis Presley was a scrawny teenager with dreams of becoming a gospel singer, he spent two years on tour with the Browns, a trio of siblings whose gorgeous harmonies would result in a series of country hits during the 1950s, culminating in The Three Bells, which topped the country and pop charts in 1959, selling more than 1 million copies.
In Nashville Chrome Rick Bass tells the story of the Browns’ rapid rise and long fall. It’s a novel, not a biography, what Bass, in his acknowledgments, calls an “attempt to portray the emotional truths” of the Browns’ journey. Despite missed notes, imperfect pitch and some overused lyrics, Bass largely succeeds.”—excerpted from a Seattle Times review