Écouter et lire

Entrez dans un monde infini d'histoires

  • Lire et écouter autant que vous le voulez
  • Plus d'un million de titres
  • Titres exclusifs + créations originales Storytel
  • 14 jours d'essai gratuit, puis 9,99 € par mois
  • Annulation facile à tout moment
Essayer gratuitement
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

A Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes: The Life and Times of "The Funniest Man in America"

Durée
6H 5min
Langues
Anglais
Format
Catégorie

Biographies

One of the most successful nightclub and theater comedians in America started out a long way from the stage, in the tiny farming community of Lithonia, Georgia. James Gregory was born into a family with lots of love but little money. His parents paid the doctor for his delivery with "a bushel of beans and a peck of tomatoes."

Before he became "The Funniest Man in America," James was a successful salesman of everything from encyclopedias to log homes. His philosophy: take care of yourself so nobody has to take care of you. When he started over as a comedian, this commitment to hard work and honest dealing would be the key to his "business" of comedy. James loves working people—because that's what he is, too.

James was quickly discovered—not just in the South, but across America—by folks who love down-home, wholesome humor. He became the court jester of country music royalty, too, from Randy Travis to "Whispering" Bill Anderson to the Possum himself, George Jones. Whether it's entertaining our troops in the Persian Gulf after 9/11, working the road with greats like Steven Wright and Jay Leno, or facing a heart-stopping emergency that sent him into a coma, James has squeezed a dozen lifetimes into a half-century of comedy. This book is the best James Gregory story yet—as only he can tell it.

© 2025 Tantor Media (Livre audio ): 9798331922849

Date de sortie

Livre audio : 8 avril 2025

Mots-clés

    D'autres ont également apprécié ...

    1. Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour Ross Mathews
    2. Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation from Behind the Microphone Craig Carton
    3. This Book Has Balls: Sports Rants from the MVP of Talking Trash Michael Rapaport
    4. We're Live in 5: My Extraordinary Life in Television Loren Stephens
    5. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride Joe Layden
    6. Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere Carol Cash Large
    7. Average Joe: The Memoirs of a Blue-Collar Entertainer Joe Piscopo
    8. Too Funny For Words: Backstage Tales from Broadway, Television, and the Movies Jerry Adler
    9. The Boys and Me: My Life in the Country Music Supergroup Sawyer Brown: A Memoir Mark Miller
    10. Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield Michael Seth Starr
    11. Gods of the Silver Screen: The Legends, The Power, The Secrets One World Media
    12. Along Comes the Association: Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits Russ Giguere
    13. Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock David Hamilton Golland
    14. Robert Shaw: An Actor's Life on the Set of JAWS and Beyond Christopher Shaw Myers
    15. Robin Williams: A Biography of the Legendary Comedian Sean Mitchell
    16. When We Were the Boys: Coming of Age on Rod Stewart's Out of Order Tour Robert Yehling
    17. Lay It on the Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict, and Triumph Rik Emmett
    18. Best Seat in the House: An Assistant Director Behind the Scenes of Feature Films David McGiffert
    19. Hollywood Stuntwoman: Follow Your Dreams…Overcome Your Fears… Diane Peterson
    20. Junior Bonner: The Making of a Classic with Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the Summer of 1971 Jeb Rosebrook
    21. Time to Thank: Caregiving for My Hero Steve Guttenberg
    22. Arrow Through the Heart: The Biography of Andy Gibb Matthew Hild
    23. Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis Paolo Hewitt
    24. That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream Ellin Stein
    25. How I Got This Way Regis Philbin
    26. Flirting with Fame: A Hollywood Publicist Recalls 50 Years of Celebrity Close Encounters Dan Harary
    27. Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood Russ Tamblyn
    28. Our Favorite Comedians: My Obsession With the Comedians I Love Dana Deltrum
    29. Everybody Loves Dirty: Personal Stories about Ol' Dirty Bastard From Those Closest To Him Cherry Jones
    30. It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote Bruce Vilanch
    31. Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music Newbury Publishing
    32. Leading Bands in Music: Insights Into 25 Bands That Have Influenced the Music Industry Since the 1970s Jene Roswell
    33. The New Guv'nor: Stormin' Norman Buckland Norman Buckland
    34. Screen Saver: Private Stories of Public Hollywood Nat Segaloff
    35. Just Tyrus: A Memoir Tyrus
    36. Life's Too Short: A Memoir Darius Rucker
    37. Life in the Key of G Philip Lerman
    38. Home and Alone Daniel Stern
    39. No Job for a Man: A Memoir John Ross Bowie
    40. Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way Ryan White
    41. Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records In The Glory Days Of Rock Music Tom Werman

    L’offre Storytel :

    • Accès à la bibliothèque complète

    • Mode enfant

    • Annulez à tout moment

    15 heures

    Pour accompagner vos loisirs

    9.99€ /mois
    30 jours gratuits
    • 1 compte

    • 15 heures/mois

    Essayer maintenant

    30 heures

    Pour vos trajets quotidiens

    14.99€ /mois
    30 jours gratuits
    • 1 compte

    • 30 heures/mois

    Essayer maintenant

    45 heures

    Pour écouter tous les jours

    17.99€ /mois
    30 jours gratuits
    • 1 compte

    • 45 heures/mois

    Essayer maintenant