| International Standard Book Number |
9781250379269
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781250379252
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
782.421642092 B
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| Personal Name |
Yahr, Emily author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2026522867
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| Title Statement |
Taylor Swift : the debut years / Emily Yahr.
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| Edition Statement |
[First].
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| Imprint |
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
pages cm
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
From Wyomissing to Nashville : 2003-2004, Pre-Nashville -- A Night at The Bluebird : 2004-2005, Taylor's First Year In Nashville -- Confessions of a Teenage Songwriter -- The Making of "Taylor Swift" : 2005-2006, Taylor's Second Year In Nashville -- The Road and the Radio : 2005-2006, Taylor's Second Year In Nashville, Part 2 -- Shake a Million Hands, Make a Million Fans : 2006-2007, Taylor's Third Year In Nashville -- It's "Fearless" : 2007-2009, Taylor's Fourth and Fifth Years In Nashville -- Taylor Builds an Empire : 2009-2010, Taylor's Sixth Year In Nashville -- Not Afraid To Speak Now : 2010-2011, Taylor's Seventh Year In Nashville -- The Fan Diaries -- Seeing Red : 2011-2012, Taylor's Eighth Year In Nashville -- Game Changer : 2012-2014, Taylor's Ninth and Tenth Years In Nashville And Beyond -- Reflections On The Debut Era.
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| Summary, Etc. |
""It was so obvious she had something. You know, she was 13, and she had that sparkle. So much sparkle dust around her," - Renee Bell, head of A&R at RCA Records Meet Taylor, 2003. She's a teen who came to Nashville with blisters on her fingers from learning to play a 12-string guitar. In every room she enters, she's the youngest person (by decades) and often the only woman. And if anyone asked if she could see herself becoming the biggest superstar on the planet, her answer probably would have been yes. Writing alongside industry veterans after school, Taylor Swift's songwriting ability set her apart. But her origins are more complex than a teen tapping into a new generation of country music fans. It's a story of taking risks, like walking away from powerhouse label RCA to strike out with an unknown, unfunded new label, and of trusting her instincts when no one else did. Washington Post reporter Emily Yahr pulls back the curtain on the country music industry-from executives who said yes to Taylor (and those who regret saying no), to collaborators like Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, and Liz Rose, to Nashville itself. Intimate and immersive, Yahr takes us to iconic locations like Music Row and The Bluebird Cafe, as well as to Hendersonville High and the Swifts' own lakefront house. Taylor Swift: The Debut Years tells the definitive origin story of today's biggest star, with never-before-published interviews. Taylor's decade in Nashville shaped her as a musician, and ultimately changed country music itself long after she left the genre"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Swift, Taylor, 1989-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Singers United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00008441
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Country musicians United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00000582
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies
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