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| Born | Gary Austin Heyde March 7, 1947 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Genre | Literary fiction |
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Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947) is an American novelist and writer, best known as a songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country music performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as associate producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams Jr.'s Hog Wild album. [1]
Gary has published three novels. [2] [3] [4] His novel Miss Madeira and his unpublished novel Genius ("The Soul of Genius") have both been adapted into plays.[ citation needed ] His play "Walt Whitman (In Black & White) is a two-man play based on Walt Whitman.[ citation needed ]
Gary's Martin Luther King Jr. documentary film They Killed Martin: 3 Lives Forever Changed is available on YouTube. He has appeared on Seattle Public radio station KUOW-FM with personal stories about Thornton Wilder [11] and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. [12] as well as The Best of Stories on Stage. [13]
Gary is also a high school teacher (in Haubstadt, Indiana; Franklin, Tennessee; Middle College, Tennessee; John Overton High School, and Big Picture, Washington), a numerologist [14] and a former advertising creative director, radio/television jingle composer, and newspaper editor. [15] He is a member of PEN Canada. [16]
Gary is the son of Geoffrey Austin (Dutch) and Helen (née Heyser) Heyde, both deceased. [17] In 1967, he married teacher and actress Glory (Kissel) Heyde. The marriage ended in 2002. He is the father of stage director Rachel Rockwell, [18] who died of ovarian cancer in 2018, and Jeremy Spencer, former drummer for heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. [19]
He attended the University of Missouri (Columbia); Lincoln University (Jefferson City) and is a graduate of the University of Evansville (Indiana), with a degree in Speech and Drama.[ citation needed ]
Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics, journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the Billboard country chart during her career. Her signature song "Stand by Your Man" received both acclaim and criticism for its portrayal of women's loyalty towards their husbands.
Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman was an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for working in R&B, pop music and country music, operating American Sound Studios and producing hit albums like Elvis Presley's 1969 From Elvis in Memphis and the 1985 debut album for The Highwaymen. Moman won a Grammy Award for co-writing "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", a 1975 hit for B.J. Thomas.
"Stand by Your Man" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette, co-written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill. It was released on September 20, 1968, as the first single and title track from the album Stand by Your Man. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career, and is one of the most familiar songs in country music. The song was placed at number one on CMT's list of the Top 100 Country Music Songs.
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Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. was an American country music session musician.
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