Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Prologue 17
Chapter 1 The Grapes of Cash 19
Chapter 2 Cottoning to Christ 31
Chapter 3 Meet Me in Heaven 41
Chapter 4 Finding His Voice 49
Chapter 5 High School Confidential 57
Chapter 6 The Man in Blue 65
Chapter 7 A Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Dream 73
Chapter 8 Cash Rich and Spiritually Poor 81
Chapter 9 I Walk the Line 87
Chapter 10 Go West Young Man 93
Chapter 11 Say Goodbye to Hollywood 99
Chapter 12 The Black Hole 105
Chapter 13 One Man, Two Personalities 113
Chapter 14 El Paso Times 121
Chapter 15 End of the Line 127
Chapter 16 Free Man Freefall 133
Chapter 17 The Cave 139
Chapter 18 Cleanup Time 145
Chapter 19 Folsom 151
Chapter 20 Good Times, Bad Times 161
Chapter 21 Country Superstar 167
Chapter 22 Brother Billy and Tricky Dick 175
Chapter 23 A Cog in the Wheel 183
Chapter 24 Let's Talk About Jesus 189
Chapter 26 The Gospel Road 199
Chapter 28 A C-Plus Christian 207
Chapter 27 Fair to Middling 215
Chapter 28 A Contrast in Kings 223
Chapter 29 Swimming in Different Directions 231
Chapter 30 Where's Waldo? 237
Chapter 31 Rock Bottom and Top of the Pops 245
Chapter 32 Kicked to the Curb 253
Chapter 33 Into the Fire 263
Chapter 14 Then Came Branson 273
Chapter 35 The Wanderer Comes Home 279
Chapter 30 Resurrection 287
Chapter 37 Hip Icon 295
Chapter 38 (Spiritual) House of Cash 303
Chapter 39 The Man Comes Around 311
Chapter 40 Unshakeable Faith 319
Epilogue 329
Acknowledgements 333
Selected Bibliography 335
Sources 337
Endnotes 359