Nashville Chrome

Latein1959,theBrownsiblings—Maxine,Bonnie,andJimEd—wereenjoyingunprecedentedinternationalsuccess,rivaledonlybytheirlongtimefriendElvisPresley.Theyhadabonafidemegahitontheirhands,whichtoppedboththecountryandpopchartsandgaverisetothepolishedsoundofthemultibilliondollarcountrymusicindustryweknowtoday.MesmerizedbytheBrowns’hauntingharmonies,theBeatleseventriedtolearntheirsecret.Theiruniqueharmony,however,wasonlyachievablethroughsharedblood,andthetrio’sperfectpitchwashonedbyachildhoodspentlisteningfortheelusivepulseandtoneofanimpeccablytemperedbladeattheirparent’sArkansassawmill.ButtheBrowns’celebritycouldn’tsurvivetheworldchangingaroundthem,andthebondsoffamilybegantofrayalongwiththefame.Heartbreakingly,thenoveljumpsbetweentheBrowns’promisingpastandthepresent,whichfindsMaxine—oncesupremelyconfidentandravenousinherpursuitofapplause—ailingandalone.Asherworldincreasinglynarrows,herhungerforjustonemorechancetosecureherlegacyonlygrows,asdoesherneedforhumanconnection.Lyricalandnuanced,NashvilleChromehitsalltherightgracenoteswithitsvividevocationofanerainAmericanmusic,whileatitsheartitisawrenchingmeditationonthecomplexitiesoffameandofonefamily—forgottenyetutterlyunforgettablewhenreclaimedbyBass—whoexperiencedthemfirsthand.