The amusing, poignant, and brutally honest memoir takes readers on a journey from William Lee’s humble Alabama childhood and teenage roots.
William Lee Golden, member of the GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame group, The Oak Ridge Boys, tells all with the release of his new autobiography titled 'Behind the Beard,' written with Scot England. The amusing, poignant, and brutally honest memoir takes readers on a journey from William Lee's humble Alabama childhood and teenage roots to singing on stage with his favorite group, and all the shocking details in between that were certainly worth the wait.
"When you write your life story, and you decide to bare everything, it's kind of scary. It feels a lot like getting naked...in front of the entire world. Now that I've committed to it, there is one thing going through my mind...if I was going to get naked in front of everyone, I probably shouldn't have waited until I was 82 years old," shares William Lee. 'Behind the Beard' not only takes readers on an exclusive look into William Lee's vision of turning a gospel group into one of the biggest acts in country music history and stories of 50 years on the road with The Oak Ridge Boys, but dives deeper into personal hardships he faced throughout his life. William Lee divulges the real reason he was away from the group for nine years, his first wife's one-of-a-kind reaction when she learned he had been unfaithful, and how he made his "Prodigal Son'' return to the Oaks. He also addresses the burning questions about his iconic beard like, when and why he started growing it, and if he will ever cut it, with answers that might surprise you!
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