Contents

Introduction

Section 1: The Ghosts of Country Musicians

Chapter 1: Hank Williams: The Lonesome Traveler’s Haunted Trail

Chapter 2: Johnny Cash: The Man in Black’s Colorful Paranormal Legacy

Chapter 3: Roy Acuff: The King of Country Music Won’t Abdicate His Musical Throne

Chapter 4: Patsy Cline: Haunting Voice, Haunted Life

Chapter 5: Loretta Lynn: The Coal Miner’s Daughter’s Rich Supernatural Vein

Chapter 6: Elvis Presley: Hound-Dogged by Hauntings

Chapter 7: Mindy McCready: Of Angels, Demons, Ghosts, and Curses

Chapter 8: J. Bernard Ricks: Country Music’s Major Medium

Section 2: Haunted Country Places

Chapter 9: Haunted Concert Venues and Music Halls

Chapter 10: Country Spirits: Bars, Clubs, Taverns, and Honky-Tonks

Chapter 11: Supernatural Studios and Record Company Headquarters

Chapter 12: Record Shops That Are Paranormal Hot Spots

Chapter 13: Freaky Frequencies: Ghosts of Country Radio Stations

Chapter 14: Haunted Country Hotels

Section 3: Miscellaneous
Haunted Country Places

Chapter 15: Ozark Spook Lights: Branson’s Big Lights

Chapter 16: Brown Mountain Lights: Songs Pay Tribute to the Mountain’s Wandering Spirit

Chapter 17: Fiddler’s Rock: You Have to Have a Ghostly Fiddle Player in the Band

Chapter 18: Folsom Prison: Prisoners Eternally Singing the Blues

Chapter 19: Preston Castle: The Reformatory Ghost Story

Chapter 20: Witch Dance and Lyric Theater: Elvis’s Hometown Haunts

Chapter 21: Haunted Jukeboxes: Just Press B-Scared

Chapter 22: Haunted Tour Bus: Whisperin’ Bill Anderson Rides with the Moanin’ Ghost

Epilogue: Musical Spirits and the Ultimate Question

Notes and Resources