Book Review: Golden Dreams Nashville Years

Golden Dreams Nashville Years by Kaye Golden Wright ~ 145 pages ~ self published on April 22, 2024

Amazon Synopsis:

Kaye Golden Wright, known professionally as Kaye Golden, was born at the right time and in the right place, Nashville. Music was in the air, and she grew up singing and playing from the age of three in a very musical family. Kaye’s a straight shooter and pulls no punches in telling her story. Her music career included background singing on sessions, recording her own singles, the Grand Ole Opry, a rock and roll tour with Jerry Lee Lewis, singing with big bands, live radio and television shows and entertaining in numerous venues and clubs in the Nashville area. She performed alongside and was friends with a who’s who of performers: Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, Brenda Lee, Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton, Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer, Doc Severinsen, Loretta Lynn, the Bee Gees, Dinah Shore, Larry Gatlin, Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty, Jimmy Dean, Dottie West, Tommy Overstreet, Minnie Pearl, Grandpa Jones, the Anita Kerr Singers, the Jordanaires, Jerry Byrd and others. After performing for 30 years, she changed course and used her musical talent and experience to become a well-respected and in demand vocal and performance coach in the Dallas, Texas, area. In this autobiography, Kaye traces the path she took through the early Nashville music world and her journey to Texas to continue her life in music and improve the lives of countless students.


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Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2023

This month I read a total of 10 books! I am at 33 books read so far, so I am definitely on track to hit my goal of 100 books for the year. I am, once again, doing a ton of different reading challenges, so I will be including those in my monthly wrap-ups as well.

Let’s get into it!


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Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2022

I’m posting this a little bit late this month, but better late than never, right? This month I read a total of 10 books! I made my yearly goal smaller this year, so I am definitely on track to hit my goal of 100 books for the year. I am, once again, doing a ton of different reading challenges, so I will be including those in my monthly wrap-ups as well.

Let’s get into it!


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Monthly Wrap-Up: September 2021

Hello again! Sorry I took a bit of an unannounced hiatus. But, I’m back! This month I read 12 books! I am on track right now to be able to hit my goal of 150 books for the year!

While I am aiming for 150 books this year, I am also aiming to diversify my reading. I am trying to break into genres I don’t typically gravitate toward. I am hoping to read more non-fiction and classics. And, as always, I am taking part in several reading challenges.

Let’s get into it!


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Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

I have been seeing this tag all over the blog-o-verse, as well as on BookTube, and it seemed like so much fun! I have read a total of 83 books in the first half of the year. I thought this would be a fun way to take stock of what I have read so far and evaluate what I want to read for the second half of the year. Here we go!


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Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2021

This month I read a total of 11 books! I have been consistently reading around 11 or 12 books a month the past couple of months, and I think this is a pretty respectable number. It is nowhere near what I was reading at the beginning of the year, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep up that crazy pace!  

While I am aiming for 150 books this year, I am also aiming to diversify my reading. I am trying to break into genres I don’t typically gravitate toward. I am hoping to read more non-fiction and classics. And, as always, I am taking part in several reading challenges.

Let’s get into it!


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