Hillbilly Heart
- ISBN-10
- 0547992653
- ISBN-13
- 9780547992655
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Billy Ray Cyrus
Description
The country musician behind the chart-topping line dance hit “Achy Breaky Heart” describes his life from his Kentucky childhood listening to Gospel and bluegrass music to his original pursuit of a career in baseball to his breakthrough in the music business.
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