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# Like a Moth to a Flame: The Jim Reeves Story Hardcover – June 1, 1998

**Brand:** michael streissguth
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- **What is this?** Like a Moth to a Flame: The Jim Reeves Story Hardcover – June 1, 1998 by michael streissguth
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good, as advertised
  

*by W***D on Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023*

The book came on time and was in very good condition, as advertised. Wouldn't hesitate ordering from this company again. Bill D.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A book about the real Jim Reeves, Good and Bad
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2002*

I was reluctant to write a review about this book because there were so many comments by Jim Reeves fans that depicted this book as a horrible distortion of the real Jim Reeves.Well, I have read many articles about Jim Reeves and I have come to the same conclusion that the author, Michael Streissguth, concludes in this book.Jim was a very talented singer, performer, business man, and yet like so many other celebrities, he had his other side of life.Jim, at times, could be arrogant, obnoxious, mean and downright vulgar when dealing with other people.There is no bigger fan of Jim Reeves than I, but this book did not make me hate him or even diminision my love for the man and his music.The author did an excellent job of describing how talented, loved and respected Jim was and yet at the same time he pointed out his weakness in dealing with his peers.This is an excellent book for fans of Jim and no one will appreciate him less because the author told the entire story of this wonderful singer and performer.Bill Comer of Orlando, Florida

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    First In-Depth Reeves Biography
  

*by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2001*

Considering his prominent status in country music history, it is surprising that this is the first in-depth biography of Jim Reeves.  A biography on Reeves seems a natural progression for the author Streissguth, who had previously put out a book on Eddy Arnold Pioneer of the Nashville Sound).  Reeves and Arnold were very similar musically:  easy listening music marketed to a country audience, with Reeves rising to popularity in the early `50s - about a decade after Arnold.  As revealed in this book, however, Reeves certainly did not possess a temperament similar to the easy going Arnold (more on that later).Our story begins with an overly scholarly analysis of the Reeves ancestry.  The author looks at the family tree from their arrival in this country in the 1600s through Jim's birth in 1923 in Texas.  The book picks up as we progress through Reeves' destitute youth (the youngest of eight children raised by his siblings and widowed mother in a two-bedroom sharecropper's house) and his six-year career as a minor league ballplayer. Once the author moves into Jim's career as a disc jockey and popular musician, the book becomes enthralling.Streissguth effectively conveys the contradictions in Reeves, the man.  Known as Gentleman Jim for his polite demeanor and smooth voice, Reeves had a hot temper which made him a terror in the recording studios and, occasionally, on stage - when touring conditions were deemed less than acceptable (such as his overbooked tour of Ireland).  He was loyal to his friends though and often turned over all of the earnings from a club date to his backup musicians when they were underpaid by the promoter.  Reeves also tended towards impatience - a quality which probably contributed to his death in a plane crash at the age of 40 (flying his plane during a horrendous storm when he should have waited for it to pass).Lurking in the background throughout this story and even more fascinating is Reeves' wife Mary.  The reader learns that Jim cheated on Mary throughout their marriage.  For whatever reasons, she choose to overlook this indescretion and it neverappeared to affect her devotion to him.  Also discussed is Mary's effectiveness as Jim's manager, particularly after his death.  She was instrumental in the regular reissues of Reeves' recordings (usually demo vocals overdubbed with new instrumentation) which charted prominently for over ten years after his death - a posthumous career unparalleled in music history even by Elvis Presley.The inside back jacket of the book includes a 6-song CD of some of Reeves' biggest hits like "Four Walls" and "He'll Have To Go."  This bonus provides a good tease that will leave you wanting to obtain a more thorough collection of Reeves' music.The book itself, however, is the only Jim Reeves biography you'll ever need to read.  It's an eventually compelling look at a complex individual.

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