NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Last year music icon Randy Travis released his memoir, 60 years in the making, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life. Last month, the memoir took over the No. 1 spot on Book Authority’s 82 Best Country Music Books of All Time list. Written with the help of New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ken Abraham, and Travis’ wife Mary, the memoir recounts his life including all the ups and downs. Travis has endured a lot over the course of his life and this book details his early childhood memories, recovering from a life-changing stroke and painful divorce all the way to learning to enjoy the life he was given and the Grace of God. Forever and Ever, Amen can be purchased at various retailers at foreverandeveramenbook.com.
“Forever and Ever, Amen tells all about Randy’s journey, the slips and falls, the massive triumphs, his bouts with his demons, his Christian conversion, and his indomitable will to survive and live life to its fullest, and he takes us along for the ride. And what a ride it is,” said country legend Charlie Daniels.
“Humble and inspiring, Travis tells a powerful story of his struggles and successes in this entertaining memoir.” – Publishers Weekly
“Overall, [the memoir] is recommended for any country music fans or Randy Travis fans. There is something in it for everybody.” – Markos Papdatos, Digital Journal
“What Randy wants most is for that book to inspire people that maybe feel rejected or lonely, people are battling with things they don’t know how to understand,” Mary Travis tells Billboard.
“‘Even in his state, his semi-coma state, he squeezed my hand,’ she told Jenna Bush Hager in an interview alongside her husband on TODAY last year. ‘And he laid there, and this tear just fell. And I went back to the doctors and I said, ‘We’re fighting this.’” – Mary Travis on TODAY
“Despite the singer’s limitations, ‘I don’t think he’s ever seen himself as a victim…’ – Mary Travis in People.
“We all have mountains to climb and battles to fight—I’m no different. It’s my hope that someone may read my story, and either be inspired to keep up the fight and/or detour off the roads that are dead-ends,” he says. “I have always been transparent in the mistakes I’ve made—the book is no different.” – Randy Travis in Billboard
“’He’s a warrior. He’s an angel,’ Mary says when asked what Randy is like as a husband.” – Taste of Country
Throughout the book, Travis recounts never before told details about his troubled youth, his relationship with his father and his journey of more than 40 years in the music and acting industry. For more information about Forever and Ever, Amen and Randy Travis, please visit www.RandyTravis.com.