Ricky Skaggs

When the book is about Ricky's musical history, etc., it is interesting and informative. Unfortunately, there are way too many pages filled with sermonizing, witnessing, and quoting Bible scripture. I realize that Ricky is a devout Christian and I admire that about him, but it makes for rather mind-numbing reading when it goes on for successive chapters (especially near the end of the book) that are each a dozen or so pages long. I might very well be in the minority feeling this way, but for me it easily took a 4-star book right down to a 3-star book.

Best part of this one is Ricky's explanation of his switch from bluegrass to country music and back to bluegrass. The man has matured into one of the most respected artists in bluegrass music and seems devoted to protecting and promoting the legacies of those bluegrass music pioneers who preceded him. For that, I wholeheartedly applaud him.… (meer)