Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music -- Ricky Skaggs

<p>In <em>Kentucky Traveler</em>, Ricky Skaggs, the music legend who revived modern bluegrass music, gives a warm, honest, one-of-a-kind memoir of forty years in music--along with the Ten Commandments of Bluegrass, as handed down by Ricky's mentor Bill Monroe; the Essential Guide to Bedrock Country Songs, a lovingly compiled walk through the songs that have moved Skaggs the most throughout his life; Songs the Lord Taught Us, a primer on Skaggs's most essential gospel songs; and a bevy of personal snapshots of his musical heroes.</p><p>For readers of Johnny Cash's autobiography, lovers of <em>O Brother Where Art Thou</em>, and fans of country music and bluegrass, <em>Kentucky Traveler </em>is a priceless look at America's most cherished and vibrant musical tradition through the eyes of someone who has lived it.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ricky Skaggs<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dey Street Books<br><b>Published:</b> 08/05/2014<br><b>Pages:</b> 368<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.90lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780061917349