RaveBluegrass CountryEwing...writes himself into the narrative at the appropriate times, but in the third person. It’s a little off-putting at first, but it fits with the flow of the book: He’s just another Blue Grass Boy, one of the nearly 150 who played in Monroe’s band ... If you’re looking for an analytical view of Monroe and bluegrass music, you’ll have to provide it yourself. And in the end that’s the real success of this remarkable book. It’s a definitive work, one that’s sure to be an indispensable source for future writers. And one that will enable all of us to create our own personal biographies of Bill Monroe.
