DON'T GIVE YOUR HEART TO A RAMBLER: My Life with Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass

As charismatic and gifted as he was volatile, Martin recorded dozens of bluegrass classics and co-invented the high lonesome sound. Stevens became involved with him at age 17. She bore his children and took on a crucial job as his booking agent. Tells of her suffering and traces the personal growth she found inside motherhood and her work. Photos.