The River: Musician, steamboatman John Hartford's life straddled two worlds - music and the river - NKyTribune

The River: Musician, steamboatman John Hartford's life straddled two worlds - music and the river - NKyTribune

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long and continuing story. By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune Twenty-four years ago this past week, my friend John Hartford died. John was best known as a fiddle and banjo-playing bluegrass musician who wrote the three-time Grammy Award-winning tune, “Gentle On …