Goodbye to our friend and Kentucky Thunder band member, Jim Mills
Goodbyes are never easy, and so it is with our good friend
and band member, Jim Mills. He has been
a member of Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder, for the past 13 years. Tremendously successful in his own right, he
has won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Instrumental Performer
of the Year in the banjo category six times.
Jim said, “I have been on the road for most of my life. It will feel good to control my own schedule
and spend more time focusing on my Banjo business.” Ricky is very happy for him and supportive of
his decision, although it will be a challenge to replace such a talented
musician. “Smilin’” Jim Mills will
always be remembered with affection and joy, and we will be sure to miss him in
the days to come.
Goodbyes are never easy, and so it is with our good friend
and band member, Jim Mills. He has been
a member of Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder, for the past 13 years. Tremendously successful in his own right, he
has won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Instrumental Performer
of the Year in the banjo category six times.
Jim said, “I have been on the road for most of my life. It will feel good to control my own schedule
and spend more time focusing on my Banjo business.” Ricky is very happy for him and supportive of
his decision, although it will be a challenge to replace such a talented
musician. “Smilin’” Jim Mills will
always be remembered with affection and joy, and we will be sure to miss him in
the days to come.