Ricky Skaggs

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"That's bluegrass music right there, y'all!" yelped Jamie Johnson of The Grascals, as fellow band member Kristin Scott Benson mesmerized the July 8 audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with her blazing banjo. He was not kidding. For some 75 minutes, the two-time International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainer of the Year winners plied their captivated crowd with music that al

The Coastal Carolina Fair's 54th year is guaranteed to be a memorable one. Festival organizers at the annual event in Charleston, S.C., have announced their list of 2010 performers. On the bill this year are country artists Phil Vassar, Easton Corbin, Ricky Skaggs, Dany Gokey and Colt Ford...

Ricky Skaggs' soon-to-be-released album, 'Mosaic,' is filled with gospel-flavored country tunes that have sprinklings of pop and rock elements. Ricky paired with Grammy winner Gordon Kennedy -- who has produced albums for Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks and Bonnie Raitt -- to record the songs that reflect what he says is "music that is in my head and in my heart...

Four of the Grand Ole Opry's super pickers will come together Tuesday night at the Ryman Auditorium to help launch the Opry's 85th anniversary celebration. Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner will host an all-star guitar jam, following their individual performances...

Throughout a career which has spanned four decades, bluegrass and country musician Ricky Skaggs has collaborated with numerous artists outside those genres, including Elvis Costello, Phish and Bruce Hornsby. In 2009, his version of 'Old Enough,' recorded with rock band the Raconteurs (featuring Jack White of the White Stripes) and Ashley Monroe, nabbed Ricky his most recent CMA nomination... Read

Ricky Skaggs has created a first in bluegrass history books. The legendary bluegrass musician has donated one of his G-runs to charity! "That's the first G-run I've ever played in a jar," Ricky told The Boot. "I didn't know it would be so much fun to catch...

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday behind us, it's time for country stars to get their Christmas tours underway. This year, the list of those spreading holiday cheer includes everyone from Sara Evans to Kenny Rogers to the Oak Ridge Boys. The Boot gives fans a rundown of some shows sure to put you in the spirit...

Ricky Skaggs' band Kentucky Thunder has been one of bluegrass music's most important mainstays of the past decade. So it's a little surprising to learn that Skagg's latest venture is a total solo effort. It's less surprising, however, when you discover the new album's very personal concept.

Ricky Skaggs & The Whites took home two Inspirational Music Awards Thursday night in Nashville. Skaggs, his wife Sharon, her sister Cheryl and the girls' father, Buck, walked away with the Inspirational Bluegrass Artist and Mainstream Country Artist awards. Ad...