Nashville, TN (June 3, 2019) – On Saturday night, Country Music Hall of Fame member, RICKY SKAGGS jumped on stage at the Grand Ole Opry with emerging Nashville-based band KING CALAWAY for a performance of The Eagles’ “Seven Bridges Road.” The bluegrass-infused cover featured Skaggs on mandolin and King Calaway’s own Austin Luther on stand-up bass along with seven-part harmonies (fitting for the song). Watch the one-of-a-kind performance HERE.“When we made our...

On The String: The Career Symmetry of Dual Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs By CRAIG HAVIGHURST • MAY 22, 2019 It’s been one of the most unusual yet entirely rational career trajectories in the history of popular music. Most artists do one thing, get hot for a while, crest and then resign themselves to nostalgia tours of their heyday. Ricky Skaggs rode bluegrass to one tier of fame, country to another and then returned to the music that launched him - music that allows him to stay fully...

Episode Featuring Skaggs Available for Listening on Friday, February 22 Nashville, Tenn. (February 20, 2019) — Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs will be featured on the first season of Voices in the Hall, a newly announced podcast produced by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.These conversations will dive deep into the lives and accomplishments of country music's most fascinating and decorated figures. The first six episodes (including...

– Celebration of Documentary to Feature Appearances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Brenda Lee, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams and Dwight Yoakam – – Tickets on sale Friday, February 8 at Ryman.com – PASADENA, CA; FEBRUARY 1, 2019 -- Following an eight-year exploration, documentary giant Ken Burns’s 16-hour COUNTRY MUSIC premieres in the fall of 2019 on PBS. In honor of the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 27, 2019) The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® is slated to celebrate more than 100 years of milestone Opry member anniversaries in early March, including beloved and longtime Opry members The Whites (35th Anniversary).The Whites will celebrate their 35th Anniversary as Grand Ole Opry members when they perform on the Opry this Friday, March 1. They were inducted in the family on March 2, 1984. Daddy Buck and daughters Cheryl and Sharon have...

Nashville, Tenn. (February 27, 2019) - This past weekend, Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and legendary country group Larry, Steve & Rudy - the Gatlin Brothers appeared on the nationally-televised variety show, Huckabee (TBN). Skaggs joined former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in-studio to discuss his recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, while the Gatlins appeared to perform and celebrate the 35th anniversary of...

“It’s hard to say the name Mac Wiseman and not hear his voice in your head. It was one of the most unique voices in Bluegrass and Country Music. Mac never considered himself any one kind of singer, he sang in and out of those genres with total ease. I loved his voice and his ease of singing, but the one thing I will remember most about Mac was his kindness toward everyone. He was a blessed man, with a blessed voice. I’m thankful that I got to meet him back in the early 70’s while I worked with...

Nashville, Tenn. (February 22, 2019) - Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and legendary country group Larry, Steve & Rudy - the Gatlin Brothers are set to appear on this weekend's edition of Huckabee on TBN.Skaggs joins former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on set to discuss his recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, while the Gatlins appear to perform and celebrate the 35th anniversary of their No. 1 hit song, "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer...

This couple that you see has waited 35 years to be able to dance to this song together. And tonight it finally happened! They wanted to dance their first dance as husband and wife 35 years ago to “their” song, Ricky Skaggs’ #1 country hit, "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could," but were not able to. The wife, Carla, reached out to see if Ricky Skaggs would play that song as they attended their first Ricky Skaggs concert. Ricky Skaggs and his band made it happen, as Ricky told the audience about...

Make your plans now to catch an interview with Sharon and Cheryl White of The Whites with Jeff Miller of Flashpoint Bluegrass Radio on the stations listed below! Air times:Monday, Feb. 11 from 7:00-10:00 pm CT on www.worldwidebluegrass.comWednesday, Feb. 13 from 1:00-4:00 pm CT on www.thebluegrassjamboree.comThursday, Feb. 14 from 7:00-10:00 pm CT on www.bluegrassplanetradio.comFriday, Feb. 15 from 12:00-3:00 pm CT...

"My dad was a welder. He was out of town a lot. So, he came home and brought a little small mandolin and stuck it in my bed when I was five years old. That was the greatest gift of all time. I just took to it like a fish in water. I know what that instrument did for me personally because it gave me credence somehow to play with older people and be accepted. It helped to grow my heart." – Ricky SkaggsRicky Skaggs / CMA Foundation / It Starts With M.E. (Music Education) from Skaggs Family...

"It breaks my heart to see so many young kids in school that because they can't play sports or because they can't do certain sport activities there is nothing for them to do - no way, no outlet for their gift that they have through music or art. Kids want to have a way of expressing their heart. I hope some person out there will agree with me and tell their school, 'We want music back in our schools!'" – Ricky Skaggs