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ICYMI:  RICKY SKAGGS TALKS RECENT HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S AMERICA’S NEWS HQ

ICYMI: RICKY SKAGGS TALKS RECENT HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S AMERICA’S NEWS HQ

Nashville, Tenn. (January 15, 2019) - Fifteen-time GRAMMY® winner Ricky Skaggs appeared live on this past weekend's edition of America's News HQ on the Fox News Channel. The music legend joined the national television program to do a little "pickin'" and chat up his recent inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Watch the full interview HERE or below! 

TUNE IN ALERT:  RICKY SKAGGS TO APPEAR LIVE ON THIS WEEKEND’S EDITION OF AMERICA’S NEWS HQ ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL

TUNE IN ALERT: RICKY SKAGGS TO APPEAR LIVE ON THIS WEEKEND’S EDITION OF AMERICA’S NEWS HQ ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL

Nashville, Tenn. (January 11, 2019) - Fifteen-time GRAMMY winner Ricky Skaggs will appear on this weekend's edition of America's News HQ on the Fox News Channel. Skaggs will join the show live in-studio to discuss his storied career in music, including his recent inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame and IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Catch Skaggs on America's News HQ this Saturday, January 12 at 12:50...

Article: 2018: The Year of Ricky Skaggs

Article: 2018: The Year of Ricky Skaggs

Thanks to Jon Weisberger with The Bluegrass Situation for this great article and interview with Ricky Skaggs! Go HERE to read all about it on The Bluegrass Situation website!

Mike Barnett, Fiddler for Kentucky Thunder, Up for GRAMMY Award Nomination!

Mike Barnett, Fiddler for Kentucky Thunder, Up for GRAMMY Award Nomination!

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder congratulate fellow band member, fiddler Mike Barnett, on the GRAMMY nomination for his newest album, Portraits In Fiddles, in the Best Bluegrass Album category! Ricky Skaggs says, “I’d like to say congratulations as well to my fiddle player Mike Barnett. He is one of the very best young fiddlers I’ve ever heard. I’m so proud of him. I hope you’ll consider Mike for “Bluegrass Album Of The Year.”For the full list of nominees, go HERE.

THE BREAKDOWN – KEITH WHITLEY AND RICKY SKAGGS, ‘SECOND GENERATION BLUEGRASS’ Podcast on The Bluegrass Situation

THE BREAKDOWN – KEITH WHITLEY AND RICKY SKAGGS, ‘SECOND GENERATION BLUEGRASS’ Podcast on The Bluegrass Situation

Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were both only 17 years old when they recorded Second Generation Bluegrass. Both went on to be country megastars, until Whitley died of alcohol poisoning at 34. Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs joins us to explain how two teenagers managed to perfectly replicate the bygone sound of the Stanley Brothers – and he shares his final moments with Keith.Go HERE to the Bluegrass Situation and check out this great podcast! Or the iTunes link...

Tune-in Alert: ‘The Big Interview with Dan Rather’ Spotlights Ricky Skaggs

Tune-in Alert: ‘The Big Interview with Dan Rather’ Spotlights Ricky Skaggs

Episode Premieres Tuesday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on AXS-TV  Nashville, Tenn. (November 30, 2018) — Country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs joins veteran journalist Dan Rather for an all-new episode of The Big Interview, airing Tuesday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, only on AXS-TV. During the discussion, Skaggs delves into his passion for performing and explains what drives him to take the stage each night, saying, "It don't matter if...

ICYMI: Ricky Skaggs Wows at “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards”

ICYMI: Ricky Skaggs Wows at “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards”

Billboard Declares Skaggs' Star-Studded Tribute as Evening's "Best Performance"    Relive Country and Bluegrass Legend's Epic Tribute at ABC.comNashville, Tenn. (November 16, 2018) — At "The 52nd Annual CMA Awards" Wednesday night in Nashville, freshly inducted Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs was honored during a special tribute with the country and bluegrass music legend front and center.At Country Music's Biggest Night™, the eight-time CMA...

CMAs 2018: All the Performances Ranked From Worst to Best

CMAs 2018: All the Performances Ranked From Worst to Best

from BILLBOARD - 11/15/2018 by Isaac Weeks The 2018 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 14) returned to a well-worn theme for the CMAs in featuring young talent showing respect to their elders, but it was veterans schooling rookies all night long in terms of performances. Many of the best moments for the younger set came in too-brief appearances; Lauren Alaina stunned in a short tribute to the late Dottie West, while eleven-year-old Mason Ramsey...

RICKY SKAGGS REMARKS ON ROY CLARK PASSING

RICKY SKAGGS REMARKS ON ROY CLARK PASSING

“Roy Clark was an amazing musician and entertainer. He made pickin’ look fun to all of us young kids. I loved Roy Clark and he loved me. I’ll really miss him but he will not miss me where he’s at. There’s no missing in Heaven.” -Ricky Skaggs

How Ricky Skaggs saved country, left country and came back home

How Ricky Skaggs saved country, left country and came back home

by Cindy Watts, Nashville - The Tennessean Published 8:00 a.m. CT Nov. 9, 2018Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, towered over the tow-haired first-grader he’d just pulled on stage in Martha, Kentucky. The kid wasn’t supposed to be part of the show, but the audience kept shouting for Monroe to let “little Ricky Skaggs” play. Monroe unstrapped his mandolin and hung it on the boy, then asked what he wanted to sing.“Ruby,” Skaggs replied.Skaggs, gingerly perched...

RICKY SKAGGS TO PERFORM LIVE AT “THE 52nd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

RICKY SKAGGS TO PERFORM LIVE AT “THE 52nd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

Country Music's Biggest Night™ Airs Live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the ABC Television NetworkNashville, Tenn. (November 9, 2018) — Country and bluegrass music legend Ricky Skaggs has been announced as a featured performer at "The 52nd Annual CMA Awards."Country Music's Biggest Night™, hosted for the 11th consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on...

LAUREN ALAINA, BRAD PAISLEY, RICKY SKAGGS, AND CHRIS STAPLETON WITH MAREN MORRIS AND MAVIS STAPLES ADDED AS PERFORMERS FOR “THE 52nd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

LAUREN ALAINA, BRAD PAISLEY, RICKY SKAGGS, AND CHRIS STAPLETON WITH MAREN MORRIS AND MAVIS STAPLES ADDED AS PERFORMERS FOR “THE 52nd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

Just Added Special Appearances by Lindsay Ell, Vince Gill, Sierra Hull, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, David Lee Murphy, Jon Pardi, Carson Peters, Marty Stuart, and Cole Swindell Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs Live from Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the ABC Television Network NASHVILLE – Lauren Alaina, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, and Chris Stapleton with Maren Morris and Mavis Staples have been added as performers for “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” as well as just...

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