Ray Stevens Officially Inducted Alongside Brenda Lee, Jeannie Seely, and Ben Folds Nashville, Tenn. (August 22, 2018) — Yesterday, August 21, in downtown Nashville, country and comedy music legend Ray Stevens received his very own star on the Music City Walk of Fame. Stevens' friend and fellow GRAMMY® Award-winning music colleague Ricky Skaggs presented him with the honor. "When I look at all the names on the Walk of Fame, it's truly humbling to see mine included there," says...

“I was saddened to hear of Aretha Franklin’s passing. I listened to her music, watched her life, and saw her struggles. She was one of the many whose first audience was the Church. She loved the spirit of gospel music and brought it into mainstream popular R&B. Others tried to duplicate her style, but she was an original, not a copy! I’m thankful she’s finally at rest in the place she sang about where there is total peace, love and joy unspeakable.” - Ricky Skaggs

August 13, 2018, New York, NY — Blackbird Presents and AXS TV are proud to announce the broadcast premiere and music release of Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute To Charlie. The broadcast and music release features a collection of legendary singers, songwriters, and superstars who came together to celebrate Charlie Daniel’s twentieth Volunteer Jam at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee this March. AXS TV will premiere the two-hour broadcast on Sunday, August 19 at 10PM ET, and Blackbird...

Ricky Skaggs started his musical journey when he was just a child, playing with his heroes like Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe. Learn more about the amazing career that has led him to the Country Music Hall of Fame. #HonorThyMusicWatch video about Ricky Skaggs here - https://www.facebook.com/countrymusichof/videos/

Nashville, Tenn. (July 25, 2018) — This morning in Nashville, during a live broadcast on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction, 15-time GRAMMY® winner Ricky Skaggs was formally announced as an inductee for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Along with Paul Williams, Tom T. Hall and the late Dixie Hall, Skaggs will be officially inducted on Thursday, September 27 in Raleigh, NC at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The awards show will be broadcast...

Every summer for more than two decades, Ryman Auditorium has celebrated their distinction as the birthplace of bluegrass music with their signature Bluegrass Nights summer series. Join us for an incredible performance as Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder close out the summer series on July 26. Tickets are almost gone, so click HERE to purchase yours now! ALL SHOWS BEGIN AT 7:30 PM AND ARE PRECEDED BY 650 AM WSM’S FREE SHOWCASE, PICKIN’ ON THE PLAZA, FEATURING REGIONAL BLUEGRASS BANDS...

Billboard article 7/18/2018 by Tom Roland Ricky Skaggs is celebrating his 64th birthday today in a slightly different atmosphere than he has ever observed it before, knowing that sometime this fall the Country Music Association will officially induct him into the Country Music Hall of Fame, placing his bronzed visage alongside plaques of some of his mentors, including Bill Monroe, Emmylou Harris and Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs."I was doing...

All of us at RS Entertainment and Skaggs Family Records would like to wish Ricky Skaggs a Happy Birthday! He is turning 64 today! Happy Birthday Ricky! Thank you for sharing your music with us and the world!

 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder's tour dates are in full swing this summer! Check out these June-July dates for shows near you! Oh, the sound of bluegrass in the air on a warm, summer night . . . Click HERE for the full schedule or click below on the venue to get your tickets now!Jun 28, 2018 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP Bluegrass FestJun 30, 2018 - Brooklyn, NY - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! FestivalJul 6, 2018 - Franklin, NC - Smoky Mountain Center for the Arts - The Issacs with...

Nashville, Tenn. (July 2, 2018) — Country music legend Ricky Skaggs is headed home from New York City following a whirlwind of national television appearances over the past few days. Skaggs appeared on Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel) on Saturday (6/30) and Varney & Co. (Fox Business Network) this morning (7/2) to discuss his storied career as well as his upcoming induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 15-GRAMMY® winner also sat down for an intimate...

Nashville, Tenn. (June 27, 2018) — Soon-to-be Country Music Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs is headed to the Big Apple this weekend for national appearances on Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel), Varney & Co. (Fox Business Network), and The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS-TV).Skaggs will visit all three national television shows to discuss his storied career as well as his upcoming induction into one of the greatest institutions in the history of music: the Country Music Hall of...

Click HERE to go to Gruhn's Vault: Conversations with the Masters... the host is George Gruhn, owner and founder of Gruhn Guitars, Nashville's most renowned musical instrument shop.In this episode, George chats with Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs. Sharon talks about the early days of The Whites and growing up in one of the most iconic families in American music. Ricky explains how his love for "old time" music helped forge a career that has spanned four decades and made him part...