Ricky Skaggs is proud to introduce Mike Barnett, the newest member of his band, Kentucky Thunder. At the beginning of 2017, Mike will be replacing fiddle virtuoso Andy Leftwich, who has been with Kentucky Thunder since 2001, picking up many awards and accolades during his tenure with the band playing the fiddle.About Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Andy says, “I want the best for Ricky, and I want the best for that band. We’ve always had a great band, but I feel really close to this bunch...

“The 50th Annual CMA Awards” was a homerun with more performances with more artists than any other CMA Awards in history. And fans can still relive the greatest moments on demand. Joining the lineup of superstars that night were 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Charlie Daniels and Randy Travis; former Entertainer of the Year winners Ricky Skaggs and Roy Clark; former CMA Awards host Clint Black; CMA Awards winners Jason Aldean, Jennifer Nettles, and Martina McBride; 2016 CMA...

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)hosted its 54th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards on Monday, October 31 at Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. The writers and publishers of country music's most-performed songs of 2015 were honored before an audience of distinguished Nashville songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Ricky Skaggs, a pioneer of bluegrass and country music with 14 Grammys and more than 30 albums to his credit, was...

Ricky Skaggs along with other musicians, engineers and producers was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame on Wed., Oct. 26 at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. At the event, a video history chronicling the life and music of Ricky Skaggs was shown and he played three songs during the celebration for the crowd. Ricky performed "Heartbroke," one of his #1 country hits, the Christian anthem "Somebody's Praying" with the writer of the song, John Elliott, who accompanied Ricky on the piano,...

Celebrate an evening of Appalachian food and music while benefiting Carson-Newman University with award winning American Country and Bluegrass singer, musician, and songwriter, Ricky Skaggs.  Enjoy Appalachian cuisine from local chefs while Ricky and his band, Kentucky Thunder, perform a full concert set with special guest Carson Peters, a 12 year old fiddle player who has appeared on The Tonight Show and the Grand Ole Opry. The event will be held at downtown Knoxville’s new...

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Some CMA Awards moments are special, and others lift you up to another place entirely. Ricky Skaggs and Dolly Parton talk about two of the Awards’ biggest spiritual moments.  Harmony is sometimes sweeter when there is love behind the lyrics. Tim McGraw, Ricky Skaggs and John Carter Cash talk about marriage and music on the CMA Awards. 

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54th ANNUAL GALA TO BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST AT THE HISTORIC RYMAN AUDITORIUM  Nashville, Tenn., September 1, 2016: ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will present acclaimed bluegrass and country music songwriter-artist and Grand Ole Opry member Ricky Skaggs with its prestigious Founders Award at the 54th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. The exclusive, invitation-only gala, which celebrates the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed...

Nashville, Tenn. (October 26, 2016) - Fourteen-time GRAMMY® Award-winning music legend Ricky Skaggs will perform on “Country Music’s Biggest Night." Skaggs, a former CMA Entertainer of the Year, will be part of a star-studded lineup next week at “The 50th Annual CMA Awards." "What a joy it is to be back at the CMA Awards,” says Skaggs. “And to be included with so many of my heroes is very humbling.” Additional legendary performers include Alabama, Roy Clark, Charley Pride, Alan...

In celebration of “The 50th Annual CMA Awards,” Country Music’s biggest names and rising stars are paying tribute to some of the most nominated and awarded songs from the past five decades in the official “Forever Country Covers” series. Here's Ricky Skaggs singing "There Goes My Everything," a former #1 country hit released in 1966 by Jack Greene. See more “Forever Country” content, including the official “Forever Country” music video featuring 30 CMA award-winning artists at...

The 2016 Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Concert will be held on Oct. 26, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Historic Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Ricky Skaggs is being given this very prestigious honor and YOU can see it LIVE! The can't-miss night of music includes performances by Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks and the G-Men, Peter Frampton, Don Felder, Steve Wariner, Bruce Hornsby, Russell Thompkins, Jr., along with other musicians. Purchase your tickets HERE before they...