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DECK THE HALL DEC. 2ND WITH A SKAGGS FAMILY CHRISTMAS FEATURING RICKY SKAGGS & THE WHITES

DECK THE HALL DEC. 2ND WITH A SKAGGS FAMILY CHRISTMAS FEATURING RICKY SKAGGS & THE WHITES

It’s time to Deck the Hall at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum! Celebrate the season with activities that blend music, art, education and even Santa Claus, offering fun for the entire family. The Skaggs Family will kick off the Deck The Hall concert series LIVE at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on December 2, 2015! For more information and tickets: http://bit.ly/1KTCkks

MEET KENTUCKY THUNDER’S NEWEST MEMBER, JAKE WORKMAN

MEET KENTUCKY THUNDER’S NEWEST MEMBER, JAKE WORKMAN

Ricky Skaggs is proud to introduce Jake Workman, the newest member of his band, Kentucky Thunder. Jake is replacing guitar virtuoso Cody Kilby, who was with Kentucky Thunder since 2001, picking up many awards and accolades during his tenure with the band as lead guitarist.Ricky Skaggs says, "I'm so happy for Cody, as he came with me when he was 19 and stayed 14 years. He had so much potential, and with his hard work, he far exceeded my expectations. He's become one of the very best guitar...

DON’T MISS WARM SOUNDS FOR FALL WITH ‘COODER WHITE SKAGGS’ TOUR IN NOVEMBER

DON’T MISS WARM SOUNDS FOR FALL WITH ‘COODER WHITE SKAGGS’ TOUR IN NOVEMBER

The acclaimed “Cooder White Skaggs” tour heads out again for a multi-city leg in their latest travels bringing their “Music for The Good People” show up the East Coast, with stops in New York City and Boston for November 2015 dates.Glowing reviews are pouring in, like this one from No Depression by Grant Britt when the tour came to McGlohon Theatre in Charlotte, N. C., on Aug. 19: “Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris recorded Ralph Stanley's ‘Hallelujah I'm Ready to Go,’ but Skaggs' version rivaled...

TIME IS RUNNING OUT – BID ON THIS RICKY SKAGGS PRIZE PACK TO BENEFIT SWEET RELIEF MUSICIAN’S FUND

TIME IS RUNNING OUT – BID ON THIS RICKY SKAGGS PRIZE PACK TO BENEFIT SWEET RELIEF MUSICIAN’S FUND

Make sure to get your bids in now to receive the ultimate Ricky Skaggs fan merchandise package! Click HERE to bid! This package includes:Signed Photo, Bluegrass Rules sticker, Keychain, 2 Guitar picks, Ricky Skaggs: Songs My Dad Loved CD, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass-Tribute to 1946 and 1947 CD, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: Brand New Strings CD, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: Weapon of Prayer CD single and a Blue Long sleeve...

RICKY SKAGGS TAKES HOME LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION

RICKY SKAGGS TAKES HOME LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Nashville, Tenn. (September 21, 2015) - Last Wednesday night at the Americana Music Association's annual Honors and Awards ceremony, legendary country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs was awarded the organization's esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist.  From the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, guitar legend Ry Cooder presented Skaggs with the award.  "What a thrill to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from one of my...

RICKY SKAGGS AMONG THOSE TO RECEIVE A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION’S HONORS & AWARDS SHOW, SEPT. 16 – Watch or Listen to LIVE Show

RICKY SKAGGS AMONG THOSE TO RECEIVE A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION’S HONORS & AWARDS SHOW, SEPT. 16 – Watch or Listen to LIVE Show

The Americana Music Association announces the selection of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Henley, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Ricky Skaggs and Los Lobos as Lifetime Achievement Award winners to be presented at its 14th Annual Honors & Awards ceremony, presented by Nissan, on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Each of these artists will perform and the show will be taped for air on PBS later in the year. Watch a live video webcast of the entire show at...

Happy Anniversary Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White!

Happy Anniversary Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White!

Ricky Skaggs + Sharon White — Country’s Greatest Love Stories The Boot.com - by Christina Vinson  August 4, 2015 10:40 AM Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White are successful musicians in their own right — Skaggs has been a huge name in the country world for many years, while White is the lead singer of the country music band the Whites — but when they make music together, it’s clear that their love was destined to happen. The couple married on Aug. 4, 1981, and, true to their love...

CRITICS RAVE AS “COODER-WHITE-SKAGGS” TOUR BARRELS ONWARD

CRITICS RAVE AS “COODER-WHITE-SKAGGS” TOUR BARRELS ONWARD

Nashville, Tenn. - The touring trio of guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder, country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and country songbird Sharon White has proven to be a hit show as critics around the country continue to rave.  Since kicking off in Salt Lake City last June, the "Cooder-White-Skaggs" tour has awed concertgoers and reviewers alike.  After attending the group’s first concert date, Christie Gehrke of Salt Lake Magazine wrote, "The trio especially hit their sweet spot when...

RADIO ALERT–RICKY SKAGGS & SHARON WHITE ON SIRIUSXM CHANNEL 58 AUG. 1 AT 3:00 PM ET/NOON PT

RADIO ALERT–RICKY SKAGGS & SHARON WHITE ON SIRIUSXM CHANNEL 58 AUG. 1 AT 3:00 PM ET/NOON PT

Make sure to tune in to SiriusXM Radio Channel 58 to hear an encore airing of Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White discussing their newest album, Hearts Like Ours!  The show will rebroadcast on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 3:00 pm ET/noon PT on the Prime Country channel during the "Weekends with Deborah Allen" radio show. For more information about the Hearts Like Ours CD or to order, click HERE!

See Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Ryman Auditorium on July 30th

See Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Ryman Auditorium on July 30th

The inaugural Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series took place in 1994 at the then newly renovated Ryman Auditorium. The first show featured the father of bluegrass himself, Bill Monroe, and the angelic Alison Krauss. Over the last twenty plus years, the series has become a Nashville summertime tradition as it regularly presents the biggest names in bluegrass on the very stage where the genre was born back in 1945. Join us Thursday, July 30 for the last show of the season featuring Ricky...

Second leg of ‘Cooder–White–Skaggs’ Tour Heats Up America’s Heartland in July

Second leg of ‘Cooder–White–Skaggs’ Tour Heats Up America’s Heartland in July

The legendary GRAMMY-winning trio made up of Ry Cooder, Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs will be hitting the second leg of their ‘Songs For The Good People’ tour starting on July 16 with a stop in Apple Valley, Minn. On the ‘CWS’ tour, songs to be played include country standards, gospel, and bluegrass running the gamut from Hank Williams and Flatt and Scruggs to Buck Owens and Hank Snow. “It's a toe-tapping good time when legendary guitarist Ry Cooder, singer Sharon White and...

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