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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...

Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs Kick Off “Cooder-White-Skaggs” Tour

Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs Kick Off “Cooder-White-Skaggs” Tour

Guitarist Ry Cooder, country music songbird Sharon White, and country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs are combining forces for the "Cooder-White-Skaggs" tour, their maiden voyage as a musical trio. The tour kicks off in Salt Lake City Tuesday night and continues with scheduled performances in Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City, and more in the months ahead. For tickets to a show in a city near you, please visit the Cooder-White-Skaggs tour dates...

Father’s Day Specials From Skaggs Family Records

Father’s Day Specials From Skaggs Family Records

  Show Your Dad Some Love with our Father's Day Specials!   Click on the photos to order now!       Father's Day Bundle #1 - Country Hits Bluegrass Style CD & Ricky Skaggs' Book A great gift set for that special man in your life - this bundle contains the popular Country Hits Bluegrass Style CD and the Ricky Skaggs Autobiography, "Kentucky Traveler: My Life In Music" at the special price of just $30.00! A savings of $8.96 if...

RY COODER, SHARON WHITE AND RICKY SKAGGS TEAM FOR “COODER-WHITE-SKAGGS” NATIONAL TOUR

RY COODER, SHARON WHITE AND RICKY SKAGGS TEAM FOR “COODER-WHITE-SKAGGS” NATIONAL TOUR

Nashville, Tenn. (May 5, 2015) - World-renowned guitarist Ry Cooder, country music songbird Sharon White and country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs are combining forces for a national road show.   Today, the three music vets announced the "Cooder-White-Skaggs" tour, their maiden voyage as a musical trio.  The tour kicks off  in Salt Lake City this June and will continue with scheduled performances in Denver, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City and...

TV Alert–Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White featured on “Larry’s Country Diner” June 6

TV Alert–Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White featured on “Larry’s Country Diner” June 6

Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White will be featured on the June 6th episode of "Larry's Country Diner" aired on RFD-TV this weekend for an interview and performances from their country duet album, Hearts Like Ours.Tune in to watch the show on RFD-TV each week as some of the top artists from the country, Christian and bluegrass genres stop by to share their most popular songs and stories of times passed. On forthcoming episodes this June, expect music greats Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, Janie...

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