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Ricky Skaggs Celebrates 32 Years As A Grand Ole Opry Member During Performance

Ricky Skaggs Celebrates 32 Years As A Grand Ole Opry Member During Performance

CONGRATS, Ricky Skaggs! This photo was taken as Ricky celebrated his 32nd year anniversary on May 15 as a Grand Ole Opry member.  He was the Spotlight Artist for the Opry Country Classics show that night held at the one and only Ryman Auditorium - the very stage where the bluegrass genre was born when Earl Scruggs played his then-revolutionary style of banjo with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys for the first time in 1945.

May is Bluegrass Month LIVE CD Special

May is Bluegrass Month LIVE CD Special

Celebrate May is Bluegrass Month with our LIVE CD Special - purchase both "Cluck Ol' Hen LIVE" with Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby AND "Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: Live at the Charleston Music Hall" and receive our "BLUEGRASS RULES" bumper sticker FREE!  Two CD's for $22 and you get a free bumper sticker!  A savings of $7.96 if purchased separately!  Make sure to show your bluegrass pride this month with this great set!  And don't forget Mother's Day is coming...

Ricky Skaggs, Guest Speaker at Asheboro, NC Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast May 1

Ricky Skaggs, Guest Speaker at Asheboro, NC Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast May 1

The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday, May 1, at AVS Banquet Centre in Asheboro, NC.Country and Bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs will be the guest speaker.  He will also be performing along with singer/musician Sharon White of The Whites.Ricky Skaggs, a native of Cordell, Ky., stands out as one of the greatest country singers and musicians of recent decades, a musical prodigy who started out backing up greats like Bill Monroe and Emmylou Harris before breaking out as a star...

Ricky Skaggs guest of ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic and Country Music

Ricky Skaggs guest of ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic and Country Music

Ricky Skaggs will be the guest of honor at the 11th annual Celebration of ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic and Country Music at the Paramount Center for the Arts in downtown Bristol on Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m.Guest of honor Ricky Skaggs will present a selection of songs, accompanied by the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band, during a special segment of the program. Skaggs’ recent autobiography, “Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music,” will be available for purchase at the concert. The...

Ricky Skaggs to Perform at Country Music Hall of Fame® Museum Expansion Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Ricky Skaggs to Perform at Country Music Hall of Fame® Museum Expansion Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will officially reveal the final phase of its state-of-the-art expansion on Tuesday, April 15, at 1:15 p.m. with the opening of an additional 10,000 square feet of dynamic new exhibit space.  The grand opening ceremony is supported by Ford Motor Company and the Middle Tennessee Ford Dealers.Open to the public, the grand opening celebration will take place on an outdoor stage at the corner of Demonbreun and 5th Avenue South in Nashville, and will...

Photography Workshop in Nashville with Ricky Skaggs!

Photography Workshop in Nashville with Ricky Skaggs!

Nashville Ricky Skaggs Photography Workshop - July 30 to August 3, 2014Limited to 15 Attendees   Cost: $799  Workshop Fee* Includes a ticket for the Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder concert at the Ryman Auditorium on July 31Leaders:  Bill Fortney, Jim Begley, and Country Music Legend Ricky Skaggs and Snake Barrett For all photography enthusiasts - join Jim, Ricky, and Bill for a great Americana workshop in Music City, Nashville, Tennessee. Great Americana locations...

Easter Special – buy 2 for $22 and get a FREE DVD!

Easter Special – buy 2 for $22 and get a FREE DVD!

Purchase Ricky Skaggs' Grammy-nominated album, Mosaic, and Ricky Skaggs' and The Whites Dove & Grammy-winning album, Salt of the Earth, for $22.00 and you will receive the DVD, Soldier of the Cross by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder absolutely FREE!  All three products are perfect for celebrating the Easter season, as well as Easter basket gifts for music lovers!  Offer good until April 21, 2014.Click HERE to purchase!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Ricky Skaggs, Larry Gatlin & Mike Huckabee Discuss Israel

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Ricky Skaggs, Larry Gatlin & Mike Huckabee Discuss Israel

Nashville, Tenn. (March 31, 2014) - This past Saturday, country legends RICKY SKAGGS, LARRY GATLIN and former Arkansas Governor MIKE HUCKABEE, appeared on the Fox News Channel's America's News HQ to discuss their recent trip to Israel.  Click HERE to view.  Last month, Skaggs and Gatlin ventured to the Holy Land, traveling alongside Governor Huckabee for a week long tour of the region.  Governor Huckabee travels to Israel each year to guide a tour of the region and...

Benefit Concert – A Night For Tony Rice

Benefit Concert – A Night For Tony Rice

A NIGHT FOR TONY RICE will be held at 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill, 818 3rd Ave. S. in Nashville on Tuesday, March 25. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the concert will begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.  This can’t miss event will feature Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dailey and Vincent, Ry Cooder, All Star Jam with Tim O'Brien, Bryan Sutton & Stuart Duncan, Rambling Rook, Luke Bulla Trio, Forrest O'Connor, Mark Newton & Steve...

TV Alert – Ricky Skaggs to appear on RFD-TV “Simply Bluegrass” Mar. 21 & 22

TV Alert – Ricky Skaggs to appear on RFD-TV “Simply Bluegrass” Mar. 21 & 22

Country’s Family Reunion: Simply Bluegrass Premieres on RFD-TVHosted by Bill Anderson & Ricky SkaggsFeaturing Paul Brewster, Rhonda Vincent, Dierks Bentley, Sam Bush, The Grascals, Carl Jackson, and many more!PREMIERE WEEKEND SHOWTIMES:Friday, March 7:         7 PM CT / 8 PM ET*Saturday, March 8:    5 AM CT / 6 AM ET*Saturday, March 8:   11 PM CT / 12 Midnight ET**Check your local listings- See more at:...

The Whites Day Celebrated in Wichita Falls, TX

The Whites Day Celebrated in Wichita Falls, TX

Celebrated family band The Whites – consisting of father Buck and sisters Sharon and Cheryl – were honored with the designation of having their own “The Whites Day” proclaimed by the mayor of Wichita Falls, Texas on January 2, 2014.  They were presented the certificate during their stop to see "The Golden Age of the Honky-Tonk" exhibit at the Museum of North Texas History.  In honor of their visit, the day was officially "The Whites Day" in Wichita Falls.The GRAMMY, CMA and Dove...

Catch Ricky Skaggs on Tour in March 2014!

Catch Ricky Skaggs on Tour in March 2014!

Ricky Skaggs is on the road in Knoxville, TN and Savannah, GA in the month of March with appearances at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC and at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN! More info and dates are below.  Please click HERE to go to his tour section for more information on specific dates.  March 21, 2014     Knoxville, TN       Knoxville Bijou TheatreMarch 22, 2014     Charlotte,...

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