Ricky Skaggs reflected on his genre-crossing career and pivotal shift from bluegrass to country in the 1980s He returned to bluegrass in the mid-1990s after Bill Monroe's death, reigniting interest in ...

Country music legend Ricky Skaggs is about to embark on a whirlwind tour of the United States, but he will be doing so minus a longtime band member. Skaggs made the announcement on social media, much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 21—When speaking to country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs, there are many things to talk about, but not enough time to ...

In 1981, Ricky Skaggs had his first solo hit single at radio, with “Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’.” Throughout the 80s, Skaggs had hit after hit at radio, with songs like “Country Boy”, “Cajun Moon”, ...

"Live at the Charleston Music Hall" Skaggs Family ANDY LEFTWICH "Ride" Skaggs Family Call it big-band bluegrass. Lester Flatt and Ralph Stanley sometimes carried a septet on the road, but Ricky Skaggs ...

Ricky Skaggs is in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the Musicians Hall of Fame. In other words, the 70-year-old ...

Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder closed the 30th year of Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman on Thursday with some sing-along gospel songs and a whole lot of pickin’ and grinnin’. “To be able to ...

Country music icon Ricky Skaggs has a lot to celebrate, but one milestone has truly been decades in the making. Known as the "hottest young picker and singer" of bluegrass bands in the 1970s, Skaggs, ...

In mid-July, country music legend Ricky Skaggs announced that his historic recording studio in the Nashville area was reopening after he undertook an "extensive renovation" to the iconic space. In a ...

Ricky Skaggs is known as a country music trailblazer for integrating the niche nature of bluegrass into the mainstream country music scene. On Tuesday (July 18), he celebrated this triumphant feat and ...

Country fans are getting a powerful collaboration this summer. Dierks Bentley has officially announced that country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs will join him on his 2026 Off The Map Tour, ...