Skaggs fluidly moved from mandolin to fiddle to acoustic guitar to a sweet cheery red Telecaster. Cooder was the master of the elusive tone. White was the soul of classic country on acoustic and other-worldly harmonies. A 84 year old Buck White showed why he’s a master of the ivories. ...
he called me up on stage. He had no idea who I was, but he reached down and plucked me up by the arm and asked what I played,” Skaggs recalls.
1985. The single hit number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country music chart. The music video for Country Boy was filmed in New York City. “Country Boy” is a single by Ricky Skaggs from his album...
Share on Twitter Ricky SkaggsandSharon Whiteare 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 theWhites— but when they make music together, it's clear that their love ...
The couple released their first duets project,Hearts Like Ours, this week. If you’re looking for songs about unrequited love or heartbreak, Skaggs said this album might not be for you. “The kind of songs we wanted to do as duets were really based on love and commitment. We wanted to...
No. 35: Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggsis an interesting artist on thislist of classic country artistsbecause his niche seems to be moving back toward the mainstream. The bluegrass-inspired country legend was a welcome throwback in the 1980s. Artists includingHigh Valleyand the pop-friendlyLancoorElle ...
No. 35: Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggsis an interesting artist on thislist of classic country artistsbecause his niche seems to be moving back toward the mainstream. The bluegrass-inspired country legend was a welcome throwback in the 1980s. Artists includingHigh Valleyand the pop-friendlyLancoorElle ...
No. 35: Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggsis an interesting artist on thislist of classic country artistsbecause his niche seems to be moving back toward the mainstream. The bluegrass-inspired country legend was a welcome throwback in the 1980s. Artists includingHigh Valleyand the pop-friendlyLancoorElle ...
"Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today," Skaggs reflects. "That surgery gave me a brand-new heart. Not only a real heart, but a spiritual heart that has now been cleaned out, so I can hear Him better than ever before." ...
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs reinterpreted bluegrass in the early ’80s. That was another benchmark for me — somebody that I could look to and point that was doing traditional forms of country music when I was working with my first producer, Pete Anderson. We would look to Ricky’s success ...