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Ricky Skaggs | |
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 Skaggs during the Festival of Faiths in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rickie Lee Skaggs[1][2] |
| Born | July 18, 1954 Cordell, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, session musician, bandleader, producer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family |
| Member of | Kentucky Thunder |
| Spouse(s) |
Sharon White (m. 1981) |
| Website | www |
Rickie Lee Skaggs[1][2] (born July 18, 1954),[6] known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.[7]
Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018.[8] On January 13, 2021, it was announced Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
- ^ a b Skaggs, Ricky (2013). Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music.
- ^ a b Skaggs, Ricky (August 16, 2013). "Read From Ricky Skaggs' Memoir, Kentucky Traveler". CMT. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015.
- ^ Holtzclaw, Mike (April 9, 2019). "Ricky Skaggs stays true to his country and bluegrass roots". Daily Press. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (September 11, 2017). "How Ricky Skaggs Redefined Bluegrass and Brought It to the Mainstream". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 21, 2019. ["Skaggs had his first country Number One, at age 27, in April 1982 with the weepy ballad “Crying My Heart Out Over You." It kicked off an incredible run of 12 chart-topping hits, placing him in the first wave of country's celebrated neotraditional movement along with George Strait, John Anderson and Randy Travis."]
- ^ "Ricky Skaggs, Whites Record Gospel CD". CMT.com. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Famous birthdays for July 18: Vin Diesel, Kristen Bell". United Press International. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
Country singer Ricky Skaggs in 1954 (age 65)
- ^ "Ricky Skaggs headlining Christmas shows". Zanesville Recorder. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Country Music Hall of Fame Elects Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West, Johnny Gimble". Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.