Six years ago today, the songwriter, recording artist, and producer behind timeless hits died in his Tennessee home.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ricky Skaggs, inducted into both the Country Music and Bluegrass Halls of Fame, is from Cordell, Kentucky. Learn more about ...

Dierks Bentley just gave fans a taste of what his 2026 tour could look like. In announcing the Off the Map Tour he also shared a video of him singing “Free and Easy” with Ricky Skaggs. The updated ...

Ricky Skaggs’ first album on a major label, Sweet Temptation, came out in 1979. In the years since then, Skaggs put out plenty of hits, including these three. All released early in his career, they ...

"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 ...

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”, ...

The project was spearheaded by songwriter-producer Jerry Salley and Athens State University’s Dr. Keith Ferguson.

“When I came back, it really shot a shockwave into acoustic musicians," he explained of his shift back to roots music after dominating country charts Ricky Skaggs reflected on his genre-crossing ...