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 ...

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, ...

"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’ 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 ...

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”, ...

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 ...

Ricky Skaggs reveals how he and Dolly Parton prayed at a tiny rebuilt church in her backyard before recording their hit album "White Limozeen." ...

“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 ...

Ricky Skaggs knows a thing or two about musical versatility. For decades, Skaggs' career has been marked by his prolific, seamless shifts between genres. As a result, his critically lauded works have ...