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Apr 3, 2008 · Ricky introduces his new album, speaks of his early public work, and sings his mother's favorite song.
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- "Tennessee Stud"
- "Hillbilly Highway"
- "Heartbreak Hurricane"
- "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This"
- "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
- "You've Got A Lover"
- "Highway 40 Blues"
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
- "Cajun Moon"
- "Country Boy"
Instead of just glossing over Skaggs' more recent contributions, it's worth focusing a little on this nod to the great Doc Watson. It demonstrates how Skaggs uses his platform to point to country music's roots.
Skaggs covered this Steve Earle composition about unapologetic Southernness and the simple life for the 1997 album Life is a Journey. It's the same overlooked disc that brought us the song "Lonesome Dove."
Lyrics and stories that could've been hits for other stars get played at a lightning-fast pace by Skaggs, as evidenced by this late '80s cut from the Kentucky Thunderalbum. You'll be heartbroke by the end of this one.
Skaggs shines as a duet partner, both in this example co-starring Sharon White and at other times in his career. It's worth mentioning here that the Whites are family for Skaggs. He has been married to Sharon since 1981.
This weepy guitar and fiddle-driven hit from Skaggs' country heyday is perhaps the sweetest love song in his massive back catalog.
The best Skaggs cut grounded more in classic country storytelling than bluegrass picking remains this 1983 classic.
Honky tonk music meets front porch picking on this chart-topping story about life on the road. The blues sets in when the narrator realizes that the perks of stardom are things "a country boy can't use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvZknPu5Os From an earlier cut featuring Whitley to the countrified version that's the title track of a hit solo album, this Skagg classic adds the classic country theme of infidelity to the less secular bluegrass world.
A highlight of Skaggs' Live in Londonalbum, he adds some Louisiana flavor to this cross between a country hit and a bluegrass breakdown. It's from the same set of songs that brought us a great live recording of "I've Got a New Heartache."
In Skaggs' hands, this co-write by fellow Hot Bandalum Albert Lee bridged the then-narrow gap between the audiences of Skaggs' bluegrass mentors (including the music video's "Uncle Pen," Bill Monroe) and his country star contemporaries.
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), 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 .
Ricky Skaggs has led a storied life in music that included childhood guest appearances with Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and the Stanley Brothers; apprenticeships with Ralph Stanley and the Country Gentlemen; spots in classic configurations of bands headed by J.D. Crowe and Emmylou Harris; status as a mainstream country music star and ...
‘Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947,’ from 14-time Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs and the ace pickers of Kentucky Thunder, is a mix of bluegrass classics and diamonds in the rough.
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