Description of Ricky Skaggs' Music:
Bluegrass
Comparisons:
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder have become somewhat of an institution in contemporary bluegrass. Fans of Ricky Skaggs may be interested in other artists on Skaggs Family Records, like Cherryholmes, the Whites, and Cadillac Sky.
Kentucky Thunder Line-up:
Ricky Skaggs - mandolin, vocals
Andy Leftwich - fiddle
Cody Kilby - guitar
Jim Mills - banjo
Mark Fain - bass
Paul Brewster - guitar, vocals
Ed Faris - guitar, vocals
Andy Leftwich - fiddle
Cody Kilby - guitar
Jim Mills - banjo
Mark Fain - bass
Paul Brewster - guitar, vocals
Ed Faris - guitar, vocals
Recommended CDs by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder:
Bluegrass Rules (Skaggs Family, 1997) 
Brand New Strings (Skaggs Family, 2004)
Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 (Skaggs Family, 2008)
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder MP3s:
Ricky Skaggs Biography:
Ricky Skaggs was born in Kentucky in July, 1954. His father gave him a mandolin when he was a young child and made his live debut at age six playing with bluegrass legend Bill Monroe. As a teenager, he teamed up with Keith Whitley, and the two were eventually invited to join Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys.
He played with J.D. Crowe and the New South and Emmylou Harris' band, before moving to Nashville and signing with Epic Records. He released his debut album Waitin for the Sun to Shine in 1981 and made his Grand Ole Opry debut a year later. His first album with Kentucky Thunder was 1997's Bluegrass Rules, which earned a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.
In the years since releasing his debut, Skaggs has earned more than two dozen awards for his work, including Grammys, CMA Awards, and IBMA Awards (eight for Instrumental Group of the Year for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder).
