Ricky Skaggs (born July 18 1954 in Lawrence County, Kentucky) is a country music musician, singer and composer. Skaggs' number one major agency break come inside 1970 whenever he joined Ralph Stanley's legendary bluegrass band, the Clinch Mountain Boys. He is an acknowledged virtuoso on the mandolin and also plays fiddle, guitar, banjo & several wind and for the portion of his career was a member of Emmylou Harris's "Hot Band". He wrote a arrangements for Harris' extremely venerable bluegrass-roots album, Roses In The Snow. Additionally to transcription, Skaggs as well sang harmony & played the total of instruments on the album, including mandolin & fiddle.

Skaggs moved to Nashville in 198In which he create his debut album, ''Waitin' For The Sun To Shine. A album produced quaternion chart singles including deuce consecutive-to-back total ones. Building in it profits he went on to nearly singlehandedly rescue country and western from either a doldrums it uncovered itself in the 1970s. He joined a Grand Ole Opry in 1982 - at that time a immature member to become involved. He racked higher an telling Eighteen Top Ten singles by using Xii topping a stock and index charts. Skaggs picked higher twelve of industry awards in a following years including quaternion Grammys & eight awards from either the Country Music Association.

His dedication to the music & the traditional bluegrass style has endeared him to several fans & he has get a united states music icon. Says Skaggs, "I always want to try to promote the old music as well as trying to grow and be a pioneer, too."

Discography
2nd Generation Bluegrass (by having Keith Whitley) 1971 That's It 1975 Sweetly Temptation 1979 Skaggs & Rice (with Tony Rice) 1980 Waitin' For The Sun To Shine 1981 Main road & Heartaches 1982 Personal & Friends 1982 Don't Cheat Within My Hometown 1983 United states Son 1984 Preferred United states Songs 1985 Sleep in London 1985 Love's Gonna Develop Ya! 1986 Comin' At home To Stay 1988 Kentucky Thunder 1989 The Father's Boy 1991 Ricky Skaggs Portrait 1992 Superintendent Hits 1993 Land 1995 Life Occurs as Journeying 1997 Bluegrass System (by having Kentucky Thunder) 1997 Ancient Tones (using Kentucky Thunder) 1999 Soldier of The Cross (by owning Kentucky Thunder) 1999 History of the New (using Kentucky Thunder) 2001 Survive at a Charleston Music Hall (sustaining Kentucky Thunder) 2003 BRAND Newly STRINGS (by owning Kentucky Thunder) 2004

Grammy Awards
1983 Right United states Implemental Performance: Recently To the south (J.D.Crowe, Jerry Dounglas, Todd Phillips, Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs) for Fireball 1984 Right United states Subservient Performance: Ricky Skaggs for Wheel Hoss 1986 Right United states Implemental Performance (Orchestra, Class action or even Soloist): Ricky Skaggs for Riaisin' A Dickins 1991 Right United states Vocal Collaboration: Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for Restless 1998 Right Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass System! 1998 Right United states Collaboration By having Vocals: Clint Nigrify, Joe Diffie, Ousel Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for Same Old Train 1999 Right Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones 2000 Right Southern, United states, or even Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Soldier Of The Cross 2003 Right United states Performance By The Duo or even Class action By using Vocal: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for The Elementary Life 2004 Right Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Brand Newly Strings

CMA (Country Music Assosiation) Awards
1982 Male Vocalizer Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs 1982 Horizon Award: Ricky Skaggs 1983 Subservient Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs Band 1984 Subservient Class action Of The Season: Ricky Skaggs Band 1985 Entertainer Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs 1985 Implemental Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs Band 1987 Vocal Duo Of The Season: Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White

IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards
1998 Implemental Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 1998 Album Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules! 1999 Subservient Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 2000 Subservient Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 2000 Subservient Album Of The Month: David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Sam Bush, Frank Wakefield, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ricky Skaggs & Buck White for Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza 2000 Recorded Event Of The Month: David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Sam Bush, Frank Wakefield, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ricky Skaggs & Buck White for Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza'' 2002 Implemental Class action Of The Month: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 2003 Subservient Class action Of The Season: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 2004 Subservient Class action Of The Season: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Other Awards and Accomplishments
R&R Best New Artist Billboard magazine's Artist of the Year Musician Magazine- Voted One of a Top Hundred Guitar player of the Century Creative person of the Decade- Listeners' Poll Award BBC Radio 2