NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - April 2, 2008 At the slightest prodding, he'll launch into a discussion of Earl Scruggs' banjo picking, the Stanley Brothers' harmonies or Bill Monroe's slapping beat and how ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - There is nothing contrived about Nelly Furtado's Spanish-language debut, "Mi Plan." With simple, straightforward songs that appeal to melodic sensibilities rather than rhythmic ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Even if you don't care much for bluegrass, you can't help but admire Ricky Skaggs' enthusiasm for the music and its formative years. At the slightest prodding, he'll launch into a ...

Obviously, Ricky Skaggs can turn any song into a foot-tappin’ bluegrass romp. Last year, he and Bruce Hornsby smoothly fit a round peg into a square hole by recording the Rick James funk classic ...

(Nashville, Tennessee-AP) -- Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, Lee Ann Womack and several other country singers have contributed to an upcoming album of Civil War-themed songs. It is ``America Will Always ...

In recent years Ricky Skaggs has taken over for Bill Monroe as dean of the top graduate school in bluegrass. Like Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Skaggs's Kentucky Thunder is a band where an aspiring picker ...

Tyler Childers' new "Highway 40 Blues" cover features two key special guests: Ricky Skaggs, who made the song famous, and Larry Cordle, who wrote it. Press play below to listen. Originally released in ...

Country artist Terri Clark has enlisted a slate of guests to join her in celebrating the Yuletide season on It’s Christmas… Cheers! Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Suzy Bogguss, ...

ja rimmed. note from writer: I interviewed Ricky so the quotes are from me. N.]] Just FYI – two shows – Jan. 7 & Jan. 8 Photo credit for photo 2 – Erick Anderson []spelling ok]] It’s almost unfair to ...