Nov. 21—When speaking to country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs, there are many things to talk about, but not enough time to cover everything. During our conversation, I got to ask him about his ...

After an outdoor concert in New Hampshire in 2014, I waited in line to ask Ricky Skaggs to autograph his CD and to talk with him. A large man with flowing white hair, Ricky sat at a utility table and ...

Bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs was considered a musical prodigy as a child, sitting in with Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe and performing the mandolin on country-music variety shows. At 15, Skaggs joined ...

Ricky Skaggs says he's cool with bluegrass popping up in all sorts of music, whether it's rock 'n' roll, new country or even punk rock. "Hey, if we can get a banjo, a fiddle and a mandolin together, ...

CARBONDALE - During the 1980s, Ricky Skaggs was hailed as the savior of country music. He reeled off a long string of hits and was the industry's Entertainer of the Year in 1985. A true exception to ...

For 13 years Ricky Skaggs has enjoyed a roots renaissance, making albums of breakneck bluegrass and lovingly assembled gospel music, hand-played on acoustic instruments with some of the best pickers ...

Ricky Skaggs has been making music for 50 years now. He played with bluegrass great Ralph Stanley when he was still in his teens, went on to have a streak of country hits and then went back to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The three artists were inducted ...