Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs in 2007 Background information Birth name Ricky Lee Skaggs Born (1954-07-18) July 18, 1954 (age 60) Cordell, Kentucky Genres Country, bluegrass, gospel, folk Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, session musician, bandleader, producer, arranger Instruments singer, mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle Years active 1960s-present Labels Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family... Read full biography of Ricky Skaggs →
The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin but there's the coolness of the breeze.... →
I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've got a ton of those things at home. He kept those... →
There's art in rhythm playing. Just find it. Make your own art. Find your place, and when it's your time to solo, it's your time to shine.
I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and... →
It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music... →
Do excellent work for Christ. So that's my heart. It's always been. And I want to be the best I can be. I want to make a difference in my... →
Great music is great music, period.
We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do.
I mean, I could tell that I really had... a precious gift. And I'm so glad that I have followed through with it and really used that gift and... →
It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bluegrass that I wouldn't necessarily call... →
Maybe you're going to a concert thinking you're not going to hear anything but music. But you may walk away from there with an answer to a... →
I always try to entertain folks with good clean fun and stories from my youth.
Country's hip; it's cool music.
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs in 2007 Background information Birth name Ricky Lee Skaggs Born (1954-07-18) July 18, 1954 (age 60) Cordell, Kentucky Genres Country, bluegrass, gospel, folk Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, session musician, bandleader, producer, arranger Instruments singer, mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle Years active 1960s-present Labels Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family...