Ricky Skaggs ( English Ricky Skaggs, Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs ) - American country - and bluegrass musician, performer, composer, producer. Winner of many awards, including Grammy Awards , CMA Awards , ACM Awards , IBMA Awards . Member of Grand Ole Opry (1982) and dedicated to the Country Hall of Fame (2018) [4] [5] .
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| Years of activity | 1960- |
| Instruments | guitar , mandolin , fiddle , banjo |
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| Labels | Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family |
Skaggs began as a bluegrass musician, then in the 1980s he became one of the founders of neo-traditionalism , and in 1996 he returned to bluegrass. He performed and recorded with his Kentucky Thunder ensemble. He also organized his own record company, The Skaggs Family Records, one of the most famous bluegrass musicians.
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Biography
- See also “ Ricky Skaggs Biography ” in the English section.
Discography
- See also “ Ricky Skaggs Discography ” in the English section.
Eleven songs by Ricky Skaggs led the Hot Country Songs . In addition, the singer had 4 albums No. 1 Top Country Albums and a record seven leaders of the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart (launched in 2002) [6] .
Awards and nominations
- See also the Ricky Skaggs Awards in the English section.
Grammy Awards
- 1983 Best Country Instrumental Performance: New South ( JD Crowe , Jerry Douglas , Todd Phillips , Tony Rice , Ricky Skaggs) for Fireball
- 1984 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Ricky Skaggs for Wheel Hoss
- 1986 Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist): Ricky Skaggs for Raisin 'The Dickins
- 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for Restless
- 1999 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
- 1998 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Clint Black , Joe Diffie , Merle 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
- 2000 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones
- 2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Soldier Of The Cross
- 2003 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for A Simple Life
- 2004 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Brand New Strings
- 2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Instrumentals
- 2006 Best Musical Album For Children, Songs From The Neighborhood, The Music Of Mr. Rogers »
- 2008 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and The Whites for Salt Of The Earth
- 2009 Best Bluegrass Album Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass 1946 & 47
CMA (Country Music Association) Awards
- 1982 Male Vocalist of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
- 1982 Horizon Award: Ricky Skaggs
- 1983 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1984 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1985 Entertainer of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
- 1985 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1987 Vocal Duo of the Year: Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White
- 1991 Vocal Event of the Year (with Mark O'Connor & New Nashville Cats) [7]
ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards
- 1981 Top New Male Vocalist of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
- 1982 Band of the Year - Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1983 Band of the Year - Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1984 Band of the Year - Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1984 Specialty Instrument: Ricky Skaggs (Mandolin)
- 1985 Band of the Year - Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1986 Band of the Year - Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
- 1987 Specialty Instrument: Ricky Skaggs
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IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards
- 1998 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 1998 Album Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
- 1999 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2000 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2000 Instrumental Album Of The Year: 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 Year: David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Frank Wakefield, Sam Bush, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ricky Skaggs & Buck White for Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
- 2002 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2003 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2004 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2005 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2006 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 2008 Recorded Event of the Year: Everett Lilly & Everybody and Their Brother; Featuring Everett Lilly, Bea Lilly, Charles Lilly, Daniel Lilly, Mark Lilly, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Walker, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, David Ball, Charlie Cushman, Larry Stephenson, Joe Spivey, Eddie Stubbs, Jason Carter, Dickey Lee, Freddy Weller, Mike Bub, Rad Lewis, Andy May, Darrin Vincent, Marcia Campbell, Clay Rigdon, Eric Blankenship and Bill Wolfenbarger (artists); Charles Lilly & Bill Wolfenbarger (producers); Swift river music
- 2012 Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: “Singing as We Rise”, Gibson Brothers with Ricky Skaggs
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Ricky Skaggs | Grand Ole Opry (English) , Grand Ole Opry (December 6, 2013). Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Dottie West, Ricky Skaggs Set for Country Music Hall of Fame , Rolling Stone . Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Jim Asker Rewinding the Country Charts: In 1983, Ricky Skaggs Raced to No. 1 . Billboard (July 7, 2016). Date of treatment July 9, 2016.
- ↑ Ricky Skaggs (inaccessible link) . Ricky Skaggs Date of treatment January 1, 2016. Archived November 28, 2010.
- ↑ ACM Winners | Academy of Country Music . Acmcountry.com Date of treatment January 1, 2016.
Links
- 1997 Interview with Ricky Skaggs
- Ricky Skaggs, age 7, plays on YouTube with Flatt & Scruggs at the Martha White Show
- Ricky Skaggs Biography
- rickyskaggs.com - Ricky Scaggs official website