Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs, known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth18 July 1954
CityCordell, KY
CountryUnited States of America
bottom building cost counting fell great scripture start
There's a great Scripture about counting the cost before you start building the house, ... I think that's a big part of the problem. Where's the bottom end? Well, it fell out.
dad great guitar knew liked
My dad was a guitar player, and he sang. He knew what he liked about music. He had a great memory, and he could show me things.
bill songs
Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe,
box careful fine home kept mean tapes thankful ton
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 like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know.
country embracing music
I think the country as a whole is embracing this music more than it ever has.
bluegrass call calling country encourage love matter music name people stick sure
It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bluegrass that I wouldn't necessarily call bluegrass, but what they're calling country music today I'm not sure that I would call country music. But I love music and I try to encourage people.
anybody basically heart label market music opportunity ricky roots whether
We started the label basically to do roots-type music, whether it be Ricky Skaggs or, say, the Whites, or anybody that I feel has a heart for roots music and no real market or label that will give them an opportunity to do something like that.
invite newest
We'd like to invite you to become our newest member,
bluegrass business difference great last name people
With the name and the recognition that we've had for the last 15 years here in the business, I really think that we can make a difference and just let people know that, hey, bluegrass is cool, it's hip, and it's awesome, and if it's done in a great way and a great presentation, I don't know who wouldn't like it.
came everybody grain music row
When I came here it wasn't that I was anti-Music Row, but it was like I was going against the grain of what everybody on Music Row was doing, and that's what has made me successful.
wind sailing i-can
I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.
healing way forget-you
Music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
mom country song
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 sing in front of my mom and dad.
father mean home
Ive got tapes that Im so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. Ive got a ton of those things at home. He kept those like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know.