Sugar Hill Records has released two further CDs in their Americana Master Series, one of which features the best of Ricky Skaggs' material for the label. Ricky Skaggs: Americana Masters Series, The Best Of The Sugar Hill Years ( SUG CD-4045)
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Skaggs on The Late, Late Show
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will be the musical guests on tonight's (7/22) edition of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which airs on CBS at 12:30 a.m. (both Eastern and Pacific time). They will perform Toy Heart from Honoring
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Fuel, Festivals, and CD sales
CMT News ran in interesting story yesterday concerning the relationship between fuel costs, festival attendance, and CD sales. The story's primary focus is the affect on artists' bottom line produced by increasing fuel costs. The story is primarily based on
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Ricky Skaggs – country back to bluegrass
Ricky Skaggs has covered bluegrass heroes Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Now, he has covered himself. Skaggs, who had a dozen #1 hits as a country singer before returning to his bluegrass roots in 1997, re-recorded his country hits to
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Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman, Summer 2008
The 2008 series of Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman begins this Thursday, June 26. The annual summer series of shows staged at the so-called mother church of country music, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, will include appearances by Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs,
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Ricky Skaggs on The Late Late Show
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder are taping an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson today, set to air on July 22. Mark your calendars and set your TiVos if you aren't accustomed to stay up this late. The
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Skaggs Place on Sirius all week
Sirius Satellite Radio has announced that 13-time Grammy award-winning bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs will take over its Sirius Bluegrass channel (65) for an entire week. Skaggs Place will premiere on March 23 at 3 pm ET. The launch of Skaggs
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Skaggs to receive honorary degree
Spring Break usually means a quick sprint to southern beaches for college students eager to escape the grind of their studies. For serious-minded students at Berklee College of Music, spring break each year means a trip to Nashville to learn
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But wait… there’s more!
There is yet even more great bluegrass and acoustic music available from your radio (and computer) today (2/29). Tonight's - and tomorrow's - Grand Ole Opry broadcasts feature a number of favorite performers. The Friday Opry boasts performances from The Grascals,
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Ricky Skaggs – Honoring The Fathers
Just before Christmas John reported advanced news regarding the forthcoming Ricky Skaggs CD Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass - Tribute to 1946 and 1947 on Skaggs Family Records. Although the official release date isn't until March 25th, audio samples from the