Troy Engle has been announced as the newest member of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, replacing long-time utility man and harmony singer Dennis Parker, who had spent 18 years with the band over two different stints. The Pennsylvania native and resident
Charlotte Scott, Ricky Skaggs, and Sean Badum at Skaggs Place Studio Ricky Skaggs has announced the reopening of his popular Skaggs Place Studio tomorrow, July 16, after several years of extensive remodeling and renovation. Opened in 1968 by Duane Allen of the
With 2025 being the 50th anniversary of one of the most trend-setting albums in bluegrass history, the original J.D. Crowe & The New South, or simply Rounder 0044, as it is known to pickers, industry folks, and deeply invested fans,
Sharon White Skaggs, Cheryl White Jones, Jaelee Roberts, and Ricky Skaggs in the studio Just in time for Easter, critically-acclaimed bluegrass vocalist Jaelee Roberts has a single that shares her strong Christian faith, and her love for bluegrass gospel music. He's Gone
J.D. Crowe & The New South, the definitive statement of modern bluegrass released in 1975, and commonly known by its catalog number, Rounder 0044, has been selected for inclusion in the Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the album that cemented
Buck White, the mandolin and piano playing patriarch of country/bluegrass family group The Whites, died today at 8:00 a.m., Nashville time. He was 94 years of age and had been in ill health for some time. Born H.S. White in 1934
Perennial bluegrass and country music star Ricky Skaggs begins his annual holiday tour this week, the Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas. In most years Ricky had created a Christmas show featuring members of his family, his wife Sharon White, and
Fiery flatpicking guitarist Jake Workman has announced his intention to leave Ricky Skaggs' fine touring band, Kentucky Thunder, at the end of November. Primary among the reasons shared is his desire to stay closer to his beloved wife, Rebekah, and
Bobby Hicks with a fiddle he bought from Birch Monroe - photo © Lincoln Hensley Fiddler Bobby Hicks, surely among the most celebrated and enduring musicians to ever play bluegrass music, has died from complications of heart disease. After suffering a
Jake Workman (lead guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder) and his wife, Rebekah, also a talented bluegrass musician, welcomed their third child, Aaron Abram Workman, into their fold at 11:14 am MST on Saturday, May 18. He joins siblings:
