Ricky Skaggs

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Ricky Skaggs can trace his involvement in country music right back to the age of six when he performed on stage with Bill Munroe, the founding father of bluegrass music. At the age of seven Skaggs appeared with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs on the Martha White country music variety show and since those early beginnings he has carved himself a niche in country music history and gone on to become a towering influence in modern country music.

His success prompted guitar legend and famed country music producer Chet Atkins to claim "Ricky Skaggs single-handedly saved country music". Skaggs launched his solo career in 1980 and since then has chalked up no less than twelve number one hits, 15 Grammy Awards and numerous country music accolades along the way. The musical vehicle he has used to build his phenomenal success has been his band Kentucky Thunder, an ensemble featuring a gifted selection of seasoned bluegrass performers. Skaggs is an accomplished guitarist, fiddle player and banjo picker but the mandolin is undoubtedly his trademark instrument. He remains a key industry figure in the world of country music and continues to perform live and record albums.

Top tracks

14	Same Old Train	Marty Stuart	Tribute To Tradition	06:00
	Writer: Marty Stuart / Composers: Marty Stuart
10	Honey (Open That Door) (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	03:37
	Writer: Mel Tillis / Composers: Mel Tillis
07	Highway 40 Blues (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	16 Biggest Hits	03:09
	Writer: Larry Cordle / Composers: Larry Cordle
01	Heartbroke	Ricky Skaggs	Highways And Heartaches	03:14
	Writer: Guy Clark / Composers: Guy Clark
06	I Wouldn't Change You If I Could (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	03:01
	Writer: Andy Smith - P. Jones / Composers: Andy Smith - P. Jones
04	Cajun Moon	Ricky Skaggs	Country Hits Bluegrass Style	03:44
04	Cotton-Eyed Joe (from Another Country)	The Chieftains	The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration	02:40
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07	Don't Cheat In Our Hometown (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Super Hits	03:17
	Writer: Ray Pennington - Roy Marcum / Composers: Ray Pennington - Roy Marcum
13	Country Boy	Ricky Skaggs	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs	03:50
	Composers: T. Colton - Rex Smith - A. Lee
01	Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:43
	Composers: Unknown
09	The Old Crossroads	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:43
	Composers: Unknown
01	Don't Cheat In Our Hometown	Keith Whitley	Second Generation	02:36
	Writer: Roy Marcum - Ray Pennington / Composers: Roy Marcum - Ray Pennington
03	There's More Pretty Girls Than One	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	03:04
	Composers: Unknown
10	Go Tell It On The Mountain	Crowder	Milk & Cookies: A Merry Crowder Christmas	02:42
	Writer: Ben Glover - Jeff Sojka - David Crowder / Composers: Ben Glover - Jeff Sojka - David Crowder
01	Don't Get Above Your Raisin'	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	03:10
	Writer: Lester Flatt - Earl Scruggs / Composers: Lester Flatt - Earl Scruggs
01	Cajun Moon (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Super Hits	03:41
	Writer: Jim Rushing / Composers: Jim Rushing
09	Uncle Pen (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Super Hits	02:23
	Writer: Bill Monroe / Composers: Bill Monroe
09	Let It Be You (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs	02:41
	Writer: K. Welch - H. Stinson / Composers: K. Welch - H. Stinson
16	Lovin' Only Me (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	16 Biggest Hits	03:33
	Writer: Even Stevens - Hillary Kanter / Composers: Even Stevens - Hillary Kanter
16	Down To The Valley To Pray	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	02:48
	Writer: Trad. / Composers: Trad.
02	Old Joe Clark	Sam Bush	Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza	05:13
14	Somebody's Prayin'	Ricky Skaggs	Country Hits Bluegrass Style	04:43
03	Crying My Heart Out Over You	Ricky Skaggs	16 Biggest Hits	02:59
	Writer: Louise Certain - Carl Butler - Gladys Flatt - George Sherry / Composers: Louise Certain - Carl Butler - Gladys Flatt - George Sherry
09	Let's Love The Bad Times Away	Ricky Skaggs	Highways And Heartaches	02:44
	Writer: Wayland Patton / Composers: Wayland Patton
04	Memories Of Mother & Dad	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:30
	Composers: Unknown
06	Soldier's Joy	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	01:39
	Writer: Earl Scruggs - J. McEuen / Composers: Earl Scruggs - J. McEuen
13	Thank You for Being You	Jon Secada	Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers	03:14
	Composers: Fred Rogers
04	I Don't Care (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	02:18
	Writer: W. Pierce - Cindy Walker / Composers: W. Pierce - Cindy Walker
23	Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:07
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
08	You've Got A Lover (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	03:56
	Writer: S. Russell / Composers: S. Russell
04	Who Will Sing For Me?	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:34
	Writer: John Thomas Ely - J.H. Carr / Composers: John Thomas Ely - J.H. Carr
12	Where The Soul Of A Man Never Dies	Ricky Skaggs	Way Down In My Soul: Best Of Sugar Hill Gospel	02:36
	Composers: Unknown
07	Waitin' For The Sun To Shine (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	La Légende Country	03:47
	Writer: Sonny Throckmorton / Composers: Sonny Throckmorton
06	Talk About Suffering	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:09
	Composers: Unknown
04	Mandolin Rain	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	06:09
	Writer: Bruce Hornsby - John Hornsby / Composers: Bruce Hornsby - John Hornsby
22	Foggy Mountain Top	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:10
	Writer: A.P. Carter / Composers: A.P. Carter
11	Country Boy	Ricky Skaggs	Country Hits Bluegrass Style	03:53
11	Wildwood Flower	Keith Whitley	Second Generation	03:04
	Composers: Traditional
06	Friendship (with Ricky Skaggs)	Ray Charles	Friendship	02:41
	Writer: C. Porter / Composers: C. Porter
11	Super Freak	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	04:04
	Writer: James A. Johnson - Alonzo Miller / Composers: James A. Johnson - Alonzo Miller
12	What Is A Home Without Love?	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:06
	Writer: Charles K. Harris / Composers: Charles K. Harris
19	Cats in the Cradle	Ricky Skaggs	90's Top Country Hits	03:59
	Writer: Harry Chapin - Sandra Chapin / Composers: Harry Chapin - Sandra Chapin
21	Katy Hill	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	02:44
	Writer: Traditional Arrangement / Composers: Traditional Arrangement
01	Feast Here Tonight	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:02
	Writer: Public Domain / Composers: Public Domain
05	Think Of What You've Done	Ricky Skaggs	Family & Friends	02:29
12	I Long to See the Old Folks	Keith Whitley	Tribute to The Stanley Brothers	03:01
	Composers: Carter Stanley
02	You May See Me Walkin' (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	02:28
	Writer: T. Uhr / Composers: T. Uhr
10	Have You Someone In Heaven Awaiting	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:56
	Composers: Unknown
10	Too Late to Cry	Keith Whitley	Tribute to The Stanley Brothers	02:12
	Composers: Carter Stanley
02	What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	02:36
	Writer: Traditional Arrangement / Composers: Traditional Arrangement
18	Ridin' That Midnight Train	Ricky Skaggs	The Three Pickers	02:45
	Writer: Carter Stanley / Composers: Carter Stanley
14	In Heaven We'll Never Grow Old	Ricky Skaggs	Gospel Echoes and White Doves	02:21
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03	Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs	03:49
	Writer: N. Montgomery - I. Kelley / Composers: N. Montgomery - I. Kelley
02	Little Cabin Home On The Hill	Ricky Skaggs	Sweet Temptation	03:23
	Composers: Unknown
08	Tennessee Blues	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	01:49
	Composers: Unknown
01	Hillbilly Highway	Ricky Skaggs	Life Is A Journey	03:53
	Writer: Jimbeau Hinson - Steve Earle
17	The Banks of the Ohio	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	04:19
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
10	Crown Of Jewels	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	06:20
	Writer: Bruce Hornsby / Composers: Bruce Hornsby
03	Across The Rocky Mountains	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	06:05
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05	Crying My Heart Out Over You	Ricky Skaggs	Country Hits Bluegrass Style	03:00
13	The Dreaded Spoon	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Bruce Hornsby	03:02
	Writer: Bruce Hornsby / Composers: Bruce Hornsby
20	Road To Spencer	Ricky Skaggs	The Three Pickers	03:36
	Writer: Ricky Skaggs / Composers: Ricky Skaggs
03	White Dove	Ricky Skaggs	Gospel Echoes and White Doves	02:54
	Writer: Franz Lehár - Clifford Grey / Composers: Franz Lehár - Clifford Grey
09	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	02:19
	Composers: Traditional
02	Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	03:37
	Writer: Bruce Hornsby / Composers: Bruce Hornsby
08	Sheep Shell Corn	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	02:26
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03	White Dove	Keith Whitley	Tribute to The Stanley Brothers	02:59
	Composers: Carter Stanley
02	Mansions For Me	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	03:42
	Composers: Unknown
07	A Night On the Town	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	05:14
	Writer: Bruce Hornsby - John Hornsby / Composers: Bruce Hornsby - John Hornsby
43	Cry, Cry Darlin'	Ricky Skaggs	Best Country Hits	02:59
	Writer: Newman - RUSTY MILLER / Composers: Newman - RUSTY MILLER
07	Will The Roses Bloom	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs And Rice	02:50
	Composers: Unknown
16	You Can't Do Wrong and Get By	George Jones	My Very Special Guests (Legacy Edition)	02:42
	Writer: L. Cordle - J. Rushing / Composers: L. Cordle - J. Rushing
11	I'll Stay Around	Ricky Skaggs	Sugarhill Records - Essential Bluegrass	02:35
	Composers: Lester Flatt
01	Blue Moon Of Kentucky	Sam Bush	Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza	01:22
05	Stubb	Ricky Skaggs	Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby	04:39
	Composers: Ricky Skaggs
01	Seven Bridges Road (Live at The Grand Ole Opry)	King Calaway	Seven Bridges Road (Live at The Grand Ole Opry)	04:17
	Writer: Steve Young / Composers: Steve Young
03	The Cakewalk	Sam Bush	Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza	02:45
07	Walkin' In Jerusalem	Ricky Skaggs	Love's Gonna Get Ya!	04:42
13	Cajun Mandolin	Sam Bush	Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza	03:58
14	East Tennessee Blues	Sam Bush	Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza	03:03
15	Same Ol' Love (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs	03:52
	Writer: Christopher Austin - Greg Barnhill / Composers: Christopher Austin - Greg Barnhill
15	The Storms Are On The Ocean	Earl Scruggs	The Three Pickers	03:58
	Writer: A.P. Carter - Maybelle Carter - Sarah Carter / Composers: A.P. Carter - Maybelle Carter - Sarah Carter
01	I'll Take The Blame	Ricky Skaggs	Sweet Temptation	02:50
	Composers: C. Stanley
10	I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome	Ricky Skaggs	Sweet Temptation	02:16
	Composers: Unknown
20	Shouting on the Hills of Glory	Ricky Skaggs	Gospel Echoes and White Doves	02:48
	Writer: Unknown Composer Author / Composers: Unknown Composer Author
04	I'm Tired (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	02:19
	Composers: M. TILLIS - R. Price - A. R. Peddy
10	Toy Heart	Ricky Skaggs	Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute	04:16
04	We All Bow Down	Ricky Skaggs	Songs for Worship: Country	03:58
10	One Way Rider	Ricky Skaggs	Highways And Heartaches	05:27
	Writer: Rodney Crowell / Composers: Rodney Crowell
05	(Angel On My Mind) That's Why I'm Walkin' (Album Version)	Ricky Skaggs	The Essential Ricky Skaggs	03:01
	Writer: S. Jackson - M. Endsley / Composers: S. Jackson - M. Endsley

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