Bluegrass song casts eye on local history' (3) Nov 16, 2009
Cordle himself is best known as a songwriter whose compositions have been recorded by Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Alan Jackson, George Strait, the Osborne Brothers, and many others. His song Murder on Music Row was named 2001 Song of the Year by the Country Music Association (CMA) and the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was nominated for a Grammy. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
WPA is a folk/bluegrass super . . . lineup Nov 13, 2009
Luke Bulla, the third member of the core trio, has played his fiddle with a laundry list of country and bluegrass greats including Ricky Skaggs and Lyle Lovett. Watkins s sister and Nickel Creek bandmate Sara also pitches in on the group s sterling debut, Works Progress Administration, released in September. (Boston Globe)
SATURDAY: DAILEY & VINCENT TO PERFORM AT MERAMEC MUSIC THEATRE Nov 6, 2009
Dailey nt is the pairing of well-known bluegrass performers Jamie Dailey, former lead singer and guitarist for Doyle Lawson silver; and Darrin Vincent, who before forming Dailey nt was guitar and mandolin player and harmony vocalist with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder ... Jamie has recorded with Dolly Parton and Rhonda Vincent, appeared on five Gaither Homecoming DVD's, and was a guest on Ricky Skaggs' Grammy-winning Brand New Stringsalbum ... As a member of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Steve Richard Wins "Best New Artist" at the 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show (ICM Awards) Oct 27, 2009
As a 2009 ICM Award winner, Richard finds himself in the company of country superstars and fellow newcomer artists alike: Tracy Lawrence, Point of Grace, Cross Country, Tommy Brandt, Sandra Dee, The Roys and Ricky Skaggs. The singer joined fellow ICM Award winner Craig Morgan on several tour dates this past summer. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comer guitarist joins Way band Oct 21, 2009
Way has opened for major acts including Little Big Town, Ricky Skaggs and Sammy Kershaw. This year he has been busy writing songs. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cash, Skaggs honor their dads with new albums Oct 11, 2009
Ricky Skaggs digs deep into his father Hobert s love of bluegrass, country, and gospel tunes on his effort, Solo: Songs My Dad Loved ... Rosanne Cash just released The List in honor of her father s favorite country songs, and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs went solo and sincere on his new Songs My Dad Loved ... Ricky Skaggs SOLO: SONGS MY DAD LOVED (Skaggs Family). (Boston Globe)
Hardly Strictly packs in a crowd for music fest Oct 5, 2009
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder offered traditional bluegrass on the Banjo Stage. Okkervil River did indie rock back at the Towers of Gold Stage. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Steve Martin Wins His First IBMA Aw... Oct 4, 2009
Upon accepting their Entertainer trophy from presenters Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, bassist Vincent told the crowd, Bluegrass fans are the best fans in the whole wide world. We ll do our best again this year to take it to the masses. (Suite101.com)
S.F. festival is hardly bluegrass anymore Sep 30, 2009
But there's also really no doing it without Steve Earle, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ricky Skaggs, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Kiernan, Kane and Kaplin, or Laurie Lewis, either. Holliday added this year the "Towers of Gold" Stage, back to back with the Star Stage, simply so she could add more performers to the program. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bruce Hornsby discusses why his music is constantly changing Sep 26, 2009
In 2007 the Grammy winner released both a full-length collaboration with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and a jazz trio album featuring Christian McBride and Jack DeJohnette. Recently he wrote the score for and appeared in the Robin Williams comedy World s Greatest Dad, and he s developing a stage musical to be directed by Broadway veteran Kathleen Marshall. (Boston Globe)
Brad Paisley and Keith Urban Nomination for CMA Musical Event of the Year Added to List of Finalists for 2009 CMA Awards Sep 11, 2009
"Winners of "The 43rd( )Annual CMA Awards" will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible voting members of the Country Music Association. CMA Awards balloting is officiated by the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Online voting for the CMA Awards is administrated by Election Services Corporation.The complete list of finalists for CMA Musical Event of the Year Include (Award goes to each artist):"Cowgirls Don't Cry"Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntireArista... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Country Music Award Nominees Announced! Sep 10, 2009
"Old Enough" The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe Third Man Records, Warner Bros ... Ricky Skaggs won eight CMA awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 1985 and both the Horizon and Male Vocalist of the Year awards in 1982. (ABC News)
Brad Paisley leads with 6 CMA nominations Sep 10, 2009
Also nominated were Cowgirls Dont Cry, by the soon-to-be disbanded Brooks & Dunn and McEntire; I Told You So, by Underwood and Randy Travis; Down the Road by Chensey and Mac McAnally; and Old Enough, by the rock group Racounteurs, Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe. Houser, who announced the rest of the nominations on a live broadcast of CMT Insider from a Nashville studio, said getting the nomination for the new artist category is a honor hes been patiently... (MSNBC -- Music)
Plenty of musical entertainment planned for Apple Daze 2009 Aug 22, 2009
Bob has performed with Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent and many others. He has appeared on Grand Ole Opera a number of times. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Freight & Salvage's remarkable success story Aug 18, 2009
Bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley recalled working the original place with a band that included Ricky Skaggs. "I remember playing in a room where folks were packed together sitting on the floor," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
LETTER: Top Bagelfest bands should be country Aug 7, 2009
Wichita Lineman" recorded by Glen Campbell, "Why Baby Why"by George Jones, "Some Days You Gotta Dance", by the Dixie Chicks and a haunting song called "Seminole Wind" which was done by John Anderson.The Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts has bestowed honors on several Country music artists actually ALLOWING them to sit alongside artists from movies, theatre, dance, the operatic world in a place of honor. How about "them apples" TQ? Many artists from other musical genre's recogize just how... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
For a weekend, the grass was blue Jul 20, 2009
Brian Strawhand, 29, traveled six hours, from Jacksonville, Maryland to Oak Hill, to hear bluegrass greats like Tim O'Brien and Ricky Skaggs and to "pick" his mandolin and upright bass in any of the dozens of impromptu jam sessions that sprout like cornstalks at Grey Fox. "This is Disney World for hillbillies," he said. (Albany Times Union)
Skaggs and OBrien turn up the heat at Grey Fox Jul 19, 2009
Two back-to-back Masters Classes illustrates one reason the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival has such a huge following: What enthusiast wouldn't give their favorite pick to listen to Master Mandolinists Ricky Skaggs and Marty Stuart or learn from guitar virtuosos Kenny Vaughan, Josh Williams, Danny Knicely and Chris Eldridge as it happened from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Master's Stage. The Grass Roots Learning tent provided beginners a chance to hone their skills on mandolin, banjo, dobro, guitar, harmony... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Today in History Jul 18, 2009
Singer Ricky Skaggs is 55. Rock musician Nigel Twist (The Alarm) is 51. (Yahoo News)
Catskills get rich flavor of bluegrass Jul 17, 2009
Leazenby and Kitsy Kuykendall, museum Board of Trustees vice chairwoman and wife of famed banjo player and Bluegrass Hall Of Fame member Pete Kuykendall, agreed that with legendary musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Pete Dr. Banjo Wernick and Del McCoury sharing the festival s five stages and tents with newer acts such as King Wilkie, Red Hot Black Top and The Boston Boys, the festival has something for every bluegrass fan to enjoy. Kuykendall said she was crazy about McCoury, who is celebrating... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
The week ahead: music Jul 16, 2009
FOLK, WORLD & COUNTRY THE 1st ANNUAL HAMPTON BEACH BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WITH RICKY SKAGGS & DEL McCOURY BAND If this is the kind of talent they re going to have every year, then we say viva la festival. Two titans of country and bluegrass teaming up for one show should make for a delightfully high lonesome night. (Boston Globe)
Del McCoury Band headlines Hampton Beach Bluegrass Festival Jul 16, 2009
The Del McCoury Band and the Steeldrivers as well as Ricky Skaggs take to the stage July 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $28 and are available at the box office and www. casinoballroom. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman will continue through July 30 Jul 15, 2009
NASHVILLE The 2009 Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series commenced with a pair of concerts from two of bluegrass music s most lauded and loved artists, Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs ... One week later, the legendary Ricky Skaggs cky Thunder played to a sold-out crowd just two days before Independence Day for the annual Red, White and Bluegrass Night of the series. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Musicians make some crazy demands Jul 12, 2009
Likewise, country artist Ricky Skaggs probably will get the 11 full-course meals with entree (chicken, fish, fajitas, barbecue, steak or roast beef), three vegetables, dinner salad, dessert, and spring water, juices, iced tea, soft drinks and coffee he requested for his July 19 show at Hartwood. However, both he and rocker Patty Smyth, who will perform Aug. 2 at the same venue, specifically requested no alcohol for their performances. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Fox is back Jul 11, 2009
Nearly 20,000 ticket buyers, volunteers, and musicians take part in Grey Fox and this year s event features dozens of artists including headliners Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury and David Bromberg. Rounder Recording artists Dry Branch Fire Squad, which has been hosting the festival for the past 30 years, will once again be on hand. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Lineup for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival Jul 4, 2009
Elvis Costello might be sitting this one out - for now - but the Oct. 2-4 concerts in Golden Gate Park will also bring out many familiar faces, such as Hardly Strictly regulars Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs and Hellman's band, the Wronglers. This year's concert - now expanded to six stages across Speedway, Lindley and Marx meadows - promises lots of must-see acts: Actor Steve Martin, who recently released a bluegrass album, "The Crow," featuring his banjo playing,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Take Me Back XII festival set at Lake Jun 4, 2009
Milk and Honey have opened for The Little River Band, REO Speedwagon, America, The Byrds, Gary Lewis, Asleep at the Wheel, the Association and Ricky Skaggs. They ve been with us all 12 years, said event organizer Michael O Brien. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Godsend or nuisance? May 27, 2009
This year s event features over two dozen artists including Ricky Skaggs, Dale McCoury and David Bromberg. The Grey Fox is kid-friendly with a Bluegrass Academy, arts and crafts, clowns, magicians and nightly films. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Ricky Skaggs headlines Ruston peach fest May 24, 2009
- With bluegrass and country music singer Ricky Skaggs as its headliner, the Louisiana Peach Festival is planning for extra bleachers. Steering committee member Marlen Waters says she expects a record crowd. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
July 16: inaugural Hampton Beach Bluegrass Festival featuring Ricky Skaggs & Del McCoury Band. Tickets: $28-$40. (Boston Globe)
First bluegrass major in the world may be offered at ETSU Apr 28, 2009
"What they have done with the minor is extraordinary. Imagine what they could do with a four-year degree."In addition, the ETSU bluegrass bands have played in several esteemed places like the IBMA show with Ricky Skaggs and the Sonneck Society in Nashville, which carries a great deal of academic reverence. The students have even traveled the world with the program playing at the NATO Headquarters in Belgium, the U. S. Embassy in Japan and the Moscow Folk Arts Festival in Russia, to name a few. (East Tennessean, TN)
Stagecoach Festival returns to Indio Apr 28, 2009
The initial 2009 line-up, representing a broad range of musical styles, includes Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Poco (Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Jack Sundrud and George Lawrence), Charlie Daniels Band, Darius Rucker, Earl Scruggs, Chris Cagle, Lady Antebellum, Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Lynn Anderson, Doyle Lawson, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Danielle Peck, Dale Watson, Zac Brown Band, The Duhks, Waddie Mitchell, Randy... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
UMHB Sponsors Christian Songwriters Workshop Apr 17, 2009
Michael has had his own songs recorded by Ginny Owens, Diamond Rio, The Martins, Larnelle Harris, Point of Grace, Glen Campbell, Gaither Vocal Band, Avalon, Brian Littrell, Ricky Skaggs, Truth, Jim Ed Brown, Billy Jo Spears, Gold City Quartet, Jim Nabors (Gomer), Michael Peterson, Jessy Dixon, The Singing Americans, Aaron Tippen, Phillips, Craig and Dean, Clay Crosse, John Conlee and Dallas Holm among others. He received a Dove Award as a songwriter for If We Only Had the Heart by Bruce... (KWTX.com, TX)
Earth Day On Salado Creek Celebrates Earth And The Arts Apr 14, 2009
Through the years, Shakes songs and albums have frequented the Billboard charts, with many, including Deep in the West, Youve Got a Lover, Put Yourself in My Shoes, One More Payment, and Our Kind of Love being recorded by such distinguished artists as Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Ricky Skaggs, Clint Black, and Carolyn Dawn Johnson. From his 1976 album, Songs on the Radio, to his eighth CD, What this Heart Holds, Shakes music is a testament to... (KWTX.com, TX)
Artist Overview: Texas musician Sar... Apr 4, 2009
A , Jarosz according to her artist bio from Sugar Hill Records--has done things that many musicians only dream of, from performing on stage with country/bluegrass icons Ricky Skaggs and David Grisman, to gearing for the release of her debut CD, the 13-tune Song Up in Her Head. Founded in 1978, the Sugar Hill label announced the signing of Jarosz (pronounced Juh-rose) to its roster in summer 2008, with news that her first-ever solo album would be forthcoming. (Suite101.com)
Harmony heaven Mar 26, 2009
" It just so happened that Crowe assembled an amazing group of musicians who would become famous on their own. His original New South lineup, which recorded just one studio album, featured mandolin player Ricky Skaggs, dobro master Jerry Douglas, guitarist Tony Rice, and bassist-fiddle player Bobby Sloan. No wonder that 1975 debut is considered one of the best bluegrass records of all time. "Everyone went on to do great, and I was tickled to death for them," Crowe said. Except for a five-year... (Erie Times-News, PA)
It will be fun, fun, fun Mar 12, 2009
Hollywood Beach - The Red, White rass music festival, May 16-18 features Ricky Skaggs as the headliner. Other performers include Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Grey Fox making an encore at Walsh Farm Mar 7, 2009
This year s event is scheduled to feature more than two dozen artists including country music star Ricky Skaggs, bluegrass legend Dale McCoury and David Bromberg. There are multiple stages including a master stage where musicians will perform in an intimate setting and answer audience questions. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Cracker Barrel to Offer Exclusive Dolly Parton CD Feb 28, 2009
It follows a number of exclusive releases in 2008 - November's release of Bill Gaither's Homecoming Hymns, the August release of Kenny Rogers: 50 Years, the July release of Ricky Skaggs' The High Notes and the April release of Aaron Tippin's He Believed. Over the last few years, Cracker Barrel has released exclusive CDs featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station, Josh Turner, Amy Grant, Sara Evans, and Charlie Daniels. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Little Jimmy Dickens Back At Grand Ole Opry Feb 27, 2009
Diamond Rio, Lee Greenwood, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart and Hal Ketchum will join Dickens at the Opry. On Saturday, "Opry Live" features Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Darius Rucker and Kathy Mattea. (KWTX.com, TX)
Bluegrass veterans find success together Feb 19, 2009
Before setting out on their own, Mr. Dailey performed with Doyle Lawson's Quicksilver and Mr. Vincent, brother of bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent, performed with Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder. Mr. Dailey was known for guitar playing, his strong tenor and baritone vocals, and his comic antics onstage with Mr. Lawson. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Complete Grammy Award coverage Feb 10, 2009
Bluegrass Album: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family). Traditional Blues Album: One Kind Favor, B.B. King (Geffen). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Triumphs, tears at Grammy Awards Feb 9, 2009
i.am, track from I Am (Def Jam) Dance Recording: Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers; track from Alive 2007 (Virgin) Electronic Dance Album: Alive 2007, Daft Punk (Virgin) Bluegrass Album: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family) Traditional Blues Album: One Kind Favor, B.B. King (Geffen)... (Florida Today)
List of early winners of Grammy Awards Feb 8, 2009
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group": "Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "American Boy," Estelle Featuring Kanye West Best Rap Song: "Lollipop," D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "Last Name," Carrie Underwood Best Male Country Vocal Performance: "Letter To Me," Brad Paisley Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Killing The... (Xinhuanet, China)
