 Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music
Hall of Fame and Museum's 2013
Artist-in-Residence. Skaggs will present two
intimate evening performances on November 18 and
19, at 7:00 p.m. The concerts will be the
museum's first public programs in the new CMA
Theater.
Established in 2003, the museum’s residency
program annually honors a musical master who can
be credited with contributing a large and
significant body of work to the canon of American
popular music. Honorees are given a blank canvas
and are encouraged to lend their own creative
brushstrokes to an up-close-and-personal musical
experience. Previous Artist-in-Residence honorees
include Cowboy Jack Clement, Earl Scruggs, Tom T.
Hall, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry
Douglas, Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Connie Smith
and Kenny Rogers.
This year, Skaggs has chosen to perform two
unique shows - each with its own theme and lineup
of guest artists. The first show, November 18,
will have a country music theme; Ricky’s
special guests that night will include Emmylou
Harris, Brad Paisley, Peter Frampton, Gordon
Kennedy and The Whites. The second show, November
19, will celebrate his bluegrass roots with
special guests Alison Krauss, Bruce Hornsby,
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Del McCoury and
The Whites. Both nights will feature Skaggs’
award-winning band, Kentucky Thunder.
“Ricky Skaggs has created his own career
path,” said Museum Director Kyle Young.
“It’s rare to find an artist who
thrives in three different genres, but Ricky
does. He is highly respected in country,
bluegrass and gospel music, and he has a way of
blending these styles that delights music fans.
Ricky has been a great friend to the museum for
many years. He was on hand, in 2011, when we
announced our plans for expanding the museum. Now
he will present the museum’s first public
program in our new CMA Theater. With its nearly
800-seat capacity, the new theater allows us to
welcome more guests while still maintaining the
intimate atmosphere that makes our
Artist-in-Residence series so special.”
An innovative musician, top-notch vocalist,
record producer and label owner, Grammy
award-winning Ricky Skaggs has developed a unique
hybrid of traditional American music throughout
his more than four decades career. While he is
regarded as a pioneer of country music’s
neo-traditionalist movement and a flame-keeper
for traditional bluegrass, he also has been
creatively restless, at times moving
roots-oriented music in new, progressive
directions.
Ricky Skaggs was born on July 18, 1954, in
Cordell, Kentucky. His father gave him his first
mandolin when he was five, and it was soon
apparent that the young boy was a natural
musician. A year later, when Bill Monroe
performed in the nearby town of Martha, he
invited young Skaggs onstage to play his
mandolin. By age seven, Skaggs earned his first
paycheck for performing “Ruby” and
“Honky Tonk Swing” on Flatt &
Scruggs’ syndicated TV show.
Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and won
14 Grammys, 11 IBMA awards, eight CMA awards and
nine Academy of Country Music awards.
www.SkaggsFamilyRecords.com
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