Ricky Skaggs

Kentucky native Ricky Skaggs has been at the heart of bluegrass and country music since the early-'70s, and was influential in launching the neotraditionalist movement that followed a decade later. Not only is he a consummate singer/songwriter, but his mastery of the mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and even banjo have made him one of the most respected instrumentalists in the business. A child prodigy, Skaggs had performed with Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, all before the age of ten. After a teenage stint in Ralph Stanley's band, he spent the '70s playing with the Country Gentlem...