Skaggs ought to know, having built his reputation early in his career on both instruments, first as a member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys and later as one of the key members of arguably the ...

Ricky Skaggs began his career as a bluegrass ... he joined Emmylou Harris’s Hot Band in 1977. Shortly thereafter, Skaggs recorded his first solo album, which quickly became a major bluegrass ...

Having achieved a combined 55 years in both bluegrass and country music, 15-time Grammy-winner and Country Music Hall of Famer Ricky ... Skaggs had switched to bluegrass, alongside his band ...