Ricky Skaggs

Watch as Chris Stapleton and Ricky Skaggs sing “Go Rest High On That Mountain” last night during the Nashville Songwriter Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in honor of Vince Gill receiving the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)

Chris Stapleton Sings "Go Rest High On That Mountain" As Vince Gill Is Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award As Vince Gill was recognized with a lifetime achievement award at the Nashville Songwriters Awards, country artist Chris Stapleton led a commemorative performance of "Go Rest High On That Mountain."

🪕🎻🎸 Don’t miss Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at the Lutcher Theater THIS Saturday, September 26 and welcome Country Music Legend Ricky Skaggs to Southeast Texas!

Tickets available at lutcher.org/rickyskaggs

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will be live at the Haute Spot THIS Friday, September 25 🎉

🎟 Good tickets are still available! https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/31501731

Special night at the Grand Ole Opry with Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band!

Gary Sinise Foundation

Come Spend One Night on Sugar Hill! We are thrilled to announce Ricky Skaggs and The Whites will join Jerry Douglas & Friends for One Night on Sugar Hill at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC on November 5.

This must-see, one-night only show features a cavalcade of musical stars and celebrates the life of late Sugar Hill Records founder Barry Poss and the legacy of the iconic record label he founded.

We’ll perform at the Carolina Theatre of Durham, where Barry served on the board of trustees.

You can buy tickets and get more information at carolinatheatre.org now.

Part of the proceeds from this event will benefit a fund dedicated to presenting a recurring annual show at the Carolina in Barry’s honor.

Ricky Skaggs is back at the Grand Ole Opry tonight, September 18! For tickets visit: https://www.opry.com/show/2026-09-18-grand-ole-opry-opry-100-at-7-pm

Tune in to hear the show in its entirety from anywhere in the world and in its original broadcast format at 7 PM CT/8 PM ET on WSM Radio 650 AM or online at https://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

Don’t miss Ricky Skaggs live on the Grand Ole Opry tonight, September 17 for Opry Country Classics! Ricky Skaggs is the spotlight artist! For tickets: https://www.opry.com/show/2026-09-17-opry-country-classics-at-7-pm

The Opry’s radio home, WSM Radio, has broadcasted the Saturday Night Opry every Saturday night since November 1925 and is the most famed country music radio station in the world. Tune in to hear the show in its entirety from anywhere in the world and in its original broadcast format at 7 PM CT/8 PM ET on WSM Radio 650 AM or online at https://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

William Smith Monroe was born on this day (September 13) in 1911 on a farm near Rosine, Kentucky. In honor of what would have been his 115th birthday, we’re exploring his remarkable legacy. - American Songwriter News

Born 115 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Singer, Songwriter and Mandolinist Who Single-Handedly Created the Bluegrass Genre Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

“Happy Birthday to the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe, born September 13, 1911. With the help of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise, and Howard Watts, there was a new sound of music created. These innovators went on to have careers apart from Mr. Monroe, but he kept this new music alive until he passed away in 1996. He survived Rock and Roll in the 50s and Country Music in the 60s. He also survived Nashville. It took a tough man to survive all the criticism he received playing a tiny instrument like a mandolin. He once told me when I was a kid, ‘boy, you gotta whip this thing like a mule.’ Well I had no mule whipping experience, but I kinda understood what he meant. I saw a picture many years ago of Mr. Monroe holding his whole band on his shoulders. He truly was a Hoss!

Thank you Mr. Bill for being the strong musician and band leader that you were, even when times were tough and you could only afford to have yourself and two others in the band. It’s because of you and your tremendous playing and singing that I do what I do every time I walk on stage. Thinking of you today.” - Ricky Skaggs