“I was saddened to hear of Toby Keith’s passing. He loved God, he loved his family, and he was a true Patriot, he loved America. A friend to so many, including myself! Rest dear brother, you’re home at last!” - Ricky Skaggs
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"England just recently lost their Queen, & today we have lost ours. It’s a very sad day for the music industry. Loretta Lynn has gone on to her heavenly home. She did more for women in Country Music than anyone” - Ricky Skaggs Full Quote:
📷 Les Leverett
“I was saddened to hear that my friend & fellow Grand Ole Opry member Joe Diffie passed away today. Joe was a great singer, songwriter, & entertainer that left his mark in Country Music. His clear voice and unique singing style made him immediately recognizable.” - Ricky Skaggs
"The Oaks have had their share of sorrows and pain the last few months with the passing of Dwayne’s precious wife Nora Lee, Bill’s recent loss of his son Rusty, and now the passing of our dear friend Joe…” - Ricky Skaggs
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“Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice passed from this life and made his swift journey to his heavenly home...” - Ricky Skaggs
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Photo credit: Jeremy M. Lange
One of my favorite people on this earth Charlie Daniels has gone on to his eternal reward today. Oh, how he will be missed at the Grand Ole Opry and everywhere else he was loved. - Ricky Skaggs
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Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Join us in wishing a happy birthday today to Ricky Skaggs' sweet wife, Sharon White of The Whites! Please tell her happy birthday in the comments!
📷:
@81crowe
While at dinner tonight celebrating our 42nd wedding anniversary,
@NashvillePalm
restaurant added our photos and we autographed the wall beneath them! Looks like we are in good company up there!
Roy Clark was an amazing musician and entertainer. He made pickin’ look fun to all of us young kids. I loved Roy Clark and he loved me. I’ll really miss him but he will not miss me where he’s at. There’s no missing in Heaven.
- Ricky Skaggs
Happy Birthday today to Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs' wife and member of acclaimed music group, The Whites! She brings a ray of Texas sunshine wherever she goes! Happy Birthday Miss Sharon! Please send her your best wishes in the comments!
📷
@81crowe
Happy anniversary to Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White! Today is their 42nd wedding anniversary! Please share your best wishes to them in the comments.
📷:
@81crowe
Happy birthday to Ricky Skaggs, who is one of the hardest working and kindest performers in country, bluegrass and inspirational music today! Please join us in wishing him a happy birthday in the comments! 📷
@81crowe
Ricky Skaggs &
@StevenCurtis
have organized a benefit concert on Sunday, Feb 20 @ 7pm CT at Heartland Church in Chapman's hometown of Paducah, All proceeds benefit victims of the tornado via Samaritan's Purse. Tickets: Read more:
“I loved Charley Pride and will miss his happy spirit. His voice was so unique, his records were so well done, he was a great entertainer, and he opened up a whole new market for Country music. No wonder he is in the Hall of Fame.” — Ricky Skaggs
A beautiful sign, honoring the
@countrymusichof
newest inductees, Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West & Johnny Gimble, hanging outside of the Hall of Fame, here in Nashville!
📸: Ron Harman
Today marks Ricky Skaggs’ birthday, hailing from the beautiful mountains of eastern Kentucky! He is an amazing artist, first-class musician, music ambassador and we just want to say Happy Birthday Ricky! Have a blessed day! - Team RS
Happy Anniversary today to Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White on 38 blessed years of love and happiness! You are welcome to send a note in the comments below!
Ricky was a surprise guest artist at the
@TTChilders
sold out show at the
@theryman
on Sat 2/15. He played “Highway 40 Blues” with Tyler & the artist/writer of the song, Ricky’s good friend, Larry Cordle. They all grew up in the same area of Kentucky. What a night!
Wow! What a gift it is to be performing on this year’s CMA Award show! I’ve been on this show many times during my career, but this show will be the most memorable. It’s hard to believe a 64 year old could be on a show with so many young Country artists. God is faithful and good.
TUNE IN! Tonight & Tomorrow night for Celebrating the Music of
@michaelwsmith
, 35 Years of Friends. The two-part Special airs tonight and tomorrow night at 7:00pm central on
@TBN
!
Roy Clark was an amazing musician and entertainer. He made pickin’ look fun to all of us young kids. I loved Roy Clark and he loved me. I’ll really miss him but he will not miss me where he’s at. There’s no missing in Heaven.
- Ricky Skaggs
Today marks Ricky Skaggs’ birthday! We are so excited & proud of all he has done & continues to do for country & bluegrass music. Fans & friends, you are welcome to tweet with the hashtag
#HBRicky
to join in wishing Ricky a very happy birthday today!
Today marks Ricky Skaggs’ birthday, hailing from the beautiful mountains of eastern Kentucky! We are excited & proud of all he has done & continues to do for country & bluegrass music. He is an amazing artist, first-class musician, music ambassador. Happy Birthday Ricky! -Team RS
My dad was a welder. He was out of town a lot. So, he came home and brought a little small mandolin and stuck it in my bed when I was five years old. That was the greatest gift of all time. I just took to it like a fish in water. – Ricky Skaggs
Happy 70th Birthday to Ricky Skaggs! Here are some birthday wishes from Ricky's family, friends, fellow artists, band members and staff to celebrate this special day! We love you Ricky! - Team RS
On January 13, 2021, President Donald J. Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts to Ricky Skaggs for his contributions to the American music industry. A virtuoso of the mandolin and fiddle, Ricky Skaggs creates...
Hey Noah, this is Ricky Skaggs. I’ve been watching you on Idol, I’m so impressed with your humility and talent. God has given you a great gift. Always use it for Him and He will take you places you never dreamed possible!
@noahthompsonmu1
@RickySkaggs
@AmericanIdol
What a thrill to have my good friend
@RickySkaggs
and Kentucky Thunder with us for
@SamaritansPurse
’s Christmas in Blowing Rock! 2 incredible concerts this evening!
Congratulations to Ricky Skaggs on his 40th Opry Anniversary! Here’s a picture from that night, back on May 15, 1982, when the Texas Troubadour, Ernest Tubb, inducted Ricky into the
@opry
!
📸: Les Leverett/Grand Ole Opry
41 years ago today I married my sweetheart, Sharon White. I’m from KY &she’s from Texas. I said, “Honey, I guess now I’m a grafted-in Texan”&she looked at me with that Texas woman look and said, "No, you’re a wanna be Texan.” … full quote at
Ending tonight’s show with
@RickySkaggs
and
@jamey_johnson
together on stage!
Thank you for tuning in tonight to celebrate both Ricky and Jamey, Opry family ♥️
“I was thinking about Sunday’s Hall of Fame induction for The Judds & how excited they must be feeling when I received the news about Naomi’s passing. It hit me so hard, & I could hardly believe it. I told my wife Sharon . . .full quote @
@thejuddsmusic
“I was so happy to hear that my friends John Anderson, James Burton and our dear Toby Keith are being inducted into the
@countrymusichof
. All 3 of these mighty men have made an enormous impact on Country Music. The Hall of Fame couldn’t have made a better choice.” - Ricky Skaggs
Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by last night’s tornados and storms in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. God bless our beautiful city!
#NashvilleStrong
#IBelieveInNashville
Backstage at the 2019 Musicians Hall of Fame Ceremony, held at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN! L to R - Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery of the Original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs
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📸: Suzzane Skinner
One of my favorite people on this earth Charlie Daniels has gone on to his eternal reward today. Oh, how he will be missed at the Grand Ole Opry... - Ricky Skaggs (full quote: )
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Photo: Terry Wyatt / Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
We hope you enjoyed watching ‘Country Music: Live at the Ryman’,! Tune in next Sunday, September 15 to
@PBS
for the premiere of Ken Burns “Country Music”.
On this day in 1985, Ricky Skaggs’ single “Country Boy” from his ‘Country Boy’ album was released to radio. Do you remember when you first heard this tune?
#ThrowbackThursday
"I am humbled and very grateful to soon be listed among my many heroes in this great Country Music Hall of Fame," he said, effusively. "What an incredible honor. Thank you Jesus, and thank you CMA,"
Read more: via
@digitaljournal
Congratulations to Ricky’s wife, Sharon White & The Whites on their 35th Opry Anniversary! Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will perform tonight on the
@opry
during the same set as The Whites (apx. 7:30-8pm CT). Tune in at or !
Trisha Yearwood, Keith Urban, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton, Keb’ Mo’ and Lee Brice all took the stage to perform, and Jay Leno offered up observations on his longtime friend, noting, “He loves his fans as much as they love him.” -
@billboard
Ricky Skaggs has much to celebrate these days - his recent soldout show at Ryman Auditorium, an upcoming Christmas tour, and his 42nd wedding anniversary to his wife Sharon White - whom he calls Ms. Sharon. -
@CMT
"The show-stoppers ranged from Ricky Skaggs’ high-velocity bluegrass set that melded “Black Eyed Susie,” “Highway 40 Blues” and “Country Boy”..." Read more from
@CMT
I’m so thankful to be living in the greatest Nation on the face of the earth, the United States of America. With all of the political unrest, rising inflation, and all of the things about each other that we don’t agree with… full quote at
“I am so sad to hear that K. T. Oslin has passed. She was truly one of the best singers I ever heard. I loved the way she made the words come alive with the expressiveness of her unique voice. Thank God we still have her music to learn from.” - Ricky Skaggs
📷: Douglas C. Pizac
Happy Father’s Day. We’re at a time in our Nation that I never thought I’d see in my lifetime. When men pray, it gets the attention of heaven. Join me in praying for America to come back to its Godly roots. We need His blessing again on our Nation & our families. - Ricky Skaggs