Ricky Skaggs ~ Similar Artists

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Blue Highway - 83% match to Ricky Skaggs

Formed in 1994, this contemporary bluegrass group comprises Tim Stafford (Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; guitar, vocals), Wayne Taylor (bass, vocals), Rob Ickes (b. 26 May 1967, San Mateo, California, USA; dobro), Shawn Lane (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), and Jason Burleson (b. 7... Read more

The Osborne Brothers - 78% match to Ricky Skaggs

Bobby Van (7 December 1931; mandolin, vocals) and Sonny (b. 29 October 1937, both at Hyden, Kentucky, USA; banjo, vocals) formed this talented bluegrass duo. Bobby had played with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers in 1949 and in 1951, they recorded as a duo with Jimmy Martin. During... Read more

Rhonda Vincent - 74% match to Ricky Skaggs

13 July 1962, Kirksville, Missouri, USA. As a tiny child Vincent sang in her family's band, the Sally Mountain Show, appearing live and on radio. Later, she sang and played mandolin with the group on several albums, and made a handful of solo records, one, 1970's "Muleskinner... Read more

Hot Rize - 65% match to Ricky Skaggs

Formed in 1978 in Boulder, Colorado, this traditional bluegrass band included Tim O'Brien (16 March 1954, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA; mandolin, violin, vocals), Pete Wernick (b. 25 February 1946, New York City, New York, USA; banjo/vocals), Charles Sawtelle (b. 20 September... Read more

Larry Sparks - 61% match to Ricky Skaggs

15 September 1947, Lebanon, Ohio, USA. After learning to play guitar in his early teens, he first played with local bluegrass and country bands. He made his professional debut at 16, and in the mid-60s, he made some appearances with the Stanley Brothers. In February 1967,... Read more

Ralph Stanley - 60% match to Ricky Skaggs

Ralph Edmond Stanley, 25 February 1927, Big Spraddle Creek, near Stratton, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA. Over the years, Stanley's style of banjo playing has been copied by many young musicians and he has become respected (like Bill Monroe) as one of the most important... Read more

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - 55% match to Ricky Skaggs

Doyle Wayne Lawson, 20 April 1944, Fordtown, near Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. Lawson's father sang in a gospel quartet and he was attracted to both gospel and bluegrass music as a child. By the time he reached his teens, he could play mandolin, banjo and guitar but captivated by... Read more

Sam Bush - 55% match to Ricky Skaggs

13 April 1952, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. As the founder of the New Grass Revival, this prodigiously talented fiddle and mandolin player helped modernise bluegrass music by incorporating disparate styles into a previously rigid musical structure.Bush... Read more

Tony Rice - 53% match to Ricky Skaggs

8 June 1951, Danville, Virginia, USA. Although he is primarily known for his bluegrass recordings, over the course of four decades Rice has established himself as one of the leading acoustic guitarists in any genre of music. Raised in California, Rice was introduced to bluegrass... Read more

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - 52% match to Ricky Skaggs

Lester Flatt (28 June 1914, Overton County, Tennessee, USA, d. 11 May 1979, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; guitar) and Earl Scruggs (b. 6 January 1924, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA; banjo). These influential musicians began working together in December 1945 as members of... Read more