Ricky skaggs

[smedley]

[I]Hi Just popped in from the net to tell anyone intrested, that there is currently an article on CNN about Mr. Skaggs

[MikeEdgerton]

It's always good to post a link

[mandopete]

I thought he wanted to go by the name Rick Skaggs these days.

[56 Gibson Hoss]

HOLY COW has he put on the pounds!!!! I'm not sure who is is trying to look like with the long gray hair....Frank Wakefield?

[MikeEdgerton]

All of us change as we get older.

If he wants to be known as Rick I don't know why he put Ricky on his latest CD.

[mandopete]

If he wants to be known as Rick I don't know why he put Ricky on his latest CD.

As Foghorn Leghorn use to say....

"That's joke son, I said that's a joke!"

I think he's starting to look a bit more like Ol' Bill himself.

[DryBones]

waiting for him to start wearing a hat

[MikeEdgerton]

I think he's starting to look a bit more like Ol' Bill himself.

I think that hairstyle is more Porter.

[56 Gibson Hoss]

Would luv to see Skaggs in a rhinestone studded suit......LOL....just like Porter.

[JEStanek]

Ricky -> Rick is a Rick Schroeder "Silver Spoons -> NYPD Blue" thing. Say what you want... I like the new CD. It makes my work day go faster...

Jamie

[mandopete]

10 posts and no flames yet? I'm disappointed.

[MikeEdgerton]

10 posts and no threat of a lock down.... we're going for a new record

[mandopete]

Well now we got two moderators in the this thread, should we go for three?

Hey Ted - come on in, the water ain't even tepid yet!

[MikeEdgerton]

We had two before

We watch Ricky Skaggs threads.

[pjlama]

I finally got it last night so I'm looking forward to a listen but I rode to work today so it'll be tomorrow
The hair is pretty over the top, he seems to be aging faster than his peers

[Patrick Sylvest]

I"ve been enjoying Ricky's music for years and especially of late. I love the Hornsby Collaboration, the Instrumentals, the Gospel CD with the Whites and now the Father's of Bluegrass Collection. All of it is so masterfully played and produced.

[56 Gibson Hoss]

How come Dolly looks better at 62 than the Rickmeister does at 55? It must be the road......The stock price of McDonalds must go up when he goes on tour........

[DryBones]

ouch!

[skyblue]

I was waiting for how someone would fit in some sarcasm to
totally ignore what Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder have produced.....which is an excellent album of Bill Monroe
classics.

[JEStanek]

Well, Ricky talks about his momma's cookin' and how much he loves that kind of food and Dolly has never kept secrets about her surgeon's blade. I think, therein lies the difference. My wife really likes the Hornsby collaboration, me - not so much, but I do enjoy Instrumentals and Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass. He puts out a pretty varied body of work. Good for Ricky!

Jamie

[MikeEdgerton]

The stock price at McDonald's probably goes up when I leave my house each day. Maybe we could all look around the room we're in right now. If there are more than 5 people in it I'm going to guess some of them could lose a little weight. Perhaps one of them is sitting in our chair right now. If one of them is your spouse perhaps you could make a similar comment to them. I don't think you will.

[miked500]

I love Ricky Skaggs; Ricky & Kentucky Thunder are phenomenal.

[swampstomper]

Since Dolly has been mentioned, I'll start the doubting-Ricky discussion with my opinion that Dolly's "The Grass is Blue" is more of a real tribute to blue grass music than Ricky's attempt at re-creating 1946 but with a hot lead guitar ("well, you don't need any hot guitar licks..."). And Dolly has a real lead voice.

There... are we at the right direction yet :-)

[mandopete]

I think the new recording is fine, but from a project perspective how is this recording any different than Bluegrass Rules?

[earthsave]

I think the new recording is fine, but from a project perspective how is this recording any different than Bluegrass Rules?

It covers songs recorded from a very narrow timespan/era by Bill Monroe 1946-47. The start of the Bluegrass sound and to most the consumate Bluegrass band.

Rules covers the classics but over a larger span of time and artists.