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Ricky Skaggs And Cracker Barrel Hit 'The High Notes' Together (Cybergrass)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:53:56 GMT

Great songs by a great artist often get reinterpreted by other musicians, but when the great artist is Ricky Skaggs and he covers his own country hits with a bluegrass sound, the result is a new CD that hits every High Note. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(r) is pleased to share this compelling musical combination by exclusively releasing Skaggs' new CD, The High Notes, at all...

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 14 (Popdose)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:53 GMT

The other day Metal Sucks introduced me to Firewind’s cover of Michael Sembello’s “Maniac.” That in turn took me to iTunes to search for other covers and yielded the interesting remake of “Super Freak” by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. As much as I loathe most of the covers that were made in the ’80s, [...]

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Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs Join Sugar Hill's Americana Masters (Cybergrass)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:52:40 GMT

Nashville, TN -- Sugar Hill is set to release two new titles as part of their Americana Master Series. Ricky Skaggs: Best of the Sugar Hill Years and Doc Watson: Best of the Sugar Hill Years will both hit the streets on July 8th, 2008. Researched and compiled from each artist's body of work on the label, these tracks were culled from radio chart toppers, fan mail, downloads, and songs...

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McCain Visits Billy and Franklin Graham, as Democratic Operative Welsely Clark Questions McCain’s Military Qualifications (New Republican Party Blog)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:33:16 GMT

... clarity on important social issues facing America today .” A half-hour into McCain’s visit, singer Ricky Skaggs made his way to a scheduled lunch with the Grahams. A short time later, Franklin Graham and Skaggs stepped onto a small porch to bid the senator goodbye. “We had an excellent conversation,” said McCain. “ Bill Graham recalled that during the Vietnam War when I was...

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McCain Visits Billy and Franklin Graham, as Democratic Operative Wesley Clark Questions McCain’s Military Qualifications (New Republican Party Blog)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:33:16 GMT

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McCain Gets Praise, Not Backing, From (Billy) Grahams (Democratic Underground)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:49:41 GMT

... the campaign trail.Mr. Obama spent the day in Chicago, with his family.(snip)The country singer Ricky Skaggs — grizzled, gray-haired — was scheduled to have lunch with the Grahams and arrived about a half-hour after Mr. McCain, who noted later that he had met Billy Graham before but that this had been his “first sit-down meeting” with the evangelist.After insisting he had not sought...

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Heckuva Job, McCain! (knightopia.com | Journal)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:39:21 GMT

... important, to someone.) Now, in the wake of McCain’s one-on-one meeting with Billy, Franklin, and Ricky Skaggs (hey, who invited him?!), McCain has garnered this rousing “endorsement” from the younger Graham: “I was impressed by his personal faith and his moral clarity on important social issues facing America today.” Folks, that’s code for: “Yes, he’s a Christian, and he’s pro-life...

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Ricky Skaggs - country back to bluegrass (The Bluegrass Blog)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:40:30 GMT

Ricky Skaggs has covered bluegrass heroes Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Now, he has covered himself. Skaggs, who had a dozen #1 hits as a country singer before returning to his bluegrass roots in 1997, re-recorded his country hits to give them a bluegrass spin for a new project with Cracker Barrel restaurants. The CD, The [...]

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McCain meets with evangelist Billy Graham and son, Franklin, at mountaintop retreat in NC (Star Tribune)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:09 GMT

... was meeting in Chicago.Before sitting down with the Grahams, McCain was greeted by country singer Ricky Skaggs, who had lunch plans with the father and son and had arrived early to meet McCain.___On the Net:Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: McCain:

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Jimmy: keeping up with the Jones (Belfast Telegraph)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:02:45 GMT

... winner and a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Buckley will again join up with Jones and the likes of Ricky Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder Group, Nanci Griffith, Gene Watson, Clinton Gregory, Billy Jo Shaver, Stonewall Jackson, Vernon Oxford and Gretchen Peters at the UTV CountryFest 08, which takes place at the Peoples Park Dungannon on August 2-3. For more information, long on to www.jwpromos.com....

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Unreleased George Jones Duets Head To CD (Billboard )

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Country legend has raided the archives for his next album, "Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets," due Aug. 19 via Bandit Records.The set features 12 previously unreleased duets with artists such as Keith Richards ("Burn Your Playhouse Down"), Shelby Lynne ("I Always Get It Right With You"), Ricky Skaggs ("She Once Lived Here") and Dolly Parton ("Rockin' Years"), among others.The...

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Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman, Summer 2008 (The Bluegrass Blog)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:14:33 GMT

The 2008 series of Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman begins this Thursday, June 26. The annual summer series of shows staged at the so-called mother church of country music, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, will include appearances by Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley and Rhonda Vincent. Scruggs will open the series on June 26 with [...]

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A month in the country (normblog)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:54:55 GMT

... (6) 6. Steve Earle (17) 7. Townes Van Zandt (7) 8. Randy Travis (35) 9. Iris DeMent (25) 10. Ricky Skaggs (nowhere). I wasn't too far off the collective voting mind with George Jones, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Townes Van Zandt. But then, I wasn't trying to predict or reflect that mind, was I? I was voting according to my individual judgement. So don't be silly.

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Ricky Skaggs on The Late Late Show (The Bluegrass Blog)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:27:36 GMT

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder are taping an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson today, set to air on July 22. Mark your calendars and set your TiVos if you aren’t accustomed to stay up this late. The Late Late Show typically airs following The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS at [...]

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"New Song You'll Like, Pop" (A BUCK'S Blogography)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:24:00 GMT

And so it goes. Josh had "discovered" a "new" song. It was Ricky Skaggs singing "Cats in the Cradle." I would have to tell him. A couple Friday nights ago I sang a Cat Stevens song. The karaoke host said, "He recorded 'Cats in the Cradle!' " I had to correct him. Wednesday night, I sang the song. Dad had just retired and moved to North Cackalacky and I was experiencing the axieties brought...

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Skaggs will bring bluegrass to Moraine State Park (Today's Tribune-Review)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:08:38 GMT

Ricky Skaggs' 2007 CD with Bruce Hornsby represents one of the few times in recent years that the hard-core bluegrass community apparently hasn't embraced a new Skaggs release.

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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (Cybergrass)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:55:55 GMT

Another exciting video regarding BILL MONROE "Father of Bluegrass Music is scheduled to be released by MVD Entertainment Group's MVD Visual on July 8th. This new release features interviews and performances by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, the Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs and many more! ...

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K.D. Lang, Hornsby and 'Dracula' Part of Touhill's New Season (Red Orbit )

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:00:12 GMT

By Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jun. 1--Singer k.d. lang, sitcom veteran Brad Garrett, the opera "Aida" and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs with singer-pianist Bruce Hornsby are among the attractions scheduled for the 2008-2009 season at the Blanche M.

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Grand Ole Opry Adds 2nd Tuesday Night Opry June 3 (Cybergrass)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:14:52 GMT

... p.m. Weekend performances by Dwight Yoakam, Joe Nichols, Charley Pride, Mark Wills, Mel Tillis, Ricky Skaggs, and more. June 7 – Opry at the Ryman Fan Fair Matinee, Ryman Auditorium – 3:00 p.m. The Opry returns to the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville for a special summertime performance featuring Lady Antebellum, Emerson Drive, and more.

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Bluegrass Artist Ricky Skaggs to Perform at Moraine Park Summer Festival (Cybergrass)

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:15:50 GMT

Butler, PA -- Ricky Skaggs, a 13 time Grammy Award winner, will perform a free concert with his all-star band, Kentucky Thunder, at the Moraine Park Summer Festival with Steve Wingfield Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm. The 3 day Festival will feature nightly messages from author, humanitarian and evangelist Steve Wingfield along with concerts from national recording artists, professional...

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