| First Name |
Ricky
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| Middle Name |
Lee
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| Last Name |
Skaggs
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| Full Name at Birth |
Richard Lee Skaggs
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| Alternative Name |
Ricky Skaggs, Richard Lee Skaggs, Rickie Lee Skaggs
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| Birthday |
18th July, 1954
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| Birthplace |
Cordell, Kentucky USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter, session musician, bandleader, producer, arranger
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| Occupation |
Country Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Folk, neotraditionalist country
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| Music Genre |
Country, Religious
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| Year(s) Active |
1960s-present, 1961–present
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| Music Style |
Gospel, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Bluegrass, New Traditionalist, Bluegrass-Gospel, Religious, Progressive Country, Fiddle
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| Music Mood |
Plaintive, Reflective, Earnest, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Refined/Mannered, Rollicking, Sentimental, Reverent, Yearning, Earthy, Playful, Stylish, Smooth
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Banjo
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| Instrument (text) |
Singer, Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Vocals
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| Record Label |
Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family
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| Associated Acts |
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, J. D. Crowe and New South, Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, The Whites, Kentucky Thunder, Bruce Hornsby, Hillary Scott
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| Official Websites |
http://www.skaggsfamilyrecords.com/, www.allmovie.com/artist/ricky-skaggs-p66065, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ricky_skaggs/, http://www.rickyskaggs.com
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| Father |
Hobert
|
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.
