NEW YORK (Billboard) - There is nothing contrived about Nelly Furtado's Spanish-language debut, "Mi Plan." With simple, straightforward songs that appeal to melodic sensibilities rather than rhythmic ...

In the 1980's, Ricky Skaggs was one of the top acts in country music with a dozen number one hit singles. But in 1996, he gave up his solo country career to return to his first love, bluegrass. Ricky ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Even if you don't care much for bluegrass, you can't help but admire Ricky Skaggs' enthusiasm for the music and its formative years. At the slightest prodding, he'll launch into a ...

NASHVILLE — Lawrence County, Ky., native Ricky Skaggs has had quite a summer. He’s fresh off of playing a July 4th weekend concert with the Boston Pops. And, Skaggs put a fresh touch on many of his ...

Country artist Terri Clark has enlisted a slate of guests to join her in celebrating the Yuletide season on It’s Christmas… Cheers! Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Suzy Bogguss, ...

(Nashville, Tennessee-AP) -- Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, Lee Ann Womack and several other country singers have contributed to an upcoming album of Civil War-themed songs. It is ``America Will Always ...

Obviously, Ricky Skaggs can turn any song into a foot-tappin’ bluegrass romp. Last year, he and Bruce Hornsby smoothly fit a round peg into a square hole by recording the Rick James funk classic ...

In recent years Ricky Skaggs has taken over for Bill Monroe as dean of the top graduate school in bluegrass. Like Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Skaggs's Kentucky Thunder is a band where an aspiring picker ...

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Tyler Childers' new "Highway 40 Blues" cover features two key special guests: Ricky Skaggs, who made the song famous, and Larry Cordle, who wrote it. Press play below to listen. Originally released in ...