Skaggs To Reside During 2013 CMHoF Distinction

Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs has been announced as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2013 Artist-in-Residence, which recognizes a musical master credited with contributing a significant body of work to American popular music. The distinction will feature two presentations in the Hall’s CMA Theater on November 18 and 19.

Skaggs’ shows will feature a Country music theme for the first evening; special guests that night will include Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy and The Whites. The second evening will celebrate Skaggs’ bluegrass roots with Alison Krauss, Bruce Hornsby, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Del McCoury and The Whites. Both nights will feature Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder.

“Ricky Skaggs has created his own career path,” said Museum Director Kyle Young. “He is highly respected in country, bluegrass and gospel music, and he has a way of blending these styles that delights music fans. Ricky has been a great friend to the museum for many years.”

Tickets for the Hall’s shows range from $35-$55 and will be available to Museum Honor Society members at noon on Oct. 16, Museum Members through October 17, and the general public on Friday, Oct. 18 at noon. Visit countrymusichalloffame.org for purchasing information.

Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and won 14 Grammys, 11 IBMA awards, eight CMA awards and nine ACM awards. In August 2013, Skaggs released his autobiography, Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music. Since 1997, Skaggs has released music on his own label, Skaggs Family Records, alongside Blue Highway, Cherryholmes, the Del McCoury Band and The Whites.

Previous Artist-in-Residence honorees include Cowboy Jack Clement, Earl Scruggs, Tom T. Hall, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Connie Smith and Kenny Rogers.