Ricky Skaggs
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-07-18 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Cordell, Kentucky, USA
Ricky Skaggs
Biography
Rickie Lee Skaggs, 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.
Known For
In the Hank Williams Tradition
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
35 Years of Friends: Celebrating the Music of Michael W. Smith
The Chieftains: Down The Old Plank Road -The Nashville Sessions in Concert
Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers
The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan
Acting
(2025)
Opry 100: A Live Celebration
as Self - Performer
(2019)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self - Musician
(2019)
(2016)
(2016)
(2015)
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
as Self
(2013)
(2013)
(2011)
An Appalachian Dawn
as voice
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
as himself
(2003)
(2003)
The Three Pickers
as Self
(1989)
(1989)
George Jones: Same Ole Me
as Self