Nashville, Tenn. (June 27, 2018) — Soon-to-be Country Music Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs is headed to the Big Apple this weekend for national appearances on Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel), Varney & Co. (Fox Business Network), and The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS-TV).
Skaggs will visit all three national television shows to discuss his storied career as well as his upcoming induction into one of the greatest institutions in the history of music: the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 15-time GRAMMY® winner will be formally inducted this fall.
Schedule of appearances:
Fox & Friends — Sat. June 30 / 9:50 a.m. ET (interview & performance)
Varney & Co. — Mon. July 2 / 9:00 a.m. ET (interview)
The Big Interview with Dan Rather — airdate TBA
About Ricky Skaggs
Earning 12 #1 hit singles, 15 GRAMMY® Awards, 13 IBMA Awards, nine ACM Awards, eight CMA Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), two Dove Awards, the ASCAP Founders Award, three honorary Doctorate degrees, inductions into the Musicians Hall of Fame and GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the 2013 Artist-In-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in the Instrumentalist category along with countless other awards, Ricky Skaggs is truly a pioneer of Bluegrass and Country music. Since he began playing music more than 50 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and has performed thousands of live shows. He started his own record label, Skaggs Family Records, in 1997 and has since released 12 consecutive GRAMMY®-nominated albums. His latest release, Hearts Like Ours, with his wife, celebrated artist Sharon White of The Whites features the couple dueting on handpicked country love songs. And the Grand Ole Opry member has released his first-ever autobiography, “Kentucky Traveler.” The book details the life and times of Skaggs and provides a descriptive history of Country and Bluegrass music, as told by the master himself. In addition to his regular touring schedule with his band, Kentucky Thunder, he has performed a string of dates with his better half Sharon White along with guitar legend Ry Cooder on the critically-acclaimed “Cooder-White-Skaggs” tour and from time to time hits the road with versatile singer/songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby on another critically-acclaimed tour, “Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder.” Most recently, Skaggs has added Country tour dates as he plugs in and plays full shows of his chart-topping hits and is due to be inducted into the revered Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2018 this fall.
For more information on Ricky Skaggs, visit rickyskaggs.com.