Ricky Skaggs

American country and bluegrass singer, musician and composer (born 1954)

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Ricky Skaggs

Skaggs during the Festival of Faiths in 2007

Background information
Birth name| Rickie Lee Skaggs[1][2]
Born|  (1954-07-18) July 18, 1954 (age 71)
Cordell, Kentucky, U.S.
Genres|

* Bluegrass[3]
* neotraditionalist country[4]
* gospel[5]
* folk

Occupation(s)| Singer, session musician, bandleader, producer, arranger
Instrument(s)| Vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle
Years active| 1961–present
Labels| Sugar Hill, Epic, Rounder, DCC, Atlantic, Camden, Rebel, Hollywood, Legacy, Skaggs Family
Member of| Kentucky Thunder
Spouse|

Sharon White

(m. 1981)​

Website| www.rickyskaggs.com

Musical artist

Rickie Lee Skaggs[1][2] (born July 18, 1954),[6] 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.[7]

Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018.[8] On January 13, 2021, it was announced Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.

## Biography

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### Early career

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Skaggs was born in Cordell, Kentucky.[9] He started playing music at age 5 after he was given a mandolin by his father, Hobert Skaggs. At age 6, he played mandolin and sang on stage with Bill Monroe. At age 7, he appeared on television's Martha White country music variety show, playing with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. He also wanted to audition for the Grand Ole Opry at that time, but was told he was too young.

In his mid-teens, Skaggs met a fellow teen guitarist, Keith Whitley, and the two started playing together with Whitley's banjo playing brother, Dwight, on radio shows. By 1970, they had earned a spot opening for Ralph Stanley, and Skaggs and Keith Whitley were thereafter invited to join Stanley's band, the Clinch Mountain Boys.[10]

Skaggs later joined The Country Gentlemen in Washington, DC, and J. D. Crowe's New South from Lexington, Kentucky. In 1976, Skaggs formed progressive bluegrass band Boone Creek, including members Vince Gill and Jerry Douglas. For a few years, Skaggs was a member of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band. He wrote the arrangements for Harris's 1980 bluegrass-roots album, Roses in the Snow. In addition to arranging for Harris, Skaggs sang harmony and played mandolin and fiddle in the Hot Band.

## Country career

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Skaggs launched his own career in 1980, achieving 12 No. 1 hits, 8 CMA awards, and 8 ACM awards. In 1982, he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the youngest musician ever to be inducted at that time. Guitarist and producer Chet Atkins credited Skaggs with "single-handedly" saving country music.[11] Skaggs is considered one of the pioneers of the Neotraditional country sub-genre.

In 1981, he debuted on Epic Records with the album Waitin for the Sun to Shine, which brought him to both the country and pop charts and produced two No. 1 hits.

In 1982, he released Highways & Heartaches, his only platinum album, featuring the instrumental heavy "Highway 40 Blues".

Keeping with his instrumental heavy themes, he released "Country Boy" on the album of the same name. He also had Bill Monroe as a guest on this album.

Exploring a role as producer, Skaggs produced Dolly Parton's album White Limozeen, which started her comeback in country music.

Skaggs also guested on other albums. In 1995, he sang with Vince Gill on "Go Rest High on That Mountain", which later won CMA's Song of the Year and was determined by BMI to be the Most-Performed Song in 1997.

## Later career

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In 1996, Skaggs went back to his bluegrass roots, and also experimented with new sounds. With his band, Kentucky Thunder, he is a perennial winner of Grammy Awards and International Bluegrass Music Association for best bluegrass album.

Ricky Skaggs in May 2016

In 2000, he shared the stage with Vermont-based jam band, Phish.[12] On March 20, 2007, Skaggs released an album with rock musician Bruce Hornsby.

In 2008, Skaggs released an album he recorded with The Whites on his Skaggs Family Records label.

In 2008, Skaggs recorded a bluegrass version of "Old Enough" by the Raconteurs with Ashley Monroe and the Raconteurs. He played the mandolin on the track as well as sharing vocals with Jack White, Brendan Benson, and Ashley Monroe.

In 2011, Skaggs, along with other musicians including the Irish band The Brock McGuire Band, released their album 'Green Grass Blue Grass", an exploration of the connection between Irish Traditional Music and American Bluegrass and Appalachian music.

Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, McGlohon Theater, Charlotte, NC, August 19, 2015

Also in 2011, Skaggs contributed to Moody Bluegrass TWO...Much Love, a bluegrass tribute album to the British Progressive Rock band the Moody Blues. Skaggs sang lead vocal on the song "You And Me".[13]

In 2012, Skaggs collaborated with Barry Gibb on the song, "Soldier's Son" which was released on Music to My Ears.

In 2015, Skaggs toured with Ry Cooder, Sharon White and other members of The Whites.[14]

In 2016, he produced the Grammy-winning album Love Remains for Lady Antebellum member Hillary Scott.

In 2019, he collaborated with Steven Curtis Chapman for Chapman's album Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows

In 2019, Skaggs performed at the 6th Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Concert and Induction Ceremony.

As of recent years, Skaggs continues performing at the historic Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2021 Skaggs was nominated for the SOTE award which was delayed by the Covid pandemic.

## Personal life

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Ricky Skaggs was previously married to Brenda Stanley and has two children, Andrew and Mandy, from that marriage.[15] Skaggs has been married to Sharon White of The Whites since August 1981.[16] They have two children; a daughter, Molly, and a son, Lucas.[16] Molly Skaggs is a Christian/Gospel singer.[17][18] Lucas is a multi-instrumentalist and session musician.[19]

In June 2020, Skaggs underwent quadruple bypass surgery in Nashville.

Skaggs in 2021 was awarded the National Medal of the Arts by President Donald Trump.

## Discography

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Main article: Ricky Skaggs discography

## Awards

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### Grammy Awards

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* 1983 Best Country Instrumental Performance: New South (J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs) for Fireball
* 1984 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Ricky Skaggs for Wheel Hoss
* 1986 Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist): Ricky Skaggs for Raisin' The Dickins
* 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for Restless
* 1998 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
* 1998 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for Same Old Train
* 1999 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones
* 2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Soldier Of The Cross
* 2003 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for A Simple Life
* 2004 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Brand New Strings
* 2005 Best Musical Album For Children, "Songs From The Neighborhood, The Music Of Mr. Rogers"
* 2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Instrumentals
* 2008 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and The Whites for Salt of the Earth
* 2009 Best Bluegrass Album Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass 1946 & 47
* 2016 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (as producer for Love Remains by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family )

### CMA (Country Music Association) Awards

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* 1982 Male Vocalist of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
* 1982 Horizon Award: Ricky Skaggs
* 1983 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1984 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1985 Entertainer of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
* 1985 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1987 Vocal Duo of the Year: Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White
* 1991 Vocal Event of the Year (with Mark O'Connor & New Nashville Cats)[20]

### ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards

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* 1981 Top New Male Vocalist of the Year: Ricky Skaggs
* 1982 Band of the Year – Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1983 Band of the Year – Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1984 Band of the Year – Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1984 Specialty Instrument: Ricky Skaggs (Mandolin)
* 1985 Band of the Year – Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1986 Band of the Year – Touring: Ricky Skaggs Band
* 1987 Specialty Instrument: Ricky Skaggs

[21]

### IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards

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* 1998 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 1998 Album Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
* 1999 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2000 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2000 Instrumental Album Of The Year: David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Sam Bush, Frank Wakefield, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ricky Skaggs & Buck White for Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
* 2000 Recorded Event of the Year: David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Frank Wakefield, Sam Bush, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ricky Skaggs & Buck White for Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
* 2002 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2003 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2004 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2005 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2006 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2008 Recorded Event of the Year: Everett Lilly & Everybody and Their Brother; Featuring Everett Lilly, Bea Lilly, Charles Lilly, Daniel Lilly, Mark Lilly, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Walker, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, David Ball, Charlie Cushman, Larry Stephenson, Joe Spivey, Eddie Stubbs, Jason Carter, Dickey Lee, Freddy Weller, Mike Bub, Rad Lewis, Andy May, Darrin Vincent, Marcia Campbell, Clay Rigdon, Eric Blankenship and Bill Wolfenbarger (artists); Charles Lilly & Bill Wolfenbarger (producers); Swift River Music
* 2012 Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: "Singing as We Rise", Gibson Brothers with Ricky Skaggs
* 2017 Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for song "Sacred Memories", Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers with Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White Skaggs
* 2018 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee

### TNN/Music City News Country Awards

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* 1982 Bluegrass Act of the Year
* 1983 Bluegrass Act of the Year
* 1983 Star of Tomorrow
* 1984 Bluegrass Act of the Year
* 1988 Instrumentalist of the Year
* 1989 Instrumentalist of the Year
* 1990 Instrumentalist of the Year
* 1996 Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Vince Gill & Patty Loveless)[20]

### Other awards and accomplishments

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* National Medal of Arts, awarded by President Donald Trump in 2021
* Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on March 27, 2018, in the Modern Era category
* Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, Class of 2004
* R&R Best New Artist[citation needed]
* Billboard magazine's Artist of the Year
* Musician Magazine- Voted One of the Top 100 Guitarists of the Century
* Artist of the Decade- Listeners' Poll Award BBC Radio 2
* CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music rank No. 37 in 2003.
* Judge for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards
* ACM's Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, 2012
* Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, 2012
* Bluegrass Star Award, presented by the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation of Dallas, Texas (2017).[22]
* Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Eastern Kentucky University – 2005[23]
* Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music – received in March 2008[24]
* Plaque on Nashville's StarWalk, 1987[25]

## References

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1. ^ a b Skaggs, Ricky (2013). Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music.
2. ^ a b Skaggs, Ricky (August 16, 2013). "Read From Ricky Skaggs' Memoir, Kentucky Traveler". CMT. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015.
3. ^ Holtzclaw, Mike (April 9, 2019). "Ricky Skaggs stays true to his country and bluegrass roots". Daily Press. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
4. ^ Freeman, Jon (September 11, 2017). "How Ricky Skaggs Redefined Bluegrass and Brought It to the Mainstream". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 21, 2019. ["Skaggs had his first country Number One, at age 27, in April 1982 with the weepy ballad “Crying My Heart Out Over You." It kicked off an incredible run of 12 chart-topping hits, placing him in the first wave of country's celebrated neotraditional movement along with George Strait, John Anderson and Randy Travis."]
5. ^ "Ricky Skaggs, Whites Record Gospel CD". CMT.com. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
6. ^ "Famous birthdays for July 18: Vin Diesel, Kristen Bell". United Press International. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019. "Country singer Ricky Skaggs in 1954 (age 65)"
7. ^ "Ricky Skaggs headlining Christmas shows". Zanesville Recorder. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
8. ^ "Country Music Hall of Fame Elects Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West, Johnny Gimble". Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
9. ^ American Cowboy. Active Interest Media, Inc. May–June 2000. p. 32\. ISSN 1079-3690.
10. ^ "Ricky Skaggs Biography". PBS. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
11. ^ "The Story". Ricky Skaggs. July 1, 1954. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
12. ^ "June 22, 2000 Setlist :: Phish". The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
13. ^ "Moody Bluegrass TWO...Much Love". Moody Bluegrass project website. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
14. ^ "Cozy Up To Warm Sounds for Fall with 'Cooder White Skaggs' Tour". Ricky Skaggs website. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
15. ^ Skaggs, Ricky (2014). Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music. Dey Street Books. ISBN 978-0061917349.
16. ^ a b "Offstage". Wrightforyou.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
17. ^ Yap, Timothy (January 3, 2019). "Listen to Bethel Music's New Rootsy "Ain't No Grave" Here : News : Hallels". Hallels. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
18. ^ "Molly Skaggs". CAGELESS BIRDS. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
19. ^ "Luke Skaggs". CAGELESS BIRDS. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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21. ^ "ACM Winners | Academy of Country Music". Acmcountry.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
22. ^ "Bluegrass Star Award, by the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation". Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
23. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients – Honorary Degrees – Eastern Kentucky University". honorarydegrees.eku.edu. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
24. ^ "Ricky Skaggs getting honorary doctorate - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
25. ^ "Country Music Stars Initiate Sidewalk Memorial". APNews.com. August 5, 1987. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website
* 1982 Interview with Ricky Skaggs
* Ricky Skaggs at IMDb
* 1997 Interview with Ricky Skaggs
* Ricky Skaggs Biography
* Ricky Skaggs Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2010)
* Appearances on C-SPAN

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* t
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Ricky Skaggs

Studio albums|

* Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
* Highways & Heartaches
* Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
* Country Boy
* Love's Gonna Get Ya!
* Comin' Home to Stay
* Kentucky Thunder
* My Father's Son

Collaborative albums|

* Skaggs & Rice
* Bluegrass Rules!
* Ancient Tones
* Brand New Strings
* Instrumentals
* Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
* Salt of the Earth
* Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

Live albums|

* Live in London

Notable singles|

* "You May See Me Walkin'"
* "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
* "I Don't Care"
* "Heartbroke"
* "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
* "Highway 40 Blues"
* "You've Got a Lover"
* "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
* "Honey (Open That Door)"
* "Uncle Pen"
* "Something in My Heart"
* "Country Boy"
* "You Make Me Feel Like a Man"
* "Cajun Moon"
* "I've Got a New Heartache"
* "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"
* "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White)
* "Thanks Again"
* "Lovin' Only Me"
* "Let It Be You"
* "Heartbreak Hurricane"
* "Hummingbird"
* "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
* "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"
* "Same Ol' Love"
* "Cat's in the Cradle"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Mark O'Connor
* Kentucky Thunder
* "Make You Mine"

Awards for Ricky Skaggs

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CMA Entertainer of the Year

* Eddy Arnold (1967)
* Glen Campbell (1968)
* Johnny Cash (1969)
* Merle Haggard (1970)
* Charley Pride (1971)
* Loretta Lynn (1972)
* Roy Clark (1973)
* Charlie Rich (1974)
* John Denver (1975)
* Mel Tillis (1976)
* Ronnie Milsap (1977)
* Dolly Parton (1978)
* Willie Nelson (1979)
* Barbara Mandrell (1980)
* Barbara Mandrell (1981)
* Alabama (1982)
* Alabama (1983)
* Alabama (1984)
* Ricky Skaggs (1985)
* Reba McEntire (1986)
* Hank Williams Jr. (1987)
* Hank Williams Jr. (1988)
* George Strait (1989)
* George Strait (1990)
* Garth Brooks (1991)
* Garth Brooks (1992)
* Vince Gill (1993)
* Vince Gill (1994)
* Alan Jackson (1995)
* Brooks & Dunn (1996)
* Garth Brooks (1997)
* Garth Brooks (1998)
* Shania Twain (1999)
* Dixie Chicks (2000)
* Tim McGraw (2001)
* Alan Jackson (2002)
* Alan Jackson (2003)
* Kenny Chesney (2004)
* Keith Urban (2005)
* Kenny Chesney (2006)
* Kenny Chesney (2007)
* Kenny Chesney (2008)
* Taylor Swift (2009)
* Brad Paisley (2010)
* Taylor Swift (2011)
* Blake Shelton (2012)
* George Strait (2013)
* Luke Bryan (2014)
* Luke Bryan (2015)
* Garth Brooks (2016)
* Garth Brooks (2017)
* Keith Urban (2018)
* Garth Brooks (2019)
* Eric Church (2020)
* Luke Combs (2021)
* Luke Combs (2022)
* Lainey Wilson (2023)
* Morgan Wallen (2024)

* v
* t
* e

CMA Male Vocalist of the Year

* Jack Greene (1967)
* Glen Campbell (1968)
* Johnny Cash (1969)
* Merle Haggard (1970)
* Charley Pride (1971)
* Charley Pride (1972)
* Charlie Rich (1973)
* Ronnie Milsap (1974)
* Waylon Jennings (1975)
* Ronnie Milsap (1976)
* Ronnie Milsap (1977)
* Don Williams (1978)
* Kenny Rogers (1979)
* George Jones (1980)
* George Jones (1981)
* Ricky Skaggs (1982)
* Lee Greenwood (1983)
* Lee Greenwood (1984)
* George Strait (1985)
* George Strait (1986)
* Randy Travis (1987)
* Randy Travis (1988)
* Ricky Van Shelton (1989)
* Clint Black (1990)
* Vince Gill (1991)
* Vince Gill (1992)
* Vince Gill (1993)
* Vince Gill (1994)
* Vince Gill (1995)
* George Strait (1996)
* George Strait (1997)
* George Strait (1998)
* Tim McGraw (1999)
* Tim McGraw (2000)
* Toby Keith (2001)
* Alan Jackson (2002)
* Alan Jackson (2003)
* Keith Urban (2004)
* Keith Urban (2005)
* Keith Urban (2006)
* Brad Paisley (2007)
* Brad Paisley (2008)
* Brad Paisley (2009)
* Blake Shelton (2010)
* Blake Shelton (2011)
* Blake Shelton (2012)
* Blake Shelton (2013)
* Blake Shelton (2014)
* Chris Stapleton (2015)
* Chris Stapleton (2016)
* Chris Stapleton (2017)
* Chris Stapleton (2018)
* Luke Combs (2019)
* Luke Combs (2020)
* Chris Stapleton (2021)
* Chris Stapleton (2022)
* Chris Stapleton (2023)
* Chris Stapleton (2024)

* v
* t
* e

CMA New Artist of the Year

* Terri Gibbs (1981)
* Ricky Skaggs (1982)
* John Anderson (1983)
* The Judds (1984)
* Sawyer Brown (1985)
* Randy Travis (1986)
* Holly Dunn (1987)
* Ricky Van Shelton (1988)
* Clint Black (1989)
* Garth Brooks (1990)
* Travis Tritt (1991)
* Suzy Bogguss (1992)
* Mark Chesnutt (1993)
* John Michael Montgomery (1994)
* Alison Krauss (1995)
* Bryan White (1996)
* LeAnn Rimes (1997)
* Dixie Chicks (1998)
* Jo Dee Messina (1999)
* Brad Paisley (2000)
* Keith Urban (2001)
* Rascal Flatts (2002)
* Joe Nichols (2003)
* Gretchen Wilson (2004)
* Dierks Bentley (2005)
* Carrie Underwood (2006)
* Taylor Swift (2007)
* Lady Antebellum (2008)
* Darius Rucker (2009)
* Zac Brown Band (2010)
* The Band Perry (2011)
* Hunter Hayes (2012)
* Kacey Musgraves (2013)
* Brett Eldredge (2014)
* Chris Stapleton (2015)
* Maren Morris (2016)
* Jon Pardi (2017)
* Luke Combs (2018)
* Ashley McBryde (2019)
* Morgan Wallen (2020)
* Jimmie Allen (2021)
* Lainey Wilson (2022)
* Jelly Roll (2023)
* Megan Moroney (2024)

* v
* t
* e

CMA Vocal Duo of the Year

* Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (1970)
* Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (1971)
* Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (1972)
* Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (1973)
* Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (1974)
* Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (1975)
* Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (1976)
* Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (1977)
* Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (1978)
* Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (1979)
* Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (1980)
* David Frizzell and Shelly West (1981)
* David Frizzell and Shelly West (1982)
* Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (1983)
* Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias (1984)
* Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (1985)
* Dan Seals and Marie Osmond (1986)
* Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White (1987)
* The Judds (1988)
* The Judds (1989)
* The Judds (1990)
* The Judds (1991)
* Brooks & Dunn (1992)
* Brooks & Dunn (1993)
* Brooks & Dunn (1994)
* Brooks & Dunn (1995)
* Brooks & Dunn (1996)
* Brooks & Dunn (1997)
* Brooks & Dunn (1998)
* Brooks & Dunn (1999)
* Montgomery Gentry (2000)
* Brooks & Dunn (2001)
* Brooks & Dunn (2002)
* Brooks & Dunn (2003)
* Brooks & Dunn (2004)
* Brooks & Dunn (2005)
* Brooks & Dunn (2006)
* Sugarland (2007)
* Sugarland (2008)
* Sugarland (2009)
* Sugarland (2010)
* Sugarland (2011)
* Thompson Square (2012)
* Florida Georgia Line (2013)
* Florida Georgia Line (2014)
* Florida Georgia Line (2015)
* Brothers Osborne (2016)
* Brothers Osborne (2017)
* Brothers Osborne (2018)
* Dan + Shay (2019)
* Dan + Shay (2020)
* Brothers Osborne (2021)
* Brothers Osborne (2022)
* Brothers Osborne (2023)
* Brooks & Dunn (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Country Music Hall of Fame 2010s

* Jimmy Dean (2010)
* Ferlin Husky (2010)
* Billy Sherrill (2010)
* Don Williams (2010)
* Bobby Braddock (2011)
* Reba McEntire (2011)
* Jean Shepard (2011)
* Garth Brooks (2012)
* Hargus "Pig" Robbins (2012)
* Connie Smith (2012)
* Bobby Bare (2013)
* Jack Clement (2013)
* Kenny Rogers (2013)
* Hank Cochran (2014)
* Ronnie Milsap (2014)
* Mac Wiseman (2014)
* Jim Ed Brown and The Browns (2015)
* Grady Martin (2015)
* The Oak Ridge Boys (2015)
* Charlie Daniels (2016)
* Fred Foster (2016)
* Randy Travis (2016)
* Alan Jackson (2017)
* Jerry Reed (2017)
* Don Schlitz (2017)
* Ricky Skaggs (2018)
* Dottie West (2018)
* Johnny Gimble (2018)
* Brooks & Dunn (2019)
* Ray Stevens (2019)
* Jerry Bradley (2019)

* v
* t
* e

International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

1991-2000 inductees|

* Bill Monroe (1991)
* Earl Scruggs (1991)
* Lester Flatt (1991)
* The Stanley Brothers (1992)
* Reno and Smiley (1992)
* Mac Wiseman (1993)
* Jim & Jesse (1993)
* Osborne Brothers (1994)
* Jimmy Martin (1995)
* Pete Kuykendall (1996)
* The Country Gentlemen (1996)
* Josh Graves (1997)
* Chubby Wise (1998)
* Carlton Haney (1999)
* Lance LeRoy (2000)
* Doc Watson (2000)

2001-2010 inductees|

* Carter Family (2001)
* The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover (2002)
* David Freeman (2002)
* J. D. Crowe (2003)
* Curly Seckler (2004)
* Bill Vernon (2004)
* Red Allen (2005)
* Benny Martin (2005)
* The Lewis Family (2006)
* Syd Nathan (2006)
* Cedric Rainwater (2007)
* Carl Story (2007)
* Bill Clifton (2008)
* Charles Wolfe (2008)
* Lonesome Pine Fiddlers (2009)
* The Dillards (2009)
* John Hartford (2010)
* Louise Scruggs (2010)

2011-2020 inductees|

* Del McCoury (2011)
* George Shuffler (2011)
* Doyle Lawson (2012)
* Ralph Rinzler (2012)
* Tony Rice (2013)
* Paul Warren (2013)
* Neil Rosenberg (2014)
* The Original Seldom Scene (2014)
* Larry Sparks (2015)
* Bill Keith (2015)
* Ken Irwin (2016)
* Marian Leighton-Levy (2016)
* Bill Nowlin (2016)
* Clarence White (2016)
* Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard (2017)
* Bobby Hicks (2017)
* Roland White (2017)
* Vassar Clements (2018)
* Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall (2018)
* Mike Seeger (2018)
* Allen Shelton (2018)
* Ricky Skaggs (2018)
* Jake Tullock (2018)
* Joe Val (2018)
* Paul Williams (2018)
* Terry Woodward (2018)
* Mike Auldridge (2019)
* Bill Emerson (2019)
* The Kentucky Colonels (2019)
* J.T. Gray (2020)
* Johnson Mountain Boys (2020)
* New Grass Revival (2020)

2021-2030 inductees|

* Alison Krauss (2021)
* Lynn Morris (2021)
* The Stoneman Family (2021)
* Norman Blake (2022)
* Paul Mullins (2022)
* Peter Rowan (2022)
* Sam Bush (2023)
* Wilma Lee Cooper (2023)
* David Grisman (2023)
* Katy Daley (2024)
* Jerry Douglas (2024)
* Alan Munde (2024)

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* International Bluegrass Music Awards
* International Bluegrass Music Museum

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Members of the Grand Ole Opry

Current members|

* Trace Adkins
* Lauren Alaina
* Bill Anderson
* Kelsea Ballerini
* Bobby Bare
* Mandy Barnett
* Dierks Bentley
* Clint Black
* Garth Brooks
* T. Graham Brown
* Steven Curtis Chapman
* Henry Cho
* Terri Clark
* Luke Combs
* John Conlee
* Dailey & Vincent
* Diamond Rio
* Sara Evans
* Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
* Crystal Gayle
* Vince Gill
* Emmylou Harris
* The Isaacs
* Alan Jackson
* Chris Janson
* Jamey Johnson
* Alison Krauss
* Lady A
* Little Big Town
* Patty Loveless
* Dustin Lynch
* Barbara Mandrell
* Martina McBride
* Ashley McBryde
* Del McCoury
* Charlie McCoy
* Scotty McCreery
* Reba McEntire
* Ronnie Milsap
* Eddie Montgomery
* Craig Morgan
* Lorrie Morgan
* Gary Mule Deer
* The Oak Ridge Boys
* Old Crow Medicine Show
* Brad Paisley
* Jon Pardi
* Dolly Parton
* Carly Pearce
* Stu Phillips
* Jeanne Pruett
* Rascal Flatts
* Riders in the Sky
* Darius Rucker
* Don Schlitz
* Jeannie Seely
* Blake Shelton
* Ricky Van Shelton
* Ricky Skaggs
* Connie Smith
* Mike Snider
* Marty Stuart
* Pam Tillis
* Randy Travis
* Travis Tritt
* Josh Turner
* Carrie Underwood
* Keith Urban
* Rhonda Vincent
* Steve Wariner
* Gene Watson
* The Whites
* Mark Wills
* Lainey Wilson
* Trisha Yearwood
* Chris Young

Former members|

* Roy Acuff
* David "Stringbean" Akeman
* Jack Anglin
* Eddy Arnold
* Ernest Ashworth
* Chet Atkins
* DeFord Bailey
* Bashful Brother Oswald
* Humphrey Bate
* Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers
* Margie Bowes
* Rod Brasfield
* Jim Ed Brown
* The Browns
* Carl Butler and Pearl
* Archie Campbell
* Bill Carlisle
* Martha Carson
* The Carter Sisters
* Maybelle Carter
* Johnny Cash
* June Carter Cash
* Roy Clark
* Zeke Clements
* Patsy Cline
* Jerry Clower
* Stoney Cooper
* Wilma Lee Cooper
* Cowboy Copas
* Charlie Daniels
* Skeeter Davis
* The Delmore Brothers
* The DeZurik Sisters
* Little Jimmy Dickens
* Joe Diffie
* Danny Dill
* Jimmy Driftwood
* Roy Drusky
* The Duke of Paducah
* Holly Dunn
* The Everly Brothers
* Lester Flatt
* Red Foley
* Curly Fox
* Lefty Frizzell
* Troy Gentry
* Don Gibson
* Billy Grammer
* Jack Greene
* The Gully Jumpers
* Theron Hale
* Tom T. Hall
* George Hamilton IV
* Sid Harkreader
* Hawkshaw Hawkins
* George D. Hay
* Hoot Hester
* Goldie Hill
* David Houston
* Jan Howard
* Ferlin Husky
* Stonewall Jackson
* Sonny James
* Norma Jean
* Jim & Jesse
* Johnnie & Jack
* George Jones
* Grandpa Jones
* The Jordanaires
* Doug Kershaw
* Hal Ketchum
* Bradley Kincaid
* Pee Wee King
* Hank Locklin
* Lonzo and Oscar
* Bobby Lord
* The Louvin Brothers
* Charlie Louvin
* Ira Louvin
* Bob Luman
* Loretta Lynn
* Uncle Dave Macon
* Rose Maddox
* Mel McDaniel
* Jesse McReynolds
* McGee Brothers
* Bill Monroe
* George Morgan
* Moon Mullican
* Willie Nelson
* Jimmy C. Newman
* Bobby Osborne
* Sonny Osborne
* Johnny Paycheck
* Minnie Pearl
* Webb Pierce
* Ray Pillow
* Ray Price
* Charley Pride
* Del Reeves
* Jim Reeves
* Leon Rhodes
* Tex Ritter
* Marty Robbins
* Johnny Russell
* Rusty and Doug
* Earl Scruggs
* Jean Shepard
* Mississippi Slim
* Carl Smith
* Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
* Hank Snow
* Red Sovine
* Ralph Stanley
* Texas Ruby
* B. J. Thomas
* Uncle Jimmy Thompson
* Mel Tillis
* Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
* Ernest Tubb
* Justin Tubb
* Leroy Van Dyke
* Porter Wagoner
* Billy Walker
* Charlie Walker
* Kitty Wells
* Dottie West
* Keith Whitley†
* Slim Whitman
* The Wilburn Brothers
* Don Williams
* Hank Williams
* Boxcar Willie
* The Willis Brothers
* Chubby Wise
* Del Wood
* Marion Worth
* Johnnie Wright
* Tammy Wynette
* Faron Young

†Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended

Pending members|

* Steve Earle

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