British guitarist analyses Ricky Skaggs' INSANE country band!!!

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Tonight I'm taking a look at Ricky Skaggs, and a mighty impressive band!
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@williamhampton2366 5 лет назад

Ricky Skaggs is an absolute musical monster and that band is brilliant.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@seanswinton6242 4 года назад

William Hampton You ain't lying. I saw him live and it was mind blowing. Players with him were as well. I see bluegrass and country picking prowess as I see the same virtuosity of jazz and classical musicians. I have mad respect this. I play sax,. keyboards, drums and flute, but the guitar and strings I can't figure out. It sucks, but that's why I respect those who can play.

@chekovcall2286 4 года назад

@@wingsofpegasus Have you seen him perform when he was 7 yrs old?

@discokitty3375 3 года назад

Go see him live It's mind blowing Your life will never be the same💜❤️ ricky and Kentucky thunder⚡⚡⚡⛈️⛈️⛈️ Like peanut butter and jelly

@KarlaElaine100 3 года назад

Kentucky Thunder is the name of Ricky’s band.

@pattiaustin1808 2 года назад

So delighted to watch you watch the incredible talent of Ricky Scaggs and his fellow musicians. Glad, too, that you voiced an appreciation of their vocal harmonies.

@brandiboyd4181 5 лет назад

You don't have to love country music to appreciate the talent in that song.

@jazzcat8786 5 лет назад

Incredible harmony run at 6:27!! Great band!! It’s so great to hear your appreciation for these country monsters🤟🏻

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@francesharrisonchesney 3 года назад

Ricky and his band are absolutely brilliant, as well as you and your analysis....spot on!!!

@tommyculver6771 5 лет назад

Great video, as usual, my young doppelgänger! 😝 It's nothing you can use on this channel, as there are no guitar calisthenics involved, but do yourself a favour and check out Guy Clark ("Old Friends" is a good place to start) and the certifiably mad Townes VanZant (go for "Pancho and Lefty"). The playing is good, but the lyrics as sheer bloody poetry. Both artists have made proper rabbit-holes worth a dive into. ✌️

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@matt82654 5 лет назад

Wings, thanks for putting this up! Ricky is a close personal friend and fellow picker. My brother has played banjo for him on 9 different albums and just did last weeks tour with him. He is the real deal and thanks for giving him his due!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Cool! No problem!

@williamwarlick3497 2 года назад

Hell of a Band ain't them boys Fil? Yes a joy!! Freaking awesome vocals as well. Thank you!

@robertstdon9280 5 лет назад

Hot damn hes good .i saw Ricky in concert. An even snuck back stage. To meet him .long time ago .thanks for showing him .

@chaddudek5048 5 лет назад

Love your analysis and choice of subject matter - keep up the good work!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks Chad!

@samstevens7172 5 лет назад

Third row center, in a small theater, I saw this incantation of Ricky’s band. Opened by Steve Earl, no less. Someone said this band will melt you face, and that’s an apt description. Like the old Memorex commercials where all the furniture is blown back and your hair is flying. I was fortunate to see a lot of bands back in the day, and they were equal or better than most. Thanks Fil, for your loving appreciation of this musical majesty. Again, you’re spot on with the analysis and dissertation and the band, and the vibe of classic country.

@warmoth68 5 лет назад

Great video and commentary. You break down why they do what they do. Awesome!! I'm going through a bluegrass phase of pentatomic phrasing, and flat picking is sick...No hiding behind distortion. Lol. No room for mistakes. I love it cuz it pushes me to be the I can be. It gives me drive!!!!

@stephenbodholdt4326 3 года назад

Great analysis and Ricky is a treasure for sure. 👍

@gwag8410 5 лет назад

Ricky is an excellent player and singer, he has always made me stop what I’m doing when he comes on..

@jpb1231000 5 лет назад

Gotta do some Dr Ralph Stanley!!! Steve Earle and some of his Bluegrass collaborations as well! I LOVE some of the acts you're reviewing! And now for something completely different... ever thought about some of Parliament Funkadelic's live stuff???

@mauricesmith6935 5 лет назад

Hi Fill, you need to get your own variety show to take this to the world....I am not alone when I say I enjoy your channel...get on it.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks! Haha yeah all I need is a tv channel! 😂

@mauricesmith6935 5 лет назад

@@wingsofpegasus Talk with folks that have the network...you will be a smash hit with music lovers worldwide.

@mood103201 5 лет назад

Plz check out Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder as well! They are all master of instruments!! Ricky rocks even he turns to gray!!!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@jjohnjoni 5 лет назад

He continues to impress to this day!

@TulsaGirlForever 5 лет назад

I too am SOooooo happy that at your age Fil, your videos are so inclusive & spot on concerning all genres of music. Ricky Skaggs has always been one of my favs, way back to Buck White & daughters (his wife Sharon is one) & Emmylou Harris' Hot Band. For someone who played on stage w/ Bill Monroe at 6 yrs old, he was & is one of the FEW (like Mark O'Connor) who NAIL anything they take on! Thx for another great insight to the techs of guitar playing, vocals & the entertainment factor. You bring out the playful attitudes of Ricky, Roy Clark & their interactions w/ the audience &/or the camera. I have always thot that was one of most endearing things about Eddie Van Halen, in his videos &/or on stage. It is no act on his part, I;m old & saw them before they hit the big time. Eddie, like Ricky Skaggs & the others, have that ability to make the audience feel like they are playing specifically to that person or audience.

@Brewsky38 3 года назад

Look at Ricky Skaggs playing as a little boy with Lester Flatt

@allenwoodall5590 5 лет назад

Ricky Skaggs was discovered by Bill Monroe when he was a child. One of the greatest country talents ever.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@redlinemando 5 лет назад

Ricky actually first appeared on a Flatt & Scruggs show at the age of 7. Here's a link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Oh0Py4fNRqc.html

@22julip 5 лет назад

Allen Woodall he got on stage with bill Monroe and he got on the stage on flat and Scruggs show when he was 7 Ricky told the story how he got on stage with bill but bill hurried him off pretty quick but flat and Scruggs treated him good the video is called young Ricky Skaggs check it out

@libertyBuilders 3 года назад

Him and Keith Whitley toured with Ralph Stanley when they were young.

@nikkiLee-hf6gx Год назад

Ricky was already a well know local celeb by the time he played with Bill. Lester and Earl actually helped Ricky way more, featuring him on their tv show several times.

@thedisillusionist3581 5 лет назад

The perfection in these country artists is absolutely ridiculous . Makes one realize what talent , and dedication actually looks like .

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@scooterthebigfoot8224 5 лет назад

They don't miss a note do they? Pure talent.

@elchicharron9503 5 лет назад

@Geoff Longford Modern country music is different. These old guys were raised on it, and it's beautiful stuff.

@markdavid4897 3 года назад

@@elchicharron9503 The old country music is the best. The new stuff, not so much.

@flyinsossers Год назад

Just saw Ricky last night at Ozark Music Festival in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. He’s still laying it down perfect. Thank you for sharing Wings of Pegasus

@elgonwilliams7624 5 лет назад

He started playing very young. He played with the Stanley Brothers and in Emmylou Harris's band. And he's my second cousin. Great guy, BTW.

@atomicdog71 5 лет назад

This was extremely fun to watch. Not only the skills and music, but the appreciation for what was going on was written all over your face. Made it a real blast to watch. 😁👍

@marbleman52 5 лет назад

First let me say that I am 67. My Teen-age years were the mid 60's and onward. So, I grew up with some incredible music from the 60's and through the 70's. I'm not gonna even try and start naming even some of the great bands...it would take hrs...LOL..!! My Mother studied piano and voice when she was at a University, and was asked to go audition for the New York Metropolitan Opera as an opera singer. She chose instead to get married and just be a housewife and raise kids. But she taught piano to other children and taught choir a lot too. I was raised listening to many of the great musicals like OKLAHOMA ! and SOUTH PACIFIC and CAROUSEL and I was also in choirs throughout my Elementary and Jr. High years. But, I was also always on the "A" team in football and was a fast runner in track. I think that I had a well rounded background in not only music but in athletics. I will always be very thankful for that. Now my point that I want to make. I enjoy a wide variety of music but I think that one of the purest forms of music is Bluegrass. It can't be faked, it's not auto-tuned or produced by 1 person using a keyboard with sampling . Nope...good Bluegrass takes real musicians playing real instruments and singing with real voices. It can't get any purer and honest than this.

@JJDSports2012 5 лет назад

Brilliant analysis. I continue to be impressed by your knowledge, perceptiveness, and intellectual and artistic appreciation of such a wide range of genres and styles and musical eras. It shows maturity and real intelligence. I’m not flattering; you’re truly excellent. I’m a old guy and an amateur who has learned a ton from you. Deep appreciation. (And, yes, Skaggs is beyond fabulous. I wonder if he rivaled Roy Clark in his excellence across a range of instruments?)

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks! I think Roy played a few more instruments!

@papawjohn9588 5 лет назад

I totally agree. I don't know enough to know if you're pulling our leg or not, but I enjoy your work.

@snakemansnakes1 5 лет назад

Well Ricky was aided and abetted by Roy Clark when he was a youngster.

@jakunsman 3 года назад

Both Ricky and Roy played guitar, mandolin, banjo and fiddle at a ridiculously high level. Just incredible instrumentalists (and singers) who could play anything with strings!

@BlayneSukut 3 года назад

Other great country guitarists are Buck Owen's and Jerry Reed...

@wags3016 5 лет назад

I really admire your appreciation and willingness to analyze these country artists. I feel like many fans of rock are quick to dismiss these players on genre alone, and you certainly do an excellent job of pointing out the skill it takes to perform at their level. Very enjoyable, keep up the great work!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@kathypiazza4567 5 лет назад

wags I thought I only liked rock till my husband took me to see Ricky, one of the best concerts ever, his band was having so much fun we didn’t need to be there, I felt like we were spying on them. Changed my mind & broadened my music taste. I love Fil, his deep love of music is so apparent. I learn a lot, too.

@edford1693 5 лет назад

I agree.

@earthorbiter5290 5 лет назад

You are correct. I can see how this guy really enjoys listing to and watching these really good musicians.

@todharper3964 5 лет назад

wags yes sir - I totally agree again thanks for seeing and analyzing such great pickin:)

@bwilliams463 5 лет назад

Ricky Skaggs is like Roy Clark: They can play anything with strings. They could play a tune on your boot laces.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@dabneyoffermein595 3 года назад

who's roy clark?

@bwilliams463 3 года назад

@@dabneyoffermein595 One of the best guitarists who ever lived. Roy mainly recorded country music, but he could do anything. There's plenty of his work on RU-vid; check out his 'Malaguena' for his skills in classical guitsr.

@dabneyoffermein595 3 года назад

@@bwilliams463 wow , thanks, i did what you said and i just saw him do that on an episode of odd couple (or something like that), what a performance he put on!! i was stunned.

@ensinitas 3 года назад

@@dabneyoffermein595 that's the guy with two first names! duh. he also plays guitar some...so he has that goin' for him too

@davidhosscowart5849 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for these reviews. I really enjoy them, especially the credit that is given to some of the talent that is often overlooked because it’s “country”.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@hericbagley8286 5 лет назад

I played in a band with Rickies cousin Tim who may well be his cousins clone that family just produces high level multi instrumentalists insanely gifted Kentucky clan of bluegrass virtuosos

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Cool!

@crazycat1345 5 лет назад

this is back when music was fun, I sure miss it.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@bobfreeburg4706 5 лет назад

These soy-boy phony baloney wannabes that call themselves country singers -players, couldn't carry Ricky Skaggs guitar case. Ricky is such a great player, and that band - ooooh my, hard to put into words. Great just great !!!

@danr5105 5 лет назад

It seems all roads lead to Fil (musically on RU-vid that is). Watching Vince Gil with Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krause "Go Rest High on That Mountain" that to me to Ricky and here I am. I will get interested for sure if there is a somewhat rare type instrument being played (mandolin,violin,any of the wind or reed instruments) I was ruined on 70's country as it was the genre (in the actual 70's no less) on a work radio. I got burned out on it. It is good to come back,even with the burnout. Thanks Fil. I wonder. The American Transcontinental Railroad was completed soon after the end of The Civil War (war ended 1865) There was a camp (and a TV show by the same name) that followed the construction called "Hell on Wheels". What would have been the reaction from the workers if they saw Ricky and band playing for them like this one Saturday night?

@PristineTX 5 лет назад

Great pedal steel players are a treasure. They have to play with great feel to pull off the swells, slides and vibrato, but the mind has to be fully engaged as well when engaging the pedals and knee levers. Great pedal steel players are generally geniuses in terms of understanding music theory.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@steelarama 3 года назад

I was Ricky’s steel player from 94 to almost 98. I grew up playing steel by learning Ricky’s music. When I auditioned, it was just me and Ricky playing together, no band. The reason Ricky hired me, was that I was an accomplished dobro player, very much Jerry Douglas style. I sure miss those days, and never tired of playing or hearing Ricky’s music. I left when he went all bluegrass. I wanted steel to be my main instrument, I didn’t want to play dobro full time. I still miss it though.

@colleencasaul8590 3 года назад

@@steelarama 😲😲😲💗

@anunripecantaloupe340 Год назад

@@steelaramamy uncle is a bicycle

@steelarama Год назад

I’m assuming that your reply is insinuating that I’m lying. I get it, I understand, but it actually is the truth. I’ve been a pedal steel guitar player for 37 years. I’m from Missouri, and have worked shows in 2 very popular tourist destinations. I met Skaggs when I was working for an artist named Barbara Fairchild, in Branson MO. She happens to be very good friends with Ricky and his wife Sharon. I actually became friends with several of Skaggs’ band members, before I was acquainted with Ricky. At that particular time, Ricky’s steel player was a guy named Tim Sergent, he replaced Terry Crisp, the steel player in this video., I took Tim’s place in 1994, and stayed with Skaggs for 3 1/2 years. After Skaggs, I went to work for Tanya Tucker for a couple of years. Anyhow, that’s the truth, and I hope your uncle is happy, being a bicycle. LOL

@KStewart-th4sk 5 лет назад

Exactly Fil! You are spot on when you said a lot of people don't "appreciate" or "get it" ; the talent of these amazing players you showcase. As you have said many times, there are so many great players in country. I like rock but like country and blue grass too. Have you considered showcasing any of the mandolin players etc. in blue grass? Thanks for another great analysis!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

No problem!

@rebeccajohnson3707 5 лет назад

Thank you for this analysis! Never fails to bring a smile to my face! For all the rock music I love, I have always loved country and bluegrass thanks to my parents!!❤

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@johnnymossville 5 лет назад

oh, one other observation. look at how the bandmates are so much enjoying the amazing playing of each other. their facial expressions say it all.

@sue08401 5 лет назад

I used to think I was pretty good playing a lot of gigs in NYC and Philly - but once I took a songwriter gig in Nashville I realized half the folk out of work there could blow 90% of all players out of the water. Them Thar country folk are insanely good

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@Voirreydirector 5 лет назад

Sue Rarick There’s even a song about that, called Nashville Cats.

@rickjason215 5 лет назад

Susan Jenssen There seems to be an attraction of great musicians there. When great musicians are around you, you realize that you have to work really hard to keep up. I saw a bunch of 12 and 13 Year old Bluegrass players at an event there. They were all great.

@Voirreydirector 5 лет назад

RickJason Reverend Peyton has another good term particularly for the Appalachian bluegrass blues players, front porch trained. I don’t think there is anything like being a three year old and being shown what a guitar does right down on the floor right with me, like my dad did, and getting to feel the vibration of the strings. Of course he was trying to bribe me into keeping my mouth shut while he took the guitar away to hock for beer, but I happily disappointed him after the lesson, too funny! Anyway, it is the whole thing of at least someone in the family, church, or community, sometimes all three, making sure every young person is exposed as early and as often to closeup live music. I heard one old timer say it was the only old age insurance he had, to teach his children and grandchildren well enough to care for him when he could no longer play. He had a sign on his porch, tomatoes fifty cents, songs and stories, just shake the can. So if he heard the can rattle with some money in it he would come out with banjo, dulcimer, or happy jack, hang with you the rest of the afternoon even if you only bought two tomatoes! Learned happy jack from him but I’ll be damned if I can find a decent one anywhere. Oh well.A huge trick to really getting a kid started on an instrument is not to talk about lessons and practice hours, but say hey, look how cool this is, ya wanna try? My uncle took me to every live music performance imaginable, and if I wasn’t up on his shoulders he would just about set me down on the floor or grass practically under the musicians feet to watch. And he taught me never to be scared to sing along, no matter what the strangers and or relatives around us thought. That’s front porch trained.

@cavecookie1 5 лет назад

HA HA! Just like John Sebastian sang in "Nashville Cats"! Thought he was just using poetic license...who knew?

@joethegiant 5 лет назад

I really like that he let the band show off do the little solos. I think it's so much of a better performance when that happens. So many amazing musicians. I love it.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@darrinpennington 5 лет назад

It's pretty typical in a bluegrass band for every instrument to play a break or solo

@paulgloc4003 3 года назад

Wow, for a band to play live and so in sync like that, you can't help but applaud regardless of your musical preference!!!🤘🤘

@razor75250 5 лет назад

I'm a steel player myself and I know for a fact that Ricki only hires musicians who are at the top of their A game!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@jsmall10671 5 лет назад

That steel player looks like he had to really concentrate to keep up

@papawjohn9588 5 лет назад

If you wanna play with Ricky, you'd better be damned good.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@rkkotilley358 5 лет назад

I tell you what , that Ricky Skaggs is a bad guitar pickin mother hush yer mouth

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@jennrat513 5 лет назад

Rkk O'Tilley This comment is so true and cracked my mess up...🤣

@jimbeaux4988 5 лет назад

Yep, you just witnessed the golden age of face melting country.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@whitelfner4582 3 года назад

"NO where to breath" perfect description! I saw him in a small venue, maybe 4-500 people pre booked before he won Male Vocalist of the Year - 1982 in Dothan I think. it was 2 hours straight without a breath! He played everything, including playing around with a piece of tape that was keeping some value on an instrument. I was subbing for a friend doing some photography for the owner. Fun stuff! Lots of inserter pieces, like the 'lune tunes' Dixie, extra. It was wonderful.... 2nd only to watching 3/4 of 'Seldom Scene' playing behind/back porch of a rural instrument shop in NC.

@reeseroberts2587 5 лет назад

The smile that comes on your face when you play these country and bluegrass (this song) videos is just wonderful. You smile with some of the other styles of music but not with the same joy. I love that there is such appreciation for the older styles of country and bluegrass. Good going!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@jerrykinnin7941 4 года назад

I've heard it said before. Without Kentucky there would be no Nashville. There's a place called Renfro Valley outside Mt Vernon Ky. It's a musical hub. If the Grand Ole Opry is the major league. Then Renfo Valley is in the same league.

@brookehornback1896 3 года назад

Hey Kentucky girl here.I live not to far from Renfro Valley.I T totally agree.Great comment!!👍

@robertbradley6946 5 лет назад

Chet Atkins said this " Ricky Skaggs single handed saved Country music in the 80's". One of my favorite musician's since childhood, no matter what you were doing or where you were you knew who it was when Ricky came on the radio. Watching him play as a guitarist since childhood myself, i'm still mesmerized by his playing and seemingly effortless fret work.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@MrRoach-yo3mz 5 лет назад

very true....

@hankkingsley9300 Год назад

Aw good old check Adkins like the road hog would say

@rickjason215 5 лет назад

I knew nothing of Bluegrass Players and a musician friend who was a big Bluegrass guy said you are missing out on some of the best players and he was right.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@pauljohnson7382 5 лет назад

Fil, You are the Man! Fantastic review of Ricky and his band! I always enjoy how in a band like this, each musician gets a turn to strut their stuff! Very entertaining. Well Done, Fil you Rock 🤘

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks Paul!

@BonnieHalfElven 5 лет назад

This is my favorite song that Ricky Skaggs has ever done. Great and unusual chord changes for a bluegrass-style song. And yes, the vocal harmonies are so good, along with the great playing!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@dickjack1975 3 года назад

Written by English guys and first performed by them; the band Heads,Hands and Feet. Featuring amongst others Albert Lee and Chas Hodges.

@browndog5321 5 лет назад

Its fun to watch how much the commentator enjoys good instrumental play .(huge smile)

@itchiray 5 лет назад

Ricky is a gentleman, Christian and a badarse picker & multi instrumentalist. This song was written by Brit geetar picker Albert Lee. ✨🎸 his lp with just pal Tony Rice only is when Skaggs was very young and is fabulous!

@jleechadwick 2 года назад

Ricky is one of my favorites! I haven't gotten a chance to see him play live, but I would love to! I love to hear him play the mandolin as well. There is a RU-vid video of him playing the mandolin at age 7 on the Flatt and Scruggs show. He had played for Bill Monroe a year earlier. He brought him up on stage and played Bill Monroe's mandolin. When Ricky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, they brought out Bill Monroe's mandolin for him to play, and I thought that he was going to start crying. He didn't want to give it back at the end.

@eugenegrewing2587 5 лет назад

Kentucky Thunder has to be one of the tightest bands I’ve ever seen.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@realadamnixon 2 месяца назад

Kentucky Thunder is a great band, but this video is before he turned that band. This group is called "they boys in the band"

@quayscenes 5 лет назад

I used to cover this tune on a three piece bluegrass band. That ending riff is a killer. I always just slopped my way through it hoping the fiddle would cover for me! Ricky is the king... And for sure, the country musicians and singers are top notch.

@TheGuitarsadist 5 лет назад

Love your channel and like how you break down the players as well as giving recognition to so many outside the normal names. Just a few notes (may have already been brought up before), Ricky learned this from your own Export to the US the Great Albert Lee. Albert wrote it and showed it to Ricky when they were both part of Emmylou's Hot Band. Ricky does an excellent cover of it, but if you have not checked it out, Albert (to me is even more amazing on this song). Also as a side not you should check out some of what I call Delta Hot Blues from Tab Benoit out of Homa Louisiana. Amazing player in his own right.

@toonybrain 5 лет назад

To hear the word “bluegrass” spoken with a posh British accent gave me a chuckle... { :- D)

@JC-yb3zb 4 года назад

As does hearing Americans speak English.

@maryplaidy6814 4 года назад

@@JC-yb3zb American English, sir.

@JC-yb3zb 4 года назад

@@maryplaidy6814 Thanks for the chuckle...

@maryplaidy6814 4 года назад

J C By the way, I love that posh Brit accent usually but “gr-ah-ss?”. The first commenter was right. I’m from the heart of bluegrass country. We say “gr-ass” with a long “a” like “Macron is an asshole.”

@stephensmith1343 4 года назад

Ha ha, love it. He's not posh just well spoken. A fellow English man.

@sandyshoenberger2697 3 года назад

Great choice! Saw them in concert a few times, blew me away!! Consistently great. I just found you and love how your enthusiasm for good guitar playing, of any kind! Also respect how you break things down

@pbracey1 5 лет назад

Excellent analysis/commentary Fil...one of your best!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks Peter!

@Nashvillekat 5 лет назад

Ricky has a great band. Another band you might check out is New Grass Revival for the 1980s. They are incredible musicians. Sam Bush is the world's greatest mandolin player (He's terrific on fiddle, t00), Bela Fleck who's described as The Man Who Reinvented the Banjo (he turned it into a modern jazz instrument in his band The Flecktones), Pat Flynn who is amazing on guitar and John Cowen who's not only a wonderful bass player, but one of the best male vocalists to ever come out of Nashville. Here's a taste - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1aImP-FX8fM.html / ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1aImP-FX8fM.html / ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q89bzRzW0ZY.html

@jefftappan381 5 лет назад

I'm more impressed with the pedal steel. Holy crap!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@jimf3932 4 года назад

Wings, always a pleasure watching your analysis of such great artists. Means a lot to me as an American that a British cousin so appreciates the great abilities and creativity of country music. You are doing a great service to culture with your videos!

@0952Rick 5 лет назад

Man love your reactions but still need teach the younger people about the steel guitar. Thank you

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@johnnycash1365 2 года назад

At risk of stating the obvious, when people think the left hand is doing unreal things, the right hand is doing pretty much the same thing in having to hit the same string. Bluegrass musicians are absolutely unbelievable talents..

@ursafan40 5 лет назад

Fil, with your apparent love of American roots music, you need a trip to Merlefest. The premiere American roots music festival. 13 stages filled with the best in Bluegrass, Country, Country/Rock, Gospel, Folk ........ 4 days of incredible music like this.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@fiteboss 5 лет назад

Merlefest is amazing.

@ursafan40 5 лет назад

@@fiteboss I do believe it is my favorite place in the world.

@TruthSurge 5 лет назад

yeah, this was quite great. :)

@jeremychambers8736 5 лет назад

Fill, what a joy your videos are. I love watching your reactions to the American pickers I grew up with. I am especially happy you did this video because I am an old friend of 'Picky Ricky" through my dad (the man on the bass..Jesse Chambers). Btw, this tune was written by Tony Colton, Ray Smith, and Albert Lee (all from Head Hands and Feet, out of England). God bless!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@davidsike734 2 года назад

Great analysis from a musical standpoint and yes he should have been put in the Country Music Hall of fame a long time ago.

@trukeesey8715 3 года назад

Pray don't forget to mention that the surname "Skaggs" is Norse-English: "English: likely a variant of 'Skegg', whereof Reaney and Wilson tell as a nickname from Old Norse 'skegg' 'beard'; curiously, though, the modern surname happens mostly in Hertfordshire, with very little showin of it in the north, where it might be forethought to be concentrated."

@handbagjones 4 года назад

Ricky Skaggs .. a true musician, he can absolutely play anything with strings. He and Kieth Whitley, true bluegrass boys . I enjoy watching you Fil watch and enjoying the playing 😂. And yes the band is awesome , love me a little steel guitar. Bluegrass bands pride themselves on vocal harmonies. BEAUTIFUL! Playing music to Ricky Skaggs is like breathing, it’s just natural.❤️

@martinmccomb5462 5 лет назад

I was wondering if you were going to pick up on the Looney Tunes riff at the end of the song and you did not disappoint.

@kodiakfamily8032 5 лет назад

Thank you Fil. Another change of what I thought about a musician. I thought of him as a singer, but what a guitarist. It seems this happens with country music folks. Roy, Glen, Vince Gill and now Ricky - guys now that I appreciate on a whole new level. You analysises are top notch!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

No problem!

@waterfordrs22 5 лет назад

One of my absolute favorite performances I've ever seen was Ricky, and Ry Cooder backed by various family members. Stunning show incredible harmony singing. I appreciate how you express the level of virtuosity of the players. Ricky and his bands are simply mind blowing- off the charts. Have you seen any of the live stuff he did with Emmylou's Hot Band? Extraordinary.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Cool!

@kensod6034 4 года назад

But in the country they jam like that all day and night... Lil moonshine... Nothing fussy ... Flat out freedom....

@thebeatmonkey2287 4 года назад

Ken Sod true

@davebrown3230 5 лет назад

Albert Lee knows how great this was . From ricky Skaggs to Eric Clapton , the greats like sharing the spotlight with the rest of the band .

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@katmonaghan9341 5 лет назад

Saw him live in Sacramento about 1979 on a crummy little stage in the ?Raddison Hotel? banquet room... at one point the power to the instruments/amps/microphones died ... Ricky just stood there and sang ACapella ... what an amazing talent! (I am addicted to your videos Fil ... gah ... I need to get to work, but ... just one more video first ... )

@gwendolyncarter5668 5 лет назад

Now this is the music I was raised on!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@marksc1929 3 года назад

What Fil does is gold....he understands the difficulty with performing these tunes ..

@ronaldhelton8437 5 лет назад

Ricky Skaggs wasn't being snubbed by it taking until 2018 for him to be in the Country Music HOF. The Country HOF moves notoriously slow. Ray Price wasn't a member until 1996. Skaggs was on schedule for that well deserved honor.

@buckinjb Год назад

Not sure you're looking at these comments from a 4 year old reaction, but.... I really like that you research the artist, the bandmates, and the history for your reactions. It completes the package. Good job Phil.

@loripond1839 5 лет назад

Awwww Fil!!.... you played another favorite country artist of mine!! I was able to see Ricky Skaggs at a Fourth of July concert here in Illinois in 1996 he is absolutely fantastic live!! They make performing look like a walk in the park but musicians like yourself know better! And Ricky's voice is so Pure Country! Thanks Fil!..going to watch this many times✌❤🤘

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Cool!

@davidconnon1214 2 года назад

Lori Pond, I think I attended the same concert.

@mamas3cubs 5 лет назад

My Dad played bluegrass music... Ricky Skaggs is amazing then and still is in his Golden Years. Wish Daddy was still with us.... lost him in 2010.

@mamas3cubs 5 лет назад

Daddy played bluegrass fiddle with the Stanley Brothers in the 50's. 🎻 He also played, banjo, mandolin, guitar.... I grew up hearing Bluegrass until he died.

@kountrystrongpitts6063 5 лет назад

Love it..there is some cool video out there from The Three Pickers concerts featuring Ricky Scaggs, Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs that you should check out if you haven't yet

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@texadan314 5 лет назад

Oh, yes. Absolutely.

@bfree1954 5 лет назад

That is a wonderful DVD and I'm proud to own it. It was recorded not long before we lost Doc & Earl. Ricky's homage to them is remarkable. There's also a NPR podcast of the project with interviews of all three that's wonderful.

@tuguybear930 Год назад

I listened to Marty Robbins doing El Paso the other day. The whole song is virtuoso. The vocals are spot on every note he hits like a bullseye. And the guitar is superb.

@sondyhowellweber1474 5 лет назад

You are so smart! My granddaughter watches you too cause she plays a new fender. Who knows, she could be the next Ana polovic. Again, thank you so much!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

No problem!

@chicagomusicfan8817 4 года назад

Saw Ricky in concert back in 1982. He was and is still amazing who can knock you off your seat. I’m glad you watched this. Watch more of RS you’ll be completely amazed with his talent.

@nashdrifter3629 5 лет назад

Thank you, I absolutely enjoy your analogy of these performances. This drummer was a dear friend. RIP Martin Parker.

@melvynobrien6193 5 лет назад

THESE GUYS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM PLAYING. They make everyone else look so ordinary. Great analysis, as usual. You must have a staff of 20 in your Research Dept.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@gibsontown1 5 лет назад

Excellent choice. Ricky is an amazing p layer.looking forward to seeing you do Jerry Douglas soon. .

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@thefreese1 Год назад

I'm going to tell you why it took so long for him to get into the hall of fame.... When he got the CMA award that year for newest upcoming star. He got up on stage and accepted the award... and said that he was going to try to keep County Music , Country ... This didn't set too well with the elites...because the pop/country crossover was just starting..... Now listen to the "country" of today . Or what they call Country... you have alot of trouble even hearing a hint of country in it .. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying they are horrible singers. They're just not country singers. And the songs aren't country either. Shania Twain has a beautiful voice. But a lot of her music is pretty tough to consider country. It is however pretty good pop song. The point is if I want to listen to country. I'm going to turn the dial to Country. That's what I want to hear. If I want to hear Rock. I will turn it to a rock station. And when I want to hear classical music that's what I want to hear.

@johnnydogg746 5 лет назад

Tony Rice top of the true great bluegrass pickers

@carlswenson5538 5 лет назад

Thanks again for this vid. He was a 'child' bluegrass star and has been a performer all his life. Another one of those play anything with strings quite well guys. He played with all the Country greats, jammed with the best players around and held his own and more with all of them

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

No problem!

@ClassicTVMan1981X 2 года назад

That's correct: he got his start on TV in 1960 playing one show with Bill Monroe, and then a year later on Flatt and Scruggs' show, both times singing the Osborne Brothers' "Ruby (Are You Mad at Your Man?)" Then, during 1970, he and the late Keith Whitley (1954-1989) were invited by Ralph Stanley into his Clinch Mountain Boys, after he witnessed the pair singing covers of Stanley Brothers songs. In 1977, Emmylou Harris invited him into her Hot Band to replace Rodney Crowell, who left to form his own band, the Cherry Bombs. In 1981, Skaggs released his first major label solo album, Waitin' for the Sun to Shine, which featured a cover of Flatt and Scruggs' "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'." Two years later, he had his first country #1 hit with a cover of "Uncle Pen," which was written by his mentor and fellow Kentucky native Bill Monroe (Monroe wrote the track in 1950 to honor his own uncle and musical mentor, Pendleton Vandiver).

@AdventuresofRobert 5 лет назад

Well said Fil, country music is so brilliant. I feel the “new” country is killing country style and the use of instruments. Thanks again for your intellect and covering the different types of music.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@patriciaadkinskrough9239 4 года назад

I heard this song on my Classic Country radio station this week and I thought, “Fil should hear this!” I’m so pleased that you already had. I’m late to the game, watching your videos, but I am enjoying them greatly. Thank you for highlighting these great musicians.

@BillM1960 5 лет назад

He is more talented than his big hits would indicate. His bluegrass stuff is off the charts excellent. Changing the subject, recognizing you are on a sort of an old time tear right now (and I like it) have you considered doing some of the more esoteric guitarists of the late 60's and 70's? I suspect you have. John Goodsall from Brand X comes to mind. Martin Barre from Tull. McLuaghlin but with Mahavishnu doing electric. Fripp. Finally, please more Zappa. Watermelons in Easter Hay is not the only thing he did. Maybe Inca Roads? Orange County Lumberjack/More Trouble Every Day? Po-Jama People? (Lawd they make you sleepy). Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy? Cheapnis'? Montana? Peaches en Regalia? Apostrophe? Cosmic Debris? Yellow snow? Take your pick. He deserves it.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

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@xmillion1704 5 лет назад

Martin Barre turned in some of the most virtuosic live performances that I have ever witnessed, back in the day.

@dalesherman2218 5 лет назад

i've been watching your videos . i like you and you know great players,with that said i wonder if your not to kind :) i've never heard you say a bad word about anyone's playing and for that i would like to subscribe :)

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks Dale! I get a lot of requests for good players!

@Leopold1002 2 года назад

Love watching your takes on such a wide range of guitar players. You're very knowledgeable and so respectful of all the players and.genres .

@cindy-followerofjesuschris6572 2 года назад

Long known as "Picky Ricky", I don't think there is any instrument Ricky Skaggs can't play. He is great on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass, etc.

@wagstaff6135 5 лет назад

This is burning.... great analysis, again, Fil. Learning so much here....!

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@davidhampson302 5 лет назад

You must check out his CMAs performance. He plays a song with Kentucky Thunder, then Highway 40 Blues with Keith Urban and a band, then County Boy with another band with Brad Paisley, Sierra Hull, Carson Peters, and Marty Stuart.

@JeffMcCalib 5 лет назад

Yeah, it was kind of weird to see some country music on the ACMs this year. I liked how Skaggs scampered to Urban's and Paisley's stages after playing with Kentucky Thunder.

@JeffMcCalib 5 лет назад

Oops, CMAs.

@wingsofpegasus 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@davidhampson302 5 лет назад

You're welcome.

@davidhampson302 5 лет назад

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