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Genres
  
Bluegrass

Associated acts
  
Ricky Skaggs

Years active
  
1997–Present

Genre
  
Bluegrass

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Labels
  
Rounder, Sugar Hill, Hollywood, RCA, Skaggs Family Records

Past members
  
Mark FainBobby HicksLuke BullaMarc PruettJim MillsJustin MosesBryan SuttonClay HessDennis ParkerDarrin VincentBen HelsonCody Kilby

Origin
  
Kentucky, United States (1997)

Albums
  
Bluegrass Rules!, Brand New Strings

Members
  
Ricky Skaggs, Bryan Sutton, Andy Leftwich, Cody Kilby, Jim Mills

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Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist. The group has won the Instrumental Group of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association multiple times, as well as seven Grammy Awards.

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Line-up

The current line-up is;

  • Andy Leftwich - Fiddle
  • Jake Workman- Lead Guitar
  • Paul Brewster - Rhythm Guitar and Harmony Vocals
  • Russell Carson - Banjo
  • Scott Mulvahill - Bass
  • Ed Farris - Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals, Utility Musician

    • Grammy awards

  • 1998 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
  • 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
  • 2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Instrumentals
  • 2008 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 & 1947

    • IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards

  • 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
  • 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

    • Songs

    Pig in a PenAncient Tones · 1999
    Halfway Home CafeHistory of the Future · 2001
    Little MaggieBluegrass Rules! · 1997

    References

    Kentucky Thunder Wikipedia
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