Ricky Skaggs Solo Songs My Dad Loved
Ricky Skaggs
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Foggy River | Ricky Skaggs | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | What Is a Home Without Love | Ricky Skaggs | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Colonel Prentiss (Instrumental Version) | Ricky Skaggs | 2:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | City That Lies Foursquare | Ricky Skaggs | 5:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Little Maggie | Ricky Skaggs | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Sinners, You Better Get Ready | Ricky Skaggs | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Pickin' In Caroline (Instrumental Version) | Ricky Skaggs | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | I Had But 50 Cents | Ricky Skaggs | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Green Pastures In the Sky | Ricky Skaggs | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Calloway (Instrumental Version) | Ricky Skaggs | 2:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | This World Is Not My Home | Ricky Skaggs | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Branded Wherever I Go | Ricky Skaggs | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | God Holds the Future In His Hands | Ricky Skaggs | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Here and There (Instrumental Version) [Bonus Track] | Ricky Skaggs | 1:51 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Booklet Digital Booklet - Ricky Skaggs Solo Songs My Dad Loved | Ricky Skaggs | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Items |
Recent Customer Reviews
Winning, low-key tribute to the songs of a star’s father
by hyperboliumCountry music tributes to one’s father seem to be in the air. Tanya Tucker’s My Turn provides a gritty set of her father’s favorites, and Rosanne Cash’s The List cherry-picks a dozen songs from a list of one hundred country essentials given to her by her father in the 1970s. In both cases the artists had to dig deeply within themselves to understand not only what the songs meant to their fathers, but also what they meant as an inheritance and how they could be co-owned by both father and child. That same conundrum faced Ricky Skaggs as he mapped out this tribute to the songs his father loved, and he took the highly personal approach of producing the album on his own.
Though technically a solo work, as Skaggs sang and played everything here, a more accurate attribution would be to the All Ricky Skaggs Band. Rather than performing as a solo singer with his guitar, Skaggs overdubbed himself singing harmonies and playing multiple instruments, including guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass and piano. Built up as acoustic one-man-band arrangements, this isn’t the hot-picked bluegrass of Kentucky Thunder, but a more relaxed approach to music making. Skagg’s explores his parental heritage, but also his own musical roots in a very personal extension of 2008’s Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947.
The song list is heavy on traditional numbers, including the instrumental fiddle tunes “Colonel Prentiss” and “Calloway.” Skaggs’ own instrumental, “Pickin’ in Caroline” features banjo playing that’s gentle and introspective. One song each by Fred Rose (“Foggy River”) and Roy Acuff (“Branded Wherever I Go”) speak to the foundational importance of the Acuff-Rose publishing company, and Ralph Stanley’s “Little Maggie” links to Skaggs’ teenage membership in the legend’s bluegrass band. This is superbly selected collection of songs, many of which fall outside the standard festival repertoire.
Singing and playing on his own, without the band, without the burden of living a bluegrass legend, without anything on his mind but his father and the lasting inspiration of his music, Skaggs is freed to embrace this material with a closeness that’s harder to locate in a crowded, spot-lit setting. Fans will enjoy the opportunity to hear Skaggs close-up in this stripped-down setting, and those who love country music’s early years will doubly enjoy the songbook. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]
A real deal (in music and product)
by KTRKMan, I truly hate it when legitimate, talented, authentic, seasoned artists don't get the respect and offers they deserve. Skaggs is another one of those mildly appreciated talents, but has huge depth. Toby Kieth is fine and fun, but he's just not true country. He's country fun, but will always be nothing more than a party guy singer. Skaggs is country. Duke Ellington said it: "There is only two kinds of music, good and bad." Well Duke, this is great music!
I absolutely love this one!
by The Ramblin ManWell, I'm jealous as I can be b/c of all the talent this guy demonstrates. But I'll get over it! This CD is fantastic. Every track is authentic, great acoustic music. My favorites are "Sinners, You Better Get Ready" and "I had But 50 Cents." And these CD will likely introduce a younger audience (like me) to many songs they had never heard before. I see Itunes classified this as "country" but I would have thought it more "bluegrass" oriented, but I can see why it's on the border. "What is a home without love" is also a great one. Just pure, good music. I think this is one of the best CDs Ricky has put out, period, and that's saying something given his great collection of work. I hope there is a "part 2" down the road.
Biography
Born: July 18, 1954 in Cordell, KY
Genre: Country
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Ricky Skaggs
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Country Boy | Country Gentleman - The Best of Ricky Skaggs | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Highway 40 Blues | Ricky Skaggs - 16 Biggest Hits | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Mandolin Rain | Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby | 6:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Uncle Pen | Ricky Skaggs - 16 Biggest Hits | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Honey (Open That Door) | Ricky Skaggs - 16 Biggest Hits | 3:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
