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Pages in category "Bluegrass musicians from Kentucky" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Kentucky Thunder. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder in Mt Vernon, KY on October 21, 2022. Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with American country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist.
The McLain Family Band. The McLain Family Band is an American bluegrass band founded in Hindman, Kentucky, in 1968. Raymond Kane McLain studied folk music at university, and began playing bluegrass music with his then-three children in the late 1950s. They formalized their group in 1968, and played for WKYH-TV before moving to Berea, Kentucky.
The Osborne Brothers, Sonny (October 29, 1937 – October 24, 2021) and Bobby (December 7, 1931 – June 27, 2023), were an influential and popular bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s and until Sonny retired in 2005. [1] They are probably best known for their No. 33 1967 country hit song, "Rocky Top", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant ...
Jason Carter was born in Ashland, Kentucky on February 1, 1973. At the age of 8 he started playing guitar. He picked up the mandolin a few years later. He started playing fiddle at age 16 after hearing Del McCoury for the first time. Following high school graduation in 1991 from Greenup County High School, he joined The Goins Brothers, who he ...
Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. [1] Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and 1980s, earning the ...
Gallatin, Tennessee. Occupation. Bluegrass Musician. Years active. 1953–2023. Bobby Van Osborne[1] (December 7, 1931 – June 27, 2023) was an American bluegrass musician. He was the co-founder (with his brother Sonny) of the Osborne Brothers, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, [2] and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. [3]
Cody Kilby was born in Tennessee. He is a musical prodigy who has mastered a wide range of instruments. He picked up his Dad’s banjo at age 8 and by the time he was 11, he had a Gibson banjo endorsement. He began playing his mom’s guitar at 10.