Kentucky Thunder | |
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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder performing on June 15, 2008.
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Background information | |
Origin | Kentucky, United States |
Genres | Bluegrass |
Years active | 1997–Present |
Labels | Rounder, Sugar Hill, Hollywood, RCA, Skaggs Family Records |
Associated acts | Ricky Skaggs |
Members |
Andy Leftwich Jake Workman Paul Brewster Russell Carson Scott Mulvahill Ed Faris |
Past members |
Mark Fain |
Mark Fain
Bobby Hicks
Luke Bulla
Marc Pruett
Jim Mills
Justin Moses
Bryan Sutton
Clay Hess
Dennis Parker
Darrin Vincent
Ben Helson
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.
The current line-up is;