Earl Scruggs – Rusty Russell/Getty Images Without Earl Scruggs, there would be no innovation in bluegrass music. Earl Scruggs left a mark on our music world that has been felt for multiple generations. With his early connections to Kentucky native, Bill Monroe, as part of the Bluegrass Boys, Scruggs has
Read MoreDwight Yoakam Kentucky natives Ricky Skaggs and Dwight Yoakam have been announced as recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. The announcement came today from the Academy of Country Music. They will be honored during the 6th Annual ACM Honors event in Nashville on September 24, 2012. Ricky Skaggs is best known for both his country
Read MoreOn March 2, the state of Kentucky was hit by devastating storms and tornadoes leaving behind at least 23 reported deaths, hundreds of injuries and a wake of destruction. Most of the damage occurred in the counties surrounding the Country Music Highway (US Route 23), an area which has given rise to a large
Read MoreWhen you think of Kentucky, one thing you can be certain of is good music. From the mountains of eastern Kentucky, down through the plains of western Kentucky, music has brought this state together. From Loretta Lynn to Merle Travis, there is something that is special about the music in our
Read MoreFourteen years after Tammy Wynette was buried, everyone received the surprise that the original name “Tammy Wynette” was removed from her tomb in the Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum. The marker was replaced with “Virginia W Richardson.” Her birth name is Virginia Wynette Pugh, with Richardson being her fifth husband, George Richey,
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