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<p dir="auto"><b>Fourteen-time GRAMMY® Award</b>-winning music legend <strong>Ricky Skaggs</strong> will perform on &#8220;<b>Country Music&#8217;s Biggest Night</b>.&#8221; Skaggs, a former <strong>CMA Entertainer of the Year</strong>, will be part of a star-studded lineup next week at &#8220;<b>The 50th Annual <a title="CMA Awards" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cma-awards-tickets-pre-sale-starts-now/">CMA Awards</a></b>.&#8221;</p>
<p dir="auto">&#8220;What a joy it is to be back at the <a title="CMA Awards" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cma-awards-tickets-pre-sale-starts-now/">CMA Awards</a>,&#8221; says Skaggs. &#8220;And to be included with so many of my heroes is very humbling.&#8221;</p>
<p dir="auto">Additional legendary performers include Alabama, Roy Clark, Charley Pride, <a title="Alan Jackson" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbAJackson&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falan-jackson-tickets%2Fartist%2F769574&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Alan Jackson</a>, <a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> McEntire, <a title="Clint Black" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/clint-back-announces-new-tour-celebrating-35th-anniversary-of-killin-time-album/">Clint Black</a>, Brooks &; Dunn, <a title="Vince Gill" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSVinceG/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fvince-gill-tickets%2F">Vince Gill</a>, <a title="George Strait" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSStrait/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fgeorge-strait-tickets%2F">George Strait</a>, Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, <a title="Garth Brooks" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSGarth/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fgarth-brooks-tickets%2F">Garth Brooks</a> and more.</p>
<p dir="auto">&#8220;The 50th Annual <a title="CMA Awards" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cma-awards-tickets-pre-sale-starts-now/">CMA Awards</a>&#8221; will be hosted by <a title="Brad Paisley" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbBPaisley&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fbrad-paisley-tickets%2Fartist%2F714837&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Brad Paisley</a> and <a title="Carrie Underwood" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-tour-dates/">Carrie Underwood</a> and broadcast live from the <b><a title="Bridgestone Arena" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbBridgestone&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fbridgestone-arena-tickets-nashville%2Fvenue%2F221417&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Bridgestone Arena</a></b> in <b>Nashville</b>, <b>Wednesday</b>, <b>Nov. 2 </b>(<b>8:00-11:00 PM/ET</b>) on the <b>ABC Television Network</b>.</p>
<p dir="auto">It’s been a busy fall for Skaggs. He will be inducted into the <b>Musicians Hall of Fame</b> <b>tonight </b>in Nashville and on <b>Monday</b>, <b>October 31</b>, he will be honored by <b>ASCAP</b> when he receives the organization&#8217;s prestigious <b>Founders Award</b>.</p>
<p dir="auto"><b>About Ricky Skaggs</b></p>
<p dir="auto">Earning <b>12 #1 hit singles</b>, <b>14 GRAMMY® Awards</b>, <b>11 IBMA Awards</b>, <b>nine <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a>, eight <a title="CMA Awards" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cma-awards-tickets-pre-sale-starts-now/">CMA Awards</a></b> (including <b>Entertainer of the Year</b>), <b>two Dove Awards</b>, <b>three honorary Doctorate degrees</b>, a <b>GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame</b> induction, the <b>Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum&#8217;s 2013 Artist-In-Residence</b>, an <b>Americana Music Association</b> <b>Lifetime Achievement Award </b>in the<b> Instrumentalist </b>category along with countless other awards, Ricky Skaggs is truly a pioneer of Bluegrass and Country music. Since he began playing music more than 50 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and has performed thousands of live shows. He started his own record label, Skaggs Family Records, in 1997 and has since released 12 consecutive GRAMMY®-nominated albums. His newest release, <i><b>Hearts Like Ours</b></i>, with his wife, celebrated artist <b>Sharon White</b> of The Whites features the couple dueting on handpicked country love songs. And the <b>Grand Ole Opry</b> <b>member</b> has released his first-ever autobiography, &#8220;<b>Kentucky Traveler</b>.&#8221; The book details the life and times of Skaggs and provides a descriptive history of Country and Bluegrass music, as told by the master himself. In addition to his regular touring schedule with his band, <b>Kentucky Thunder</b>, he has recently performed a string of dates with his better half Sharon White along with guitar legend <b>Ry Cooder</b> on the critically-acclaimed &#8220;<b>Cooder-White-Skaggs</b>&#8221; tour and from time to time continues to hit the road with versatile singer/songwriter and pianist <b>Bruce Hornsby</b> on another critically-acclaimed tour, &#8220;<b>Ricky Skaggs &; Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder</b>.&#8221;</p>
<p>For more information on Ricky Skaggs, visit <a href="http://report.mynewsletterbuilder.com/t.js?s=5810df0e6a4f891d09000f93&;u=37106858&;v=3&;key=c6d5&;skey=e386d50020&;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rickyskaggs.com"> www.rickyskaggs.com</a>.</p>
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Ricky Skaggs to Perform at "The 50th Annual CMA Awards" Airing Nov. 2 on ABC
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