30K views · 369 reactions | Ricky Skaggs on losing the dead weight that was bothering him #rickyskaggs #blues | AXS TV | Facebook

41K views · 1.2K reactions | My dad was a welder. He was out of town a lot. So, he came home and brought a little small mandolin and stuck it in my bed when I was five years old. That was the greatest gift of all time. I just took to it like a fish in water. I know what that instrument did for me personally because it gave me credence somehow to play with older people and be accepted. It helped to grow my heart. – Ricky Skaggs | Ricky Skaggs | Facebook

40K views · 259 reactions | Most six year-olds are terrible at sharing, but little Ricky Skaggs was already sharing a stage with bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. | reverb.com | Facebook