Richard Lee "Ricky" Skaggs (18 de julio de 1954) es un cantante, músico, productor y compositor estadounidense de música country y bluegrass. Toca la mandolina principalmente, aunque también el fiddle, guitarra y banjo.
Neotradicionalismo y experimentación
Desde los 90, Skaggs abraza las raíces bluegrass a la par que experimenta con nuevos sonidos. Con su banda, los Kentucky Thunder, es un ganador permanente de Premios Grammy y de la Asociación internacional de música bluegrass por sus álbumes.
1983 Best Country Instrumental Performance: New South (J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs) for Fireball
1984 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Ricky Skaggs for Wheel Hoss
1986 Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist): Ricky Skaggs for Raisin' The Dickins
1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for Restless
1999 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
1998 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for Same Old Train
2000 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones
2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Soldier Of The Cross
2003 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for A Simple Life
2004 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Brand New Strings
2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Instrumentals
2006 Best Musical Album For Children, "Songs From The Neighborhood, The Music Of Mr. Rogers"
2008 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and The Whites for Salt Of The Earth
2009 Best Bluegrass Album Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass 1946 & 47
Premios CMA (Country Music Association)