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Justin Moore 's "Small Town USA" dislodges Jason Aldean 's "Big Green Tractor" to become the nation's No.

Listen Hear clips from Ricky Skaggs' new CD at skaggsfamilyrecords.com . NASHVILLE, Tenn.

ROSS WEITZNER/ASSOCIATED PRESSBruce Hornsby recently scored a film and is now developing a musical.

Ricky Skaggs owes a lot to his father. The country star got his first mandolin at age 5 from his dad.

Bluegrass and country music legend Ricky Skaggs and his backup band, Kentucky Thunder, performed at Wild Adventures Saturday night.

September 18, 2009 - BLOCK: Ricky Skaggs, do you remember a time when you were not holding a string instrument in your hands? Mr.

BMNN wrote: on Sep. 15, 2009: When Hobert Skaggs' brother and musical partner died in World War II, he vowed that if one of his children ever showed interest in music, he would teach them to how to play the mandolin.

Last week we were talking about Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of the children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are,' which opens nationwide Oct.

NASHVILLE - Jack White could win a country award. The Raconteurs are nominated for "Musical Event of the Year" at the Country Music Association Awards for their song "Old Enough," which features country singers Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe.

If you go What: American Bluegrass Masters featuring J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage Tickets: $18-$36 Info: 745-3000 or http://www.ticketmaster.com The Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage gets its bluegrass baptism when the American Bluegrass Masters tour stops in town Sunday.

Ricky Skaggs doesn't mind saying so. Before he was a first-class picker, he was a first-class brat.

On Saturday night at the Bay Days festival in Hampton, local music giant Bruce Hornsby delivered the one-two punch that he and his friend Ricky Skaggs had been scheming about for more than a year.

Hampton's Bay Days continues today and tomorrow. The 5K to Phoebus Family Fun Run begins at 8 a.m. Registration is from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. The first 25 participants will receive T-shirts with the Hampton Bay Days logo.

If you can't find a live show that appeals to you this fall season, you're not looking hard enough.

Bay Days got knocked off course last year when Tropical Storm Hanna threatened Hampton and forced organizers to scrap the entire festival for the first time in its 26-year history.

Sept. 6, 12-9 p.m. $25, $20/advance, $10/children Boone Hall Plantation rickyskaggs.com "Pickin' in Caroline" from the new album Songs My Dad Loved from the new album Songs My Dad Loved Latest in Features Sisterly Lovell Georgia-based bluegrass act The Lovell Sisters know it's 'Time to Grow' by Erica Jackson Sep 2, 2009 Battle of the Bands: Rules ...

Bruce Hornsby smiles backstage before performing locally in 2007 at the Jamestown's 400th Anniversary.