◇ image via WikipediaRicky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Boston Pops Orchestra, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Lester Flatt, Keith Whitley and Emmylou Harris. Those roots explain a lot about how Ricky Skaggs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mark Chesnutt, Barbara Mandrell, John Anderson, The Oak Ridge Boys and Johnny Lee, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brad Paisley, Jerry Douglas, Dolly Parton, Phish and Bruce Hornsby, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Ricky Skaggs, reaching back through Boston Pops Orchestra and forward to Brad Paisley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ricky Skaggs connections
Ricky Skaggs grew out of Boston Pops Orchestra, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Lester Flatt and Keith Whitley, shares an orbit with Mark Chesnutt, Barbara Mandrell, John Anderson and The Oak Ridge Boys, went on to shape Brad Paisley, Jerry Douglas, Dolly Parton and Phish. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ricky Skaggs
Sounds and acts that shaped Ricky Skaggs.
Artists similar to Ricky Skaggs
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ricky Skaggs.
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- Barbara Mandrellartist
- John Andersonartist
- The Oak Ridge Boysartist
- Johnny Leeartist
- Sawyer Brownartist
- Randy Travisartist
- George Straitartist
- The Juddsartist
- Shenandoahartist
- Dan Sealsartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- Aaron Tippinartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
- Alan Jacksonartist
- The SteelDriversartist
- The Statler Brothersartist
- Tanya Tuckerartist
Bands Ricky Skaggs shaped
Where the influence of Ricky Skaggs travelled next.
- Brad Paisleyartist
- Jerry Douglasartist
- Dolly Partonartist
- Phishartist
- Bruce Hornsbyartist
- The Raconteursartist
- Ashley Monroeartist
- Jack Whiteartist
- Brendan Bensonartist
- Barry Gibbartist
- Ry Cooderartist
- Hillary Scottartist
- Clint Blackartist
- Joe Diffieartist
- Merle Haggardartist
- Alison Kraussartist
- Pocoartist
- Old Crow Medicine Showartist
- Carly Pearceartist
- Vince Gillartist
- Shenandoahartist
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