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May 1, 1986Ricky Skaggs is grand marshal at Louisville's Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade, which also features Mickey Gilley. Ferdinand wins the race two days laterJun 10, 1986The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hosts a "20 Years Of Dirt" anniversary concert at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. Guests include John Prine, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Michael Martin Murphey and Nicolette Larson. The night closes with "City Of New Orleans" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"Jun 11, 1986French radio station owner Jean-Pierre Antona is arrested for illegally carrying a weapon near the stage while Ricky Skaggs performs at Fan Fair in Nashville. The Tennessean reports that after watching American detective shows on TV, Antona thought everyone in the U.S. carried a gunAug 17, 1986Ricky Skaggs' son, Andrew, is shot in the neck by a truck driver, Edward Duehring, after the boy's mother, Brenda, passed Duehring's tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 near Troutville, Virginia. Duehring felt she cut back into his lane too soonAug 21, 1986Andrew Skaggs, the son of Ricky Skaggs, has a second operation in Roanoke, Virginia, to repair an artery in his neck, damaged when he was shot by an angry truck driver on Interstate 81Sep 8, 1986Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"Sep 11, 1986Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' album "Love's Gonna Get Ya!"Nov 11, 1986
A Nashville benefit raises $40,000 for O.B. McClinton, suffering from liver cancer. Performers include Reba McEntire, Kathy Mattea, Waylon Jennings, Ricky Skaggs, Jeff Cook, Jessi Colter, Tom T. Hall, Larry Gatlin, Johnny Rodriguez, Steve Wariner and Rex Allen Jr.
Dec 20, 1986Randy Travis joins the Grand Ole Opry, introduced by Ricky Skaggs. He performs "Diggin' Up Bones" and "On The Other Hand"Feb 24, 1987Ricky Skaggs' "Raisin' The Dickens" wins Best Country Instrumental Performance during the 29th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
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