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Jul 25, 1922Hobert Skaggs is born in Redbush, Kentucky. His children will include country and bluegrass artist Ricky SkaggsJul 1, 1947Hobert Skaggs marries Dorothy Thompson. The couple raises a future Country Music Hall of Fame member, son Ricky SkaggsJul 18, 1954Ricky Skaggs is born in Cordell, Kentucky. Centered in bluegrass, he leads a swing toward traditional country in the early-1980s, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1982 and taking the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1985. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018Sep 27, 1980
Fiddler Ricky Skaggs, Dobro player Jerry Douglas and The Whites perform "San Antonio Rose" on "Hee Haw" as members of Buck White & The Down Home Folks. Janie Fricke sings "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)," and Buck Owens leads the whole "Hee Haw" gang in "Rocky Top"
Jan 9, 1981Ricky Skaggs holds the first recording session for "Don't Get Above Your Raising"Mar 11, 1981Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' remake of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "Don't Get Above Your Raising," Skaggs' first single for the labelMay 8, 1981Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' album "Waitin' For The Sun To Shine"Aug 4, 1981Ricky Skaggs marries Sharon White, of The Whites. The couple performs "If I Needed You" during the ceremonyAug 21, 1981Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' "You May See Me Walkin'"Oct 30, 1981Ricky Skaggs records "Heartbroke" at Audio Media Recorders in Nashville
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