Bluegrass Rules!
Encyclopedia
Bluegrass Rules! is an album by Ricky Skaggs
and Kentucky Thunder
, released through Rounder Records
on October 21, 1997. In 1999, the album won the group the Grammy Award
for Best Bluegrass Album
.
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
and Kentucky Thunder
Kentucky Thunder
Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist...
, released through Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
on October 21, 1997. In 1999, the album won the group the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Bluegrass Album
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the bluegrass music genre...
.
Track listing
- "J.D.'s Words of Wisdom" (J.D. Sumner) – 0:05
- "Get Up John" (Bill Monroe) – 4:06
- "I Hope You've Learned" (Bill Carrigan) – 2:20
- "Think of What You've Done" (Fred Rose, Carter Stanley) – 2:37
- "Another Night" (Hobo Jack Adkins) – 3:57
- "The Drunken Driver" (Paul Westmoreland) – 3:10
- "Little Maggie" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:20
- "Amanda Jewell" (Ricky Skaggs) – 2:51
- "If I Lose" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:09
- "Ridin' That Midnight Train" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:20
- "Rank Stranger" (Albert E. Brumley) – 3:03
- "Somehow Tonight" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:51
- "Rawhide" (Bill Monroe) – 2:59
- "Well Glory" (Dennis Parker) – 0:12
Personnel
- Paul Brewster – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Kent Bruce – Assistant Engineer
- Don Cobb – Mastering
- Craig Crutchfield – Design
- Tom Davis – Engineer
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
- Mark Fain – Bass
- Carlos Grier – Mastering
- Bobby Hicks – Fiddle
- Kentucky ThunderKentucky ThunderKentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist...
– Group - Graham Lewis – Assistant Engineer
- Jim McGuire – Photography
- Alan Messer – Photography
- Dennis Parker – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Marc Pruett – Banjo
- Denny Purcell – Mastering
- Jonathan Russell – Mastering
- Al Schulman – Engineer
- Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
– Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer, Photography - Jason Stelluto – Assistant Engineer
- Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer
- Bryan Sutton – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- King Williams – Assistant Engineer
Chart performance
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 45 |