Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - Fifteen-time GRAMMY Award-winner Ricky Skaggs career is easily among the most significant in recent country music history. Since striking his first chords on a mandolin over 60 years ago, his lifes path has taken him to various musical genres while keeping his bluegrass roots intact. Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder have released an impressive 12 consecutive Grammy-nominated classics - eight of which went on to earn the revered award all from his own Skaggs Family Records label.