Yeah after Keith died I heard alot of stories about their time on the   
   road together.   I grew up on alot of the old country and old   
   bluegrass but the members of the bands never stuck out to me like the   
   headliners did.   I knew Ricky had a bluegrass background from an   
   early age but really only knew who he was when he did some country   
   stuff.  Even that had the bluegrass undertones.  I have an old album   
   from 79 that I stll listen too alot (sweet temptation).  My favorite   
   was "would you love me one more time".  Of course I thought it was his   
   song only to find out later it was an older song.  Too bad it took me   
   several music stages in life to get back to the what I really enjoy   
   the most.  At the concert I saw, RIcky spent alot of time telling the   
   old stories, esp. meeting Bill Monroe for the first time.   
   THanks for the info.   
   Patti   
      
   On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:44:29 -0500, "Mitch Dickson"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Actually Patti,   
   >   
   >I have a video of six year old Ricky playing Mandolin on an old Flatt and   
   >Scruggs Pet Milk Show in the late 50's.   
   >   
   >At thirteen he and Keith Whitley were playing as a fill in at a Ralph   
   >Stanley concert where Ralph was late due to bus trouble.  Old Ralph hired   
   >both of them when he heard them!  I remember being at Lavonia, Georgia   
   >playing for Jimmy Martin, and sitting on Ralph's bus talking to Ricky.  This   
   >was years before Boone Creek.  Maybe a decade.  But Mark is right that Boone   
   >Creek is a fine album.  You might want to see if you can find a copy of   
   >"Live in Japan" by J.D. Crowe.  Lots of fine early Scaggs on that as well.   
   >   
   >Mitch   
   >   
   >"Mark Payne"  wrote in message   
   >news:C130C520.E2C0%mpayne32@carolina.rr.com...   
   >> Patti,   
   >>   
   >> Thought you might like to know that Ricky Skaggs started out in a   
   >bluegrass   
   >> group called Boone Creek.  They also had Jerry Douglas (plays dobro with   
   >> Alison Krauss) and Terry Baucom (plays banjo for Doyle Lawson) in the   
   >group   
   >> as well.  Give it a listen, you will enjoy it a lot.   
   >>   
   >> Have a great weekend!   
   >>   
   >> Mark   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On 9/14/06 11:33 PM, in article 450a1e58.130149@nntp.iglou.com, "patti"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > I had seen several album reviews where it mentioned no review could   
   >> > give justice to what you would hear live vs the album.   
   >> >   
   >> > I was lucky enough to see them tonight in an intimate venue, around   
   >> > 500 seats with 300 being on the floor, rest balcony.  We were 5 row   
   >> > center and it was wonderful.  He had a great sense of humor, told   
   >> > wonderful Bill Monroe stories and KY Thunder was awesome.  I had seen   
   >> > Ricky many yrs ago back in his country days but not since he turned   
   >> > totally to bluegrass and not with this band.  I wish it had never   
   >> > ended, lol.   
   >> >   
   >> > Patti   
   >> >   
   >>   
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