| Kentucky Thunder | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Kentucky, United States |
| Genre: | Bluegrass |
| Years Active: | 1997-present |
| Label: | Rounder, Sugar Hill, Hollywood, RCA, Skaggs Family Records |
| Website: | https://rickyskaggs.com/kentucky-thunder/ |
| Current Members: | Ricky Skaggs Russell Carson Jake Workman Dennis Parker Mike Rogers Billy Contreras Gavin Kelso |
| Past Members: | Paul Brewster Mark Fain Bobby Hicks Luke Bulla Gary "Bud" Smith Marc Pruett Jim Mills Justin Moses Bryan Sutton Clay Hess Darrin Vincent Ben Helson Cody Kilby Eddie Faris Jeff Picker Scott Mulvahill Andy Leftwich |
Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with American country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist. The group has won the Instrumental Group of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association multiple times, as well as seven Grammy Awards.[1]
The current line-up is;
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Grass | US Country | US | ||
| Bluegrass Rules! |
| — | 45 | — |
| Ancient Tones |
| — | 46 | — |
| Soldier of the Cross |
| — | 65 | — |
| History of the Future |
| 10 | 35 | — |
| Live at the Charleston Music Hall |
| 2 | 32 | — |
| Brand New Strings |
| 1 | 60 | — |
| Instrumentals |
| 1 | 73 | — |
| Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 |
| 1 | 29 | 191 |
| Music to My Ears |
| 2 | 52 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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