- Kentucky Thunder
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Name = Kentucky Thunder
Img_capt = Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder performing on June 15, 2008.
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Origin =Kentucky ,USA
Genre = Bluegrass
Years_active = 1997–Present
Label = Rounder, Sugar Hill, Hollywood, RCA,Skaggs Family Records
Associated_acts =Ricky Skaggs
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Current_members =Andy Leftwich Cody Kilby Ben Helson Paul Brewster
Jim MillsMark Fain |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 playsmandolin and is thelead vocalist . The group has won the Instrumental Group of the Year award from theInternational Bluegrass Music Association multiple times, as well as sixGrammy Award s. ["Since then, Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder have released an amazing 8 consecutive Grammy-nominated classics, (6 of which went on to earn the revered award)..." [http://skaggsfamilyrecords.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?id=12253] ]Line-up
The current line-up is;
*Andy Leftwich - Fiddle
*Cody Kilby -Lead Guitar
*Ben Helson -Rhythm Guitar and BaritoneVocals
*Paul Brewster -Rhythm Guitar and HarmonyVocals
*Jim Mills -Banjo
*Mark Fain - BassDiscography
*A"Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947" peaked at #191 on the
Billboard 200 .Awards
Grammy awards
* 1998 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Bluegrass Rules!"
* 1999 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Ancient Tones"
* 2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Soldier Of The Cross"
* 2003 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "A Simple Life"
* 2004 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Brand New Strings"
* 2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Instrumentals"IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards
* 1998 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 1998 Album Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for "Bluegrass Rules!"
* 1999 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2000 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2002 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2003 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2004 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2005 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* 2006 Instrumental Group Of The Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderReferences
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