My Bluegrass Collection #167

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Bluegrass Rules! [1997]

カントリーミュージシャンとして確固たる地位を築いた Ricky Skaggsが Bluegrass Rules! で Bluegrass に舞い戻りました。Bryan Sutton, Bobby Hicks, Dennis Parker, Paul Brewster, Marc Pruett, Mark Fain の Kentucky Thunder をバックに、Skaggs は、伝統的な Bluegrass の曲を歌い、演奏しています。

ただ残念な事に、下記 Youtube のプレイリストには９曲しかアップされておらず、全曲聴くことは叶いません。現段階ではどこのサブスクでも駄目みたいです。
01 J.D.'s Words Of Wisdom は５秒、14 Well Glory は12秒の語りなので
良いとして、08 Amanda Jewell 、12 Somehow Tonight 、13 Rawhide
が聴けないのは残念ですが、どうしても大好きな Ricky Skaggs を聴いてほしいので９曲だけでもと思い選びました。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVaboIZQhxI&list=PLU0XTVAfg0ClmA9hZZMGriftWoonHxNe7

   Songlist                                    Written-By
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01 J.D.'s Words Of Wisdom　　J. D. Sumner
　 Voice – J.D. Sumner
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02 Get Up John　　   Bill Monroe
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Mandolin – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Dennis Parker, Paul Brewster
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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03 I Hope You've Learned　　   Bill Carrigan, Eugene Butler
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Harmony Vocals – Paul Brewster
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Bryan Sutton
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04 Think Of What You've Done　　   Fred Rose, Carter Stanley
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals – Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar, Tenor Vocals – Paul Brewster
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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05 Another Night　　   Hobo Jack Adkins
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Bryan Sutton
　 Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals – Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar, Tenor Vocals – Paul Brewster
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06 Drunken Driver　　   Paul Westmoreland
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Dobro – Jerry Douglas
　 Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Bryan Sutton, Dennis Parker, Paul Brewster
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07 Little Maggie　　   Ralph Stanley
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
　 Mandolin – Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar – Paul Brewster
　 Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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08 Amanda Jewell　　   Ricky Skaggs
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Mandolin – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Dennis Parker (8), Paul Brewster
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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09 If I Lose　　    Ralph Stanley
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Mandolin – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals – Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar, Tenor Vocals – Paul Brewster
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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10 Ridin' That Midnight Train　　   Carter Stanley
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Bryan Sutton, Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar, Tenor Vocals – Paul Brewster
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11 Rank Stranger　　   Albert Brumley
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar, Baritone Vocals – Dennis Parker
　 Rhythm Guitar, Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
　 Rhythm Guitar, Tenor Vocals – Paul Brewster
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12 Somehow Tonight　　   Earl Scruggs
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
　 Guitar [L-5], Mandolin, Lead Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
　 Harmony Vocals – Paul Brewster (3)
　 Rhythm Guitar – Bryan Sutton
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13 Rawhide　　   Bill Monroe
　 Banjo – Marc Pruett
　 Bass – Mark Fain
　 Mandolin, Rhythm Guitar – Ricky Skaggs
　 Rhythm Guitar – Dennis Parker (8), Paul Brewster
　 Soloist [Fiddle, 1st] – Stuart Duncan
　 Soloist [Fiddle, 2nd] – Bobby Hicks
　 Soloist [Lead Guitar] – Bryan Sutton
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14 Well Glory　　   Dennis Parker
　 Voice – Dennis Parker

バンド名 Kentucky Thunder はRicky Skaggs がカントリーミュージシャンとしてソロ活動を始めてから、9枚目のアルバム Kentucky Thunder の表題曲 Kentucky Thunder から名付けられました。

Kentucky Thunder [1989]　Larry Cordle , Jim Rushing 作

Vocals – Ricky Skaggs
Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Ricky Skaggs
Acoustic Guitar – Mark Casstevens
Banjo – Béla Fleck
Fiddle – Bobby Hicks
Bass – David Hungate
Dobro – Jerry Douglas
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar – Steve Gibson
Piano – Barry Beckett

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder は、国際ブルーグラス音楽協会（ IBMA ) からアルバム・オブ・ザ・イヤー賞やインストゥルメンタル・グループ・オブ・ザ・イヤー賞を複数回受賞しており、グラミー賞も数多く受賞しています。

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 Thunder

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
　・2008 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for 　　Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 & 1947