''Bluegrass Rules!'' is an album by

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ...

and

Kentucky Thunder 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 le ...

, released through

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

on October 21, 1997. In 1999, the album won the group the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

for Best Bluegrass Album.

Track listing

# "J.D.'s Words of Wisdom" – 0:05 # "Get Up John" (Bill Monroe) – 4:06 # "I Hope You've Learned" (Bill Carrigan, Eugene Butler) 2:20 # "Think of What You've Done" (Carter Stanley) – 2:37 # "Another Night" (Jack Adkins) – 3:57 # "The Drunken Driver" (Paul Westmoreland) – 3:10 # "Little Maggie" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:20 # "Amanda Jewell" (Ricky Skaggs) – 2:51 # "If I Lose" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:09 # "Ridin' That Midnight Train" (Ralph Stanley) – 2:20 # "Rank Stranger" (Albert E. Brumley) – 3:03 # "Somehow Tonight" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:51 # "Rawhide" (Bill Monroe) – 2:59 # "Well Glory" – 0:12

Personnel

* Paul Brewster – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals * Kent Bruce – Assistant Engineer * Don Cobb – Mastering * Craig Crutchfield – Design * Tom Davis – Engineer *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he h ...

– Dobro *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. ...

– Fiddle * Mark Fain – Bass * Carlos Grier – Mastering * Bobby Hicks – Fiddle *

– Group * Graham Lewis – Assistant Engineer * Jim McGuire – Photography * Alan Messer – Photography * Dennis Parker – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals * Marc Pruett – Banjo * Denny Purcell – Mastering * Jonathan Russell – Mastering * Al Schulman – Engineer *

– Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer, Photography * Jason Stelluto – Assistant Engineer * Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer *

Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and f ...

– Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) * King Williams – Assistant Engineer

Chart performance

References

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site
{{Authority control 1997 albums Ricky Skaggs albums Rounder Records albums Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album