http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/ricky-skaggs-back-to-the-40s/ News at the speed of Bluegrass! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:52:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/ricky-skaggs-back-to-the-40s/comment-page-1/#comment-42294 Steephu Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:21:03 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/ricky-skaggs-back-to-the-40s/#comment-42294 I love the original bluegrass sound too; but this seems to be one style of music that is always looking backwards. Bands are almost required to include an old Bill Monroe or Flatt & Scruggs song on every album. What is the point of constantly re-recording these songs when the original versions are so timeless? I love the original bluegrass sound too; but this seems to be one style of music that is always looking backwards. Bands are almost required to include an old Bill Monroe or Flatt & Scruggs song on every album. What is the point of constantly re-recording these songs when the original versions are so timeless?

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/ricky-skaggs-back-to-the-40s/comment-page-1/#comment-42150 Matteo Ringressi Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:09:45 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/ricky-skaggs-back-to-the-40s/#comment-42150 This is one great news for us traditionalists! Kentucky Thunder can really do justice to those Monroe numbers...from Jim Mills (one of my heroes) to Ricky who's a great Monroe stylist, and the voice of Paul Brewster. I will order mine as soon as it becames available. This is one great news for us traditionalists! Kentucky Thunder can really do justice to those Monroe numbers…from Jim Mills (one of my heroes) to Ricky who’s a great Monroe stylist, and the voice of Paul Brewster. I will order mine as soon as it becames available.

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