The Raconteurs get a little help from Skaggs, Monroe
Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs said, "We wanted to show a different side of the band and work with a few local artists we highly respect. Ricky is a legend, plain and simple, and one of the best players around. Ashley Monroe is a young, rising star with an angelic voice."
Photographer and videographer Autumn de Wilde was on hand to capture the recording for a video that will premiere at music.yahoo.com on Dec. 2. The song will be released digitally exclusively through Amazon.com on Dec. 2 and other digital retailers one week later. The song will 7" vinyl release on Dec. 16.
The other song is a bluegrass version of Top Yourself.
The Raconteurs are Brendan Benson, Patrick Keeler, Jack "LJ" Lawrence and Jack White. The Grammy-nominated band released "Consolers Of The Lonely" on March 25, a follow-up to 2006's acclaimed debut "Broken Boy Soldiers" (Third Man/V2).
Monroe is a country singer songwriter, who has written songs for Nora Jones, Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler.
More news for Ricky Skaggs
- 07/29/21: Skaggs adds two band members
- 04/09/21: Add high school graduate to Skaggs' resume
- 01/14/21: Keith, Skaggs receive National Medal of Arts honors
- 01/04/21: Skaggs discloses quadruple bypass surgery
- 10/22/18: Skaggs, Gimble, West officially join Country Music Hall of Fame
- 07/26/17: Skaggs returns to country
- 01/10/17: Skaggs, Hornsby tour again
- 09/01/16: ASCAP honors Skaggs
CD reviews for Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs celebrated his 50th anniversary of playing music with his last album, which featured bluegrass versions of hits from his country music career. At this point, Skaggs is solidly entrenched in the bluegrass side of things, and if one counts his time with Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys, he has probably played bluegrass longer than he did country, making this latest disc true to its title when it comes to Skaggs' fans.
Traditional bluegrass played in a flawless ...
This second set of Skaggs Family Records Christmas songs primarily takes a traditionalist approach to celebrating the season. This is to be expected, as Ricky Skaggs' label has always remained committed to making and releasing music that might make Bill Monroe - Skaggs' onetime employer - proud.
There is an even balance between new and old Christmas songs represented on this collection. There's the pretty new ballad What Songs Were Sung, which wonders out loud the tunes performed ...
The musical journey of Ricky Skaggs has been a long one, from his younger days in Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys to chart-topping success in country music during the 1980's and back to the bluegrass world on his own family-run label. That relative autonomy has allowed Skaggs to explore various themes such as gospel music and now a return of sorts to his country material.
The concept here is pretty simple, and it's spelled out in the album title; all of the songs here were ...
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