Bluegrass Rules!

Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Released

October 21, 1997

Ricky Skaggs chronology

Life Is a Journey
(1997)

Bluegrass Rules!
(1997)

Ancient Tones
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Bluegrass Rules! is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Rounder Records on October 21, 1997.^[1] In 1999, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

Track listing

"J.D.'s Words of Wisdom" (J.D. Sumner) – 0:05
"Get Up John" (Bill Monroe) – 4:06
"I Hope You've Learned" (Bill Carrigan) – 2:20
"Think of What You've Done" (Fred Rose, Carter Stanley) – 2:37
"Another Night" (Hobo 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" (Dennis Parker) – 0:12

Personnel

Paul Brewster – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Kent Bruce – Assistant Engineer
Don Cobb – Mastering
Craig Crutchfield – Design
Tom Davis – Engineer
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Stuart Duncan – Fiddle
Mark Fain – Bass
Carlos Grier – Mastering
Bobby Hicks – Fiddle
Kentucky Thunder – 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
Ricky Skaggs – Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer, Photography
Jason Stelluto – Assistant Engineer
Chris Stone – Assistant Engineer
Bryan Sutton – Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
King Williams – Assistant Engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	45

References

1 2 "Bluegrass Rules!". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site

Ricky Skaggs

Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style

Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours

Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen

Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits

Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"

Related articles	Discography Epic Records Mark O'Connor "Make You Mine"

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