Media Alert Tues, Sept 17, 2013 Contact: Jessica Wolf 310.825.7789
[email protected] Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby Hit Royce Hall Oct 18 Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA presents two virtuoso instrumentalists and icons of American music — Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby — performing together at Royce Hall Friday October 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($30-$60) are available at cap.ucla.edu , Ticketmaster or the UCLA Central Ticket Office (310.825.2101). This summer, Skaggs and Hornsby followed up their original 2006 collaboration with the release of “Cluck Ol’ Hen,” an album of live recordings from that tour. The duo hits 13 U.S. cities this year performing songs drawn from deep roots in mountain music, adding piano and Hornsby's inimitable songwriting to Skaggs’ instrumental core of mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle and banjo to create a live- performance musical feast. Hornsby’s spirited piano brings a new dimension to classic bluegrass songs with electrifying solos and improvisation thrown in the mix of Skaggs, Hornsby and Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder. With 12 No. 1 hit singles, 14 Grammy Awards, eleven IBMA Awards, eight ACM Awards and eight CMA Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), Ricky Skaggs is a true pioneer of Bluegrass and Country music. Since he began playing music more than 50 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and has performed thousands of live shows. Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder perform more than 80 live dates each year. He started his own record label, Skaggs Family Records, in 1997 and has since released 12 consecutive Grammy-nominated albums.