Awards & Winners

Kentucky Thunder

Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist. The group has won the Instrumental Group of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association multiple times, as well as seven Grammy Awards.

Awards by Kentucky Thunder

Check all the awards nominated and won by Kentucky Thunder.

2008


Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Honored for : Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
(Artists, Engineer)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

2006


Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Honored for : Instrumentals
(Artist, Engineers/mixers)

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Instrumentals

2003


Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : A Simple Life
(Artist)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Get Up John
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal A Simple Life

2000


Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Honored for : Soldier of the Cross

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album Soldier of the Cross

1999


Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Honored for : Ancient Tones

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Ancient Tones

1998


Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Honored for : Bluegrass Rules!

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album Bluegrass Rules!