Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were both only 17 years old when they recorded Second Generation Bluegrass. Both went on to be country megastars, until Whitley died of alcohol poisoning at 34. Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs joins us to explain how two teenagers managed to perfectly replicate the bygone sound of the Stanley Brothers β and he shares his final moments with Keith.
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Featured Songs
“Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown”
“All I Ever Loved Was You”
“Poor Monroe”
“Daybreak in Dixie”
“Son of Hobert”
“Rank Stranger” (The Stanley Brothers)
“Memories of Mother”
“Those Two Blue Eyes”
“My Deceitful Heart”
“Dream of a Miner’s Child”
“Sea of Regret”
“No Stranger to the Rain” (Keith Whitley)
