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"Uncle Pen" is a song written and originally recorded by Bill Monroe. Besides Monroe, the song was recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1956, Goose Creek Symphony in 1971, Michael Nesmith of The Monkees in 1973 on his solo album Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash, and Ricky Skaggs in 1984. The song was Skaggs' ninth #1 single on the country chart.
The music video for "Country Boy" was filmed in New York City. At the beginning of the video, Ricky finishes having a phone conversation, and Uncle Pen (played by Bill Monroe) visits Ricky in his office and talks to him about his country ways. Ricky grabs the guitar and begins to sing. He leads Uncle Pen through New York City's streets, sights ...
Sometimes Bill played guitar behind his uncle, sometimes the mandolin." [3] On September 13, 1973, a monument in honor of Uncle Pen was unveiled by Monroe at the Rosine Cemetery. [4] Another way he honored Penn's memory was to play the part of "Uncle Penn" in Ricky Skaggs' Country Boy music video.
Over the next few decades, Skaggs would launch his country career into the upper echelon with hits like “Country Boy” and “Uncle Pen”. Skaggs would eventually return to bluegrass many ...
Normally when you hear Ricky Skaggs singing this lyric you think of Uncle Pen but soon when you think of a performance that is "high on the hill and above the town" you are going to think of ...
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will perform at Renfro Valley on Oct. 5. “When I first started the bluegrass band in ’96 and came back from the country days to do ‘Bluegrass Rules,’ the ...
Rickie Lee Skaggs [1] [2] (born July 18, 1954), [6] known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin ; however, he also plays fiddle , guitar, mandocaster , and banjo .
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs.It was released in 1983 via Epic Records.The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]