Ricky Skaggs and the Boston Pops: "Highway 40 Blues"

Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs with the Kentucky Thunder performs with the Boston Pops Orchestra. I wrote the orchestrations for them. You don't often hear a bluegrass group with an orchestra, but I think it turned out pretty well!

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[beatsbooze]

Right, Did Ricky and the boys class up the joint or what? Think some of the starched collars didn't quite know what to make of it. :]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting this.

[quantumdave]

I have 5 songs of Ricky w/the Pops doing my arrangements. In some you can catch some of the Pops musicians smiling . . . and you know they are trying not to show they are having fun . . .those old "longhairs" as we used to call them.

Thanks for the compliments.

[hideyho67]

It's adding a little class to a beautiful type of music .Have you noticed these muscians are masters of their instruments?

[quantumdave]

I have 5 songs of Ricky w/the Pops doing my arrangements. In some you can catch some of the Pops musicians smiling . . . and you know they are trying not to show they are having fun . . .those old "longhairs" as we used to call them.

Thanks for the compliments.

[farmorganic23]

it's kind of weird, he blends bluegrass features like the banjo, fiddle, and mandolin, but then their are drums and a horn section... im not sure what you would call it.

[quantumdave]

Bluebrass, maybe?!? hehehohohaha

[Sumer61]

Epic!!

[momsher1]

@quantumdave For being such a busy person, you sure have a lot of time to comment on youtube!

[59catmando]

Love how Ricky classes up the joint

[beautifulsarah100]

When God gives you your voice, you don't lose it as you get older.

[beatsbooze]

Good Ol' boys, long as 'we' enjoy it, but gotta realize these 'classical' guys are incredible musicians as well. It doesn't particularly "turn my crank" but. long as they don't give us the "tight lips & a frown", It's all good. Ricky remains "Mr Bluegrass!!

[vcp430]

@beatsbooze You're absolutely right! You know, I saw Steve Martin play banjo at the Power Center in Ann Arbor, MI, and he classed that place up with sweet bluegrass music! But, all the snooty rich folks expected more of a classical feel for the music, and I bet no one other then a few people (including myself) had ever heard bluegrass or old-time. They did a tremendous encore that night, everyone cheered, and about three people other tan me knew about the Orange Blossom Special.

[nursemargie1]

Wonderful

[Jimsgal123]

A living legend

[rocmaven]

14 time Grammy Award Winner , Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Treasure Chest Tour coming to the historic Watseka Theatre Watseka IL on Friday August 26, 2011.