 My very first concert was the legendary Ricky Skaggs while touring with the Dixie Chicks. Sixteen years later, he's making his way back to the region to play at concert at the East Kentucky Expo Center. Before the show, he joined the employees at East Kentucky Broadcasting. Skaggs was born in Lawrence County and started his music career at the early age of six, which he says is probably one of his favorite musical memories, even if it was many moons ago. Being on stage with Bill Monroe at six years old, I have a vague memory of that, but that was, you know, you talk about defining moments, you know, in your life. What do you want, son? And then the year after that, I was on Flatten Skrug's television show in Nashville at seven years old. There I am about that tall with a vacation Bible school haircut really short and playing the mandolin and got my little white shirt on and a Flatten Skrug string tie. You know, I wanted to look like the boys. Skaggs says his musical influence also came early in life. Hearing my mom and dad sing together was a wonderful thing, you know, in church. Hearing them sing duets together and then when I was three, I started singing around the house, you know, and harmonizing with mom. I'd be in here in one room playing with my little toys and mom would be in the other room singing and I'd be singing harmony to her just nonchalantly, you know, and she realized that I could hear harmony so she told my dad and dad bought me mandolin when I was five. Ricky Skaggs will be live at the Expo Center tonight where he says everyone will feel right at home. Just a lot of picking and singing and a lot of fun and probably a lot of stories about my folks and, you know, it's going to be a great night. You know, Kentucky music for Kentucky people. I mean, it doesn't get any better than that. Reporting in Pikeville for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele.