I think she focused on the development of her 'marimba shoulders' a little too much and her musical talents rather too little!! I note she was attending a medical school at the time - I sincerely hope she didn't fit in some extra 'percussion practise' on incoming patients.

I believe some people got saved from the orchestra and audience that day.

Anyone visiting years later may find it interesting that she spent only a few hundred dollars between this outfit, marimba lessons, and shoes/accessories. She also wore the same outfits every pageant unlike many other contestants. The mallets she used here were borrowed as was the swimsuit she wore for that part of the competition. Her evening gown was homemade. As a top ten finalist, she took home nearly $20k in scholarships between the state and national pageants. While the performance is iffy, she sold the hell out of it and anyone familiar with pageants knows the talent portion is more about empowerment and uniqueness than about giving the world’s greatest performance. It’s fun to meme, but she did do all this as a 4th year medical school student, going on to complete her MD and becoming a radiologist.

Is it true you had a role in the bc clark jingle

This is so good its ridiculous!

Take a BUMP b4 you go up there, Mr. President

Pen Monroe raised Bill Monroe after Bill's parents died.

My papaw called that hooking man those boys was really hookin on that tune

Everything about this is beautiful. That fiddle and steel, though! 🤠

Don’t know how you watch this and not tap your foot and smile!

This could be the greatest instrumental ever written!

Those yankees showed up for some Southern Culture ... never knew what hit 'em.

Beautiful music conveying a beautiful message.

The true musician were out front,don't read music,the players were in the back,reading sheet music,but it shows how they can blend and make great music.the city folk,if they would admit it,it's best music they ever heard.

It's not funny. She did a good job. Yes, she hit some clunkers and lost some tempo, but she continued to smile through it all.

So funny. Like Reagan with his Star Wars project, Bush Jr. was a puppet.

Addendum to a few minutes earlier...exciting and makes me want to shout aloud...lively and wild!

I have listened to this arrangement numerous times and , GLORY it is so exciting!!! Uncle Penn is any time but the orchestra adds an absolutely wonderful dimension!!!

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LBJ & Lady Bird - George 1 & Barbara - spent the 60's & 70's buying defense industries stocks & profited wildly 💰💰. George 2 & descendents STILL profit wildly! 👈💰💰

Banger

awesome

The name of the fiddle please ?

The banjo player, Jim Mills went home to be with the Lord about two weeks ago. He was so good and by all accounts a wonderful fella. Always up front about his love for the Lord. Maybe there's some pickin' in heaven after all.

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I saw him live circa 1980 with Emmy Lou Harris as her main guitarist before Albert Lee took over and ricky went solo. Just incredible. did you know Ricky was the session guitarist on Dylan's Nashville Skyline. THis video is what America ought to be. Unity.

how do I always end up back here

Great song .so many times I have heard it on 40....

That was AMAZING!

I have loved this song, most of my life! Grew up with it!

Ricky is amazing

Grew up listening to my Mom and her brother play this song, all my life! Mom played guitar, uncle played banjo! It's 2024 and still love this song!

ABSOLUTELY beautiful and absolutely amazing singing and playing together, boy oh! They all certainly know how to entertain there audience's. Wish l would have been able to be there with them all. Thank you all so much for sharing your Bluegrass style and songs with us all. ELIZABETH in SCOTLAND ❤❤❤❤

And in 2024????

What a beautiful song, and what an appropriate city to sing it in. See Boston, you don't have to say the F-bomb every other word as part of the English language, after all.

Love this song Love me some Ricky Skaggs❤

Ricky Skaggs-Amazing musician!

She was so nervous she couldn't focus. She can actually play. Beauty pageants make women nervous wrecks because they are being judged on everything

This collaboration - a beautiful sight! ❤

Ricky Skaggs is like black belt in the company of red belts in Nashville on contemporary country radio as is most of pre 2000s country and bluegrass where Skaggs Combines Both .

Oof that first run...

SHRED

Still enjoy the praying Hogs after all these years phenomenal

So very Very good!

Looks like everyone is working pretty hard Ricky.

I love this video!!! I listen to it over and over. It's one of my very favorites, and It doesn't get much better than that.

Ricky at the end of the song is exactly how I feel: "Huh-HO!" This is a dream come true for me as a classically trained pianist and violinist who also has deep family history in Eastern Kentucky bluegrass. I love both and to put them together with good arranging is to create musical heaven. Kudos to Ricky for his music and his faithfulness; honored to have him as a distant cousin on Mom's side.

Yeah, you bring seven Martin Flattops and a shitload of fiddles, and someone will come.

Beautiful!

It's beautiful