Ricky Skaggs w/ Ray Flacke, Bruce Bouton, Bobby Hicks Sally Goodin

Ricky Skaggs --Sally Goodin Ray Flacke Bruce Bouton, Bobby Hicks

[@TheLucasKadeHolder]

Ray Flacke is one of my favorite country pickers. What a creative player!

[@stevenfuller5333]

Little group I was in opened for this exact lineup in 82 or 83, still the greatest night of my life,and oh what a lesson in skill and professionalism.

[@ursafan40]

You guys had balls to open for magicians like Ricky's band.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Just saw Ricky in Louisa Kentucky for September fest he's still kicking Ass !

[@raymccranie7872]

Ricky is unbelievable!!!!! What a talented artist!!! He can play anything. His father in law Buck is a Great Fiddle Player too so Ricky surrounds himself W/ Great artists too! We love Ricky!!!!❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@josephanderson7237]

That fiddle player plays a mean banjo!! 😂

[@chuckyufarley2999]

All these years and this is the first time I've ever seen Bobby Hicks playing the banjo. I'm a huge bluegrass fan and I had no idea. It simply amazes me the talent level of the masters. Where I've spent 30 years trying to be decent on one instrument, it blows my mind how these guys are master of most if not all of them. Somewhere there has to be a performance captured on tape where after every tune, the guys just pass their ax to the left and keep on pickin'.

[@ethan-sq6zv]

That would be awesome

[@tomi_steel]

Great solo by Bruce Bouton on pedal steel , so cool : )

[@Marco81blues]

This makes me wanna go outside and yell Yeeee haw while unloading my revolver into the air...of course I'm European and not allowed to own one.

[@MrSophbeau]

As usual Ray Flacke knocks it outta the park

[@Mistertbones]

Bruce Bouton kills it on Pedal Steel.

[@baxterdavis3671]

The steel player (Bobby B) is in awe of Rays picking! I believe he enjoyed more than anyone there!

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

All were terrific, as Skaggs always was. I especially enjoyed Bouton and Flacke.

[@simonzowie]

I am once again late to the party, but wow! What an amazing group of players!

[@genechow6510]

Anything with strings!

[@edwells535]

Acoustic guitar player is AWESOME!!!!

[@derekdiamond846]

I just found this on 31 Oct 2016, great stuff, the guitar player is Ray flacke from England.

[@billbranch1]

OK, Mr. Master of Understatements. Mr. Flacke single-handedly raised Skaggs band from also-ran status to super-stardom.

[@genedanes3505]

Ray Flacke has unique technique in left hand - right hand fret application but also how he visualises melody

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Ray Flacke the best is an understatement for Ray he is beyond such simple terms.

[@oldwhtman]

I like how the virtuoso steel guitar player watched admiringly as Flacke played the guitar. A lot of talent in this group. And I've never seen the fiddle flatpicked before. Lucky to have stumbled upon this video.

[@dannyc1174]

I agree totally. Bruce Bouton on steel - great!

[@fluffkiller]

It’s called pizzicato

[@genechow6510]

Bobby Hicks - on the BANJO???!!?😀

[@jackk9366]

Who up transcribing some Bruce Bouton?

[@mjt5576]

Tele licks on a Martin! Ray Flacke was a bad boy. Great player!

[@stevebernard221]

Never seen Skaggs play fiddle before, but when he decides to pick it like a mandolin thats when it gets crazy!

[@texxred3657]

Written by my Great Grandad - Eck Robertson

[@tommyjohnson6961]

Picky Ricky Skaggs flatpickin' the fiddle with Bobby Hicks pickin' the banjo. Good stuff.

[@ethan-sq6zv]

Just ridiculous how good they are

[@АндрейГорбатов-б2е]

greatest musicians!!!

[@bluegrassboy75]

I love going back to this video just to see Bobby Hicks play the 5!!!

[@kimstewart9152]

Bobby picks a very nice banjo. Very talented man!! He is smooth, looks like he's been pickin' for years.

[@dannyc1174]

@@kimstewart9152 Kim - you and bluegrassboyd75 are RIGHT ON about Bobby on the banjo. Overall great, talented musician and he has been playing the 5 for years. He played it with Monroe at one point in the early 50's and actually cut a number or two playing banjo with Monroe.

[@kimstewart9152]

@@dannyc1174 I have always had tremendous respect for Bobby Hicks. I had the good fortune to meet him & he was a gentleman. I am glad that I had the chance to tell him how much I liked his fiddle playing. At that time I didn't know that he played banjo as well. But I have never forgotten that encounter.

[@dannyc1174]

@@kimstewart9152 Absolutely, My Friend. Bobby's the best. I'm in a 22 yr honky-tonk rockabilly band, The Starline Rhythm Boys, and we opened for Skaggs when Bobby was playing fiddle for him. After sound check, I was alone on the big theater stage with Bobby and asked him to play Maiden's Prayer solo - I had chills. That fiddle of his sounded so incredible, plus his fiddling. Glad you also had a chance to meet him.

[@kimstewart9152]

@@dannyc1174 That would have been such an honor to open for those guys, but to have Bobby play you a tune alone would have been out of this world! That's awesome he did that for you!

[@IvesMarcelin]

🫠😛🫣😭❤❤❤❤❤❤💥👌👌👍👍thank you to you Bruce ..and all your Friends Ships also to Ricky Skaggs for that Very Nice Performance

[@randyjones7818]

Ray..flacke..very awesome.on.guitar..rj

[@CayucosDrStudios]

I love me some bluegrass, Americana, and Appalachia culture!

[@gutbucket260]

I've always seen Ray playing his Telecaster. I never seen him play acoustic live.

[@valteor]

great band!! nice playing indeed!

[@margaretwilson1539]

I hope no one has gone to the toilet...!!!! 😄😊They don't know what they're missing... 😁

[@JeremyBall76]

Wow! Great stuff... Ricky picking a fiddle... and Ray Flacke's Martin guitar sounds like a tele here, the king of the double stop. Thanks for sharing this!!!

[@ChristophHenrici]

And Bruce Bouton!

[@luigicannizzo2669]

Very Special Sound' s and Good Stuff Musian. .. Great Tele Master Mr. Ray Flacke. .. Nice One ... ☺😊😉/💙💙💙/👍👌👏👋

[@recbo]

Bouton, Bruce Bouton, lap and pedal steel.

[@rgahrens]

Thanks! I will fix it.

[@theosomeca1510]

Incroyable ce qu'ils font avec leurs instruments .... un jour on s'accordera et on jouera sur le même tempo ... j'espère un jour jouer avec toi et accorder nos violons. 😉❤

[@rgahrens]

Merci! Bluegrass français !

[@ethan-sq6zv]

More! More!

[@jonathanbrazee3846]

Only Ray can make a Martin sound like a Tele.

[@dannyc1174]

You got it!

[@DavidSmith-kz8lr]

Give some love the Piano Player Mickey Merritt ....LAY ING IT DOWN...!

[@craigbarnthouse9248]

Only one I didn't see mentioned was the awesome Jesse Chambers playing the bass. A good guy,

[@gregclark5344]

Yeah Bobby Hicks on 5 string, I haven't seen him play 5 string before. If there is one of the older players who id most love meet it would be Bobby Hicks.

[@rodneyharouff5739]

hot stuff right there!!

[@larrybroughman175]

OutstandingScaggs is a maniac,GREAT

[@BobWarnerBarn]

Nice....🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@jeffsnyder3161]

OUTSTANDING ON EVERY LEVEL!!!

[@Mandotwang]

That acoustic guitar sounds like an electric guitar. The player is great. Ricky playing the fiddle like a mandolin is a nice touch.

[@dannyc1174]

Yes, Ray Flack on acoustic gtr (Martin? - possibly - I couldn't totally tell from head stock inscription) and it's got internal pickup - you can see controls on upper bount front side. Awesome picking - Tele style on acoustic. And, yes, Ricky playing fiddle with a pick, mando-style - great!

[@sclawman]

@Mandotwang The guitar player is the one and only Ray Flacke.

[@davycrokett3862]

Well if you don't like that they be something wrong with you lol

[@rgahrens]

Can't promise anything. I will try though. I am glad you enjoy it. When I posted the first clips there was NOTHING on youtube re: Ricky. Now there is tons of stuff!

[@srgbuffalobuffalony7112]

Ricky plays a few instruments - yes. This is classic and so well done.

[@paulapicella633]

this is so badass.

[@RandyStrubleBackingTracks]

Is it hot in here or what? Totally awesome jam!!!!

[@stevenhearrell1564]

What a band!

[@skaggs34]

man, this is about the best quality video I have seen of the '81 ACL show. they really brought the house down with "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'. i too would love to see the whole show. this is good quality. i have the entire other 2 shows. i think from '84 and '87.

[@rgahrens]

I just added the rest of the show. Check out my channel.

[@SoundOnVision]

Great piece of archive 5 ☆☆☆☆☆s

[@ropermrmeredith06]

can't get better!!!

[@CadillacL]

I remember seeing this episode of Austin City Limits :) Thanx for posting.

[@fiddlinmike]

Arthur Conner 5-string fiddle with a ram’s head!

[@bighousebobby]

Good God!!!!

[@Docsjeff]

This looks like the EmmyLou Era when he was in her “Hot Band”

[@davidberry3126]

Ray set Nashville on notice.

[@paultaylor387]

Quality nice upload sir

[@markteresacarter1267]

now i wish i could find the whole program. had it on vhs and its now gone

[@steby123]

Believe thats called "pizzicato" in Italian some times finger picking the fiddle .

[@kurtashton4155]

Ricky Skaggs is no slouch either!!

[@annewitte4368]

In this version, Ricky Skaggs does an incredible lead part using the fiddle as if it were a mandoline. A rare demonstration of these alternative instrumental forms found in the ever innovative context of bluegrass music. An incredible line up of tremendous talent on the full range of bluegrass instruments. A pity the artists are not named on the post!

[@bradfordsmith5942]

Skaggs is Badass!!!

[@billbranch9091]

The only artist of any consequence is listed in the title "w/Ray Flacke."

[@dannyc1174]

@@billbranch9091 WRONG re: Flacke being the "only artist of any consequence". Bruce Bouton on steel and Bobby Hicks on, of all things, 5-string banjo, which he did play with Monroe at one time, but Bobby is one of the Kings of Bluegrass & Country fiddle.

[@balladeer45]

@@billbranch9091 That is bs. Keep your day job because you suck as a music critic.

[@billbranch9091]

@@balladeer45 Medicrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

[@martycoomber7897]

Bruce Bouton on steel........now with Garth

[@9lontoonieful1]

Excellent!

[@johnbohlinger]

killer band

[@randybock82]

Go Ray!

[@jaycook5028]

Bobby Hicks

[@TheShiflettChannel]

Bruce..!!! At 2:01 Love these pickers!

[@11calman]

All playing Killer licks, But I think "Ray Flacke" (The British guy) Out licked them all

[@failuremagnet]

I've watched this video 4 times now and I still can't see the woman in the band. Where's Sally? ;-)

[@D28sherid]

....we know Ray is good......and Ricky is genius......but too many overlook Bobby Hicks tremendous talent as fiddler, guitar player and here on banjo.....and Bruce Bouton is king of steel from 1980-1995!....listen again in case you missed it!

[@arthurogle7581]

Love Jesse's bass line. I've played bass for 45 years.Can't touch Jesse tho. Curses!!! Bobby Hicks, a wonderful 5 string fiddle player didn't even get a banjer break.Should be a law against not allowing Hicks a break. Dang you Skaggs!

[@jeremychambers8736]

Thank you for saying what you have said here about my dad (Jesse). He has no idea just how great of a player he was.

[@dannyc1174]

Yes, he DID get a banjer break! Where were you?

[@noonster55]

Hot Diggity

[@danielyoung6630]

COOL GUY and GQ!

[@debbiestandridge2994]

Wow doubled

[@Conorscorner]

Ricky Skaggs Raisin

[@codym8897]

Do you have the full Austin City Limits episode from 1982, where Larry Gatlin and Ricky Skaggs perform, includes opening credits with music by John Mills, closing credits with "London Homesick Blues", funding credits, and the 1971 PBS logo at the end?

[@BATENKILL]

That kinda the Boone Creek version

[@jaygold4467]

I think he missed a note. Fingers on the floor.

[@User0resU-1]

This band needs more rehearsals... too loose.

[@rgahrens]

I just added teh rest of this show.....Check out my channel.

[@mcseveneyw]

whos the banjo player?

[@vernonstory2648]

Bobby Hicks

[@rueridge7597]

Stick with mandolin and guitar Ricky. With that left wrist you'll never be above club status.

[@kurtashton4155]

U thought Jimmy Page was a great guitar 🎸 player. He takes a backseat to Ray Flacke. The most fluid player I have ever heard, or seen!!

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Everyone takes a backseat to Ray .including Eric

[@melissanigh7052]

Watching Ray bounce his head reminds me of what happened when he was playing a house gig with a buddy in Nashville when Ray first came to town. Some jerk tried to pick a fight with him and Ray dropped him on the floor with a head butt while expecting a fist fight. 😃

[@kishintuchis7076]

THE STEEL PLAYER COULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TUNE THAN EVERYBODY ELSE . LOTS OF NOTES , BUT NONE SEEMED TO BE THE MELODY OF SALLY GOODIN . TERRIBLE BREAK

[@kishintuchis4133]

THE GUITAR PLAYER JUST PLAYED AN ENTIRE BREAK WITHOUT ONCE PLAYING THE MELODY . AWFUL

[@dannyc1174]

This is true

[@TaterMatt]

@@dannyc1174 That 'guitar player' is the one and only Ray Flacke. And he can play pretty much whatever the F*** he wants and still groove. Go back to your Learn Bluegrass in 5 easy lessons book and let the rest of us enjoy his stellar playing.

[@chrismcelrath9098]

I'm going to have to agree. I love Ray Flacke. He's one of the greatest telecaster players of all time, and has always played absolutely groundbreaking stuff. But this performance on acoustic here.....meh. First of all, it's terrible tone for an acoustic guitar. It sounds like a telecaster plugged straight into the console. Horrible. Second of all, the way he chose to play on this tune was not reimagined for acoustic. He played pretty much what he would have played on a Tele. For all intents and purposes, he might as well have stayed on the Tele, and played exactly what he played here, and it would have actually sounded better. The tone would have been better and it wouldn't have sounded like a guitar player outside his element. If one is going to play acoustic guitar on a tune like this, it should actually sound like an acoustic guitar first of all, and it should be bluegrass based, melodic flat picking. A real bluegrass player would have put a capo on the second fret and played out of G position, and played in the general style of Tony Rice, etc. Again, I am a huge fan of Ray Flacke. I just don't think he gave this song what was needed.