pandemic. Personal life Ricky Skaggs was previously married to Brenda Stanley and has two children, Andrew and Mandy, from that relationship. Skaggs has been married to Sharon White of The Whites since August 1981. They have 2 children; a daughter, Molly, and a son, Lucas. Molly Skaggs is a Christian/Gospel singer. In June 2020, Skaggs underwent quadruple bypass surgery in Nashville. Skaggs in 2021 was awarded the National Medal of the Arts by President Donald Trump. Discography Awards Grammy Awards 1983 Best Country Instrumental Performance: New South (J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs) for Fireball 1984 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Ricky Skaggs for Wheel Hoss 1986 Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist): Ricky Skaggs for Raisin' The Dickins 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for Restless 1998 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules! 1998 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for Same Old Train 1999 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones 2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Soldier Of The Cross 2003 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for A Simple Life 2004 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Brand New Strings 2005 Best Musical Album For Children, "Songs From The Neighborhood, The Music Of Mr. Rogers" 2006 Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for Instrumentals 2008 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs and The Whites for Salt of the Earth 2009 Best Bluegrass Album Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass 1946 & 47 2016 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (as producer for Love Remains by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family ) CMA (Country Music Association) Awards 1982 Male Vocalist of the Year: Ricky Skaggs 1982 Horizon Award: Ricky Skaggs 1983 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band 1984 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band 1985 Entertainer of the Year: Ricky Skaggs 1985 Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs Band 1987 Vocal Duo of the Year: Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White 1991 Vocal Event of the Year (with Mark O'Connor & New Nashville