The Breakdown

Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs - Second Generation Bluegrass


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Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were only 17 years old when they recorded Second Generation Bluegrass. Both went on to be country megastars – until Whitley died of alcohol poisoning at 34. Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs joins us to explain how two teenagers managed to perfectly replicate the bygone sound of the Stanley Brothers – and share his final moments with Keith.
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The BreakdownBy Emma John and Patrick McGonigle

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