| Skaggs & Rice | ||||
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| Released | 1980 (original) 2012 (reissue) | |||
| Genre | Americana, bluegrass, folk | |||
| Length | 27:35 | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
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Skaggs & Rice is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice and multi-instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs, released in 1980. [2] The album was reissued in April 2012.
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