Cody Kilby
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Guitar
Cody Kilby is a Tennessee-born flatpicking guitarist whose 1998 National Flatpicking Championship, fourteen-year tenure with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and current seat with The Travelin' McCourys make him one of the most-credited bluegrass guitarists of his generation.
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- Born 1981; raised in Cowan, Tennessee in a musical family.
- Picked up his father's banjo at age 8 and his mother's guitar at age 10; received a Gibson endorsement at age 11.
- Performed at the 1993 IBMA Awards as part of the Bluegrass Youth All-Stars with Chris Thile, Josh Williams, and Michael Cleveland.
- Recorded debut solo album "Just Me" on Rebel Records at age 16, playing every instrument on the record.
- Named the National Flatpicking Champion in 1998 at age 17.
- Member of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 2001–2015, winning four Grammy Awards as part of that band.
- Joined The Travelin' McCourys full-time in 2015 (had been performing with them since 2009); the group has won three IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year awards.
- Two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year (2022, 2024); session credits include Beck's "Morning Phase" (2015 Grammy Album of the Year), Bruce Hornsby, Dolly Parton, and Rhonda Vincent.
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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky ThunderPlayed on recordings with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
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Earl ScruggsPlayed on recording with Earl Scruggs
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Kristin Scott BensonPlayed on recording with Kristin Scott Benson
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Ricky SkaggsPlayed on recording with Ricky Skaggs
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Ricky Skaggs and the WhitesPlayed on recording with Ricky Skaggs and the Whites
