RandyR Posted March 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 29, 2012 may the circle be unbroken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynodon Posted March 29, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 29, 2012 A lot of younger people won't know who he was, but Earl was super man in the music world for all of his life. He can now go sit in with the superband headed up by Chet Atkins, and there will be beautiful music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAWildKat Posted March 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2012 I'm a rare individual, I know who he was and know his music. I have the Ballad of Jedd Clampett on my computer! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted March 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2012 Yep...The Beverly Hillbillies....WOW....he could pick with the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted March 29, 2012 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgLSowrUQKU]Earl Scruggs " The Ballad of Jed Clampett" - YouTube[/ame] The good old days..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted March 29, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 29, 2012 Yes, I remember ole Lester and Earl from the old days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted March 29, 2012 Share #7 Posted March 29, 2012 I am so glad you posted this thread. Earl Scruggs was absolutely the greatest banjo picker of all time. I had several of his records, at the time they were CD's with a thyroid problem. Ron and I love Blue Grass and especially appreciated the talents of Mr. Scruggs. Yama Mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted March 29, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 29, 2012 Indeed, RIP Earl Scruggs He was a great picker and I loved most of his music. I only got to see him once where he played just after Bill Monroe left the stage. Some small town festival in western michigan, I don't remember the name of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted March 29, 2012 Share #9 Posted March 29, 2012 Good article and video of Earl Scruggs playing with Steve Martin. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Earl+Scruggs+revolutionary+banjo+picking+style+lives/6379768/story.html#ooid=8xNnNiNDoo8Kv3e1Ss2O1F824XhqtQ42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted March 30, 2012 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2012 Great Videos -- RIP Earl Scruggs !! you were the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus1300 Posted March 30, 2012 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2012 I did not know he had passed.By coincidence as I was reading this post I was listening to the Bluegrass channel on Satillite Radio when the played his 1961 recording of "It Takes a Worried Man".Great work loved to hear him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyRSTD Posted March 30, 2012 Share #12 Posted March 30, 2012 I have loved bluegrass since a child, 48 now. I am one of the rare few that have always been big fans of Earl Scruggs & Lester Flat, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, when most my age where listening to Kiss, so did I, but the next three songs might be bluegrass. Me and JD road to the Hills of Home Festival and enjoyed one day of good bluegrass last year. Rest In Peace Earl............. Fuzzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted March 30, 2012 Share #13 Posted March 30, 2012 RIP Earl Scruggs [thanks for the video's] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunc Posted March 30, 2012 Share #14 Posted March 30, 2012 Great Musician and picker, and a Shelby, NC native to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted March 30, 2012 Share #15 Posted March 30, 2012 earl was a legend. he was the originator of three finger style picking. he also inspired me to learn how to play the banjo years ago. he had perfect timing and lots of neat licks that he originated, which are still used today by most all pickers. his son plays a mean flattop and has a band. earl was also a pilot and flew his own plane. what a ngreat loss to the world of blue grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 30, 2012 Share #16 Posted March 30, 2012 Another Great one gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoneman1981 Posted March 30, 2012 Share #17 Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks for posting Randy!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediddy Posted March 30, 2012 Share #18 Posted March 30, 2012 My dad and all of his siblings were born making bluegrass music in North Georgia. My uncles had their own bands until last year when they retired. I lived in South Georgia all my life but remember going to my grandmother's house in Hartwell, Georgia and watching Lester and Earl on tv on saturday night. The tv was rarely turned on in those days but it was always turned on when Lester and Earl were on. After the tv program my dad and uncles and sometimes neighbors would come over and play music till midnight. There was a neighbor that had twin sons that would buck dance. That was the good ole days. Question, is Chris Scruggs Earl's son or grandson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyRSTD Posted April 1, 2012 Share #19 Posted April 1, 2012 Good thread, thanks for starting. I really enjoy reading everyone's post about Bluegrass and the those that began the music and those that are still listening to the songs of the mountains. The family ties and so forth. My son would sit on my lap and watch every minute of the Song Of The Mountains bluegrass program on tv when he was only 1 year old. He would wiggle his feet to the beat of the music and sit there listening to the entire show. He is 7 now and still loves bluegrass. I bought him a small frame full size guitar a month ago. He is messing with it ever now and then. We keep it in the front room and when we have playing visitors, they pick a tune. I can pick a little, but I guess I am a gifted listener. Fuzzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted April 1, 2012 Share #20 Posted April 1, 2012 RIP Earl, I grew up on your music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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