Tag: Flatt & Scruggs

Now you bake right…

| February 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
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… with Martha White. So goes the opening line of the most famous commercial in bluegrass history. It was first brought to the fore by Flatt & Scruggs in 1953 through their live shows, radio and television appearances. Lester and Earl became identified with the [...]

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The Ultimate Playlist for your Bluegrass Valentine

| February 14, 2013 | 2 Comments
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It’s finally here, fellas: Die Hard 5 hits theaters TODAY! Unfortunately, for most of you, Bruce Willis takes a backseat to Cupid. If you didn’t know by now, today is Valentine’s Day. How many of you have forgotten until now? And yes, your local Wal-Mart [...]

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On This Day #9 – Earl Taylor

| January 28, 2013 | 2 Comments
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On this day ….. On January 28, 1984, soulful bluegrass singer and mandolin player Earl Taylor died. Earl Taylor was born on June 17, 1929, in rural Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia.  He was the leader of one of the more significant traditional bluegrass bands [...]

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On this day #8 – Ballad of Jed Clampett

| January 19, 2013 | 2 Comments
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On this day ….. On this day 50 years ago, January 19, 1963, the Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs’ recording of the Ballad of Jed Clampett topped the Billboard Hot Country singles charts. The song spent 20 weeks on the charts and was in the [...]

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Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band

| November 7, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Pressing play on the debut album from the Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band is like taking a time machine to the 1950s. This four-piece group, based in the Tri-Cities region of East Tennessee, is writing and playing tunes straight out of the first generation of [...]

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Blue Yodel #51 – Bluegrass Bluesman

| October 29, 2012 | 2 Comments
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I spent yesterday with Josh Graves by reading Bluegrass Bluesman: Josh Graves A Memoir, a collection of transcribed interviews given in the ’90s by the resonator guitar master. Expertly edited by Fred Bartenstein with help from a lot of good folks, which I’ll come back [...]

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Flatt & Scruggs show poster

| April 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
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The passing of Earl Scruggs has brought a great many emotions to the fore, along with some wonderful memories from those who knew him, and those who have enjoyed his music over the years. We’ve been fortunate to be able to share a few candid [...]

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Album of the Week #19 – Foggy Mountain Banjo

| April 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
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On Sunday, my father (Joe Mullins) and I sat and listened to every minute of a funeral for a man I had only been around once. Why would the passing of someone who I didn’t even know personally cause my eyes to swell up with [...]

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Sierra live on WSVS

| March 30, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Sierra Hull & Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe, VA on Saturday afternoon (3/31) at 1:30 p.m. (EDT. Ms. Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge, and will stop by the historic [...]

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Flatt & Scruggs Tribute Band live online

| January 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

What are you doing for Earl Scruggs’ birthday on Friday? Earl turns 88 on January 6, and banjo players worldwide will bow towards Flint Hill, NC to pay homage to the man who brought 3 finger, bluegrass-style banjo to the forefront with Bill Monroe in [...]

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