On September 16, 1946, Bill Monroe recorded for the first time with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. These two evening sessions, 75 years ago today, were the first involving the aggregation acclaimed as the 'original bluegrass band,' comprising Bill Monroe
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The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook
We finally got our hands on a copy of the new Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook from Hal Leonard, which will surely have a place on the bookshelf of every serious banjo player or student worldwide. At least all who have
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New Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook expected in May
The Hal Leonard music publishing company has announced the imminent release of a new book of Earl Scruggs banjo transcriptions. Titled The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook, it will offer tablature for 84 classic Scruggs solos taken from both recordings and live
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Inaugural Earl Scruggs Music Festival postponed again to 2022
People in the event production and venue management business have certainly had a tough year. No one gets any special sympathy, since the COVID restrictions have harmed their business almost universally, or at least worldwide. And of course everyone who
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Earl Scruggs: A Player’s Guide with Bill Evans live Zoom workshops
Peghead Nation, the online musical instruction site, is launching a new, eight-part, live Zoom workshop series this Saturday. Titled Earl Scruggs: A Player's Guide, the course will be taught by noted banjo player and instructor, Bill Evans, with guest faculty
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The real Father of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe or Earl Scruggs?
This response to our article last week, Who’s the real Father of Bluegrass, is a contribution from Richard D. Smith, a mandolin player based in Somerset County, NJ, and the author of Bluegrass: An Informal Guide and Can't You Hear Me
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Who’s the real Father of Bluegrass?
This Saturday, the Grand Ole Opry celebrates the 75th birthday of bluegrass music. It's certainly a cause for celebration. But, for me at least, it's also a time for reflection and the sharing of a belief that I’ve held for
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Earl Scruggs mural painted in downtown Shelby, NC
Shelby, NC, the birthplace of Earl Scruggs and the home of the Earl Scruggs Center, has set aside funding for murals of both Scruggs and country legend Don Gibson, also a hometown boy. Destination Cleveland County and Uptown Shelby Association announced
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Earl Scruggs Music Festival to debut September 2020
This afternoon, during the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh, NC, details were announced for the inaugural Earl Scruggs Music Festival, to be held in Mill Spring, NC on September 4-5, 2020. The festival is jointly sponsored by The Earl Scruggs
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Thomas Goldsmith talks Foggy Mountain Breakdown and his new book
The classic banjo tune, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, has enchanted banjo players and bluegrass music audiences since it was first performed by its composer, the incomparable Earl Scruggs, about 70 years ago. The breakneck banjo tune that has become a song for the