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Title: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: pmull on March 29, 2012, 01:44:07 PM Quote Banjo innovator and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died on Wednesday at a Nashville hospital at age 88. He had been in failing health for some time, according to his son, Gary Scruggs, who played bass guitar with his father. Talking about his father's death, he said with a cracking voice: "He‘s 88 and it's a slow process." A four-time Grammy winner, Scruggs was perhaps best known in popular culture for "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," the theme song for "The Beverly Hillbillies" television program, and for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," a Flatt & Scruggs classic which was used in the 1967 classic film, "Bonnie and Clyde." http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/28/10910121-bluegrass-legend-earl-scruggs-dies-at-age-88?ocid=ansmsnbc11 I got to see Earl Scruggs live one time. It was in the early 80's and the Earl Scruggs Revue played at Brothers Music Hall in B'ham. I got talked into going with some friends. I was not a fan of bluegrass music but turned into one that night. Scruggs was a one-of-a-kind banjo player. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Leewillie on March 29, 2012, 02:18:53 PM One of my non-sports heros
A true icon in the music business RIP Mr. Scruggs Somewhere in the background of my mind I can hear the Foggy Mountain Breakdown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQIJuu3N5EY Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: bama57 on March 29, 2012, 03:47:45 PM I got to spend a little time with him in the mid 80's in Nashville.....really great individual! rich , but real down to earth...........unbelievable how down to earth he was...
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on March 29, 2012, 04:32:26 PM The hits keep on coming. :( I'm one of the few 31 year olds you will find that enjoys Bluegrass music probably.
That's an extremely cool video, pmull! Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: ricky023 on March 29, 2012, 05:15:27 PM Our prayers to the family. RTR!
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: SUPERCOACH on March 29, 2012, 07:49:47 PM That sure did look like one wild and crazy guy in the background playing banjo. So I googled Steve Martin banjo, and sure enough, he does play the banjo and is going to be playing at the funeral. It seems like I remember him playing banjo during some of his comedy routines years ago, but I had no idea he could play that well.
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: SUPERCOACH on March 29, 2012, 07:57:10 PM That sure did look like one wild and crazy guy in the background playing banjo. So I googled Steve Martin banjo, and sure enough, he does play the banjo and is going to be playing at the funeral. It seems like I remember him playing banjo during some of his comedy routines years ago, but I had no idea he could play that well. Correction. Steve Martin was already scheduled to be on the ACM Awards show and is going to be doing some sort of tribute, not playing at the funeral. I guess it helps to click on the article and read it first. :( http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/funeral-for-banjo-artist-earl-scruggs-set-for-sunday-steve-martin-to-offer-acms-salute/2012/03/29/gIQAvXJLjS_story.html Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Leewillie on March 29, 2012, 07:58:15 PM The guy playing the acoustic guitar in the video is his son Randy, quite a musician himself.
His other son Gary was playing the harmonica. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Jamos on March 29, 2012, 09:06:05 PM There's no doubt he was a legend. RIP :pray:
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: pmull on March 30, 2012, 10:05:13 AM The guy playing the acoustic guitar in the video is his son Randy, quite a musician himself. His other son Gary was playing the harmonica. In his latter years of live performances he formed the group know as The Earl Scruggs Revue. His sons were in that band. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: BAMAWV on March 30, 2012, 10:20:19 AM There's no doubt he was a legend. RIP :pray: :(Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Old Tider on March 30, 2012, 10:42:50 AM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.)
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Leewillie on March 30, 2012, 04:05:55 PM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: 2Stater on March 30, 2012, 05:14:43 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsMQK2Z-So
And with Jed being Jed. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Jamos on March 30, 2012, 10:15:28 PM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: BAMAWV on March 31, 2012, 08:28:03 AM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: With Martha Whites' self risin' flour, ... BTW, FT. BAMAWV is a Hudson Cream encampment. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Leewillie on March 31, 2012, 11:03:07 AM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: BAMAWV on March 31, 2012, 03:21:23 PM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: The woman understands ALL of this. All I know is this: If she tells me something about baking, I just write it down in my little book. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: SUPERCOACH on March 31, 2012, 03:42:51 PM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: The woman understands ALL of this. All I know is this: If she tells me something about baking, I just write it down in my little book. You should always insist that she prove it by baking a sample batch. HTH. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: Old Tider on March 31, 2012, 04:18:19 PM What other forum would turn a thread on Earl Scruggs' death into a discussion about baking biscuits?
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: pmull on March 31, 2012, 04:32:39 PM What other forum would turn a thread on Earl Scruggs' death into a discussion about baking biscuits? Biscuits were a good choice. It could have been Goodies headache powders. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: SUPERCOACH on March 31, 2012, 04:44:09 PM Did he ever play with Jimmy Dean? I like sausage biscuits.
Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: BAMAWV on March 31, 2012, 04:48:34 PM I saw both of them years ago in downtown Tuscaloosa when they were opening somebody's new store near the bridge. Too bad they broke up with bad feelings. At one point Flatt sued Scruggs. (Say that a few times fast and it gets a bit rude.) I think it might have been a love triangle with Martha White in the middle. ;) Was she plain or self rising? (Flour) :lol: The woman understands ALL of this. All I know is this: If she tells me something about baking, I just write it down in my little book. You should always insist that she prove it by baking a sample batch. HTH. Title: Re: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Post by: BAMAWV on March 31, 2012, 04:58:48 PM Did he ever play with Jimmy Dean? I like sausage biscuits. IDK if Rudy Farms can even spell BANJO but he can sure make breakfast sausage. |