Farewell, Earl Scruggs
Great sadness. Earl Scruggs has passed away at the age of 88. Pretty much every modern banjo players owes something to his unique style, and all of you know and love it:
(Here's the version you know best.)
And a vid from 1971:
Farewell, sir, and thanks so much for all the music.
Anyone want to post some other excellent banjo, preferably featuring Mr. Scruggs and/or his partner, Lester Flatt?
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Click to view(Here's the version you know best.)
And a vid from 1971:
Farewell, sir, and thanks so much for all the music.
Anyone want to post some other excellent banjo, preferably featuring Mr. Scruggs and/or his partner, Lester Flatt?
This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1504018.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.