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Post by JamesP on Sept 2, 2014 7:44:30 GMT -5
Bluegrass music was derived from the early acoustic country music of the Appalachian mountains. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs who were associated the Bill Monroe in the early days and went on to a great career on the Opry and in Bluegrass music. Here's one great little tune that epitomizes the merging of folk and appalachian music into bluegrass:
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Post by JamesP on Sept 2, 2014 7:46:33 GMT -5
John Hurt recorded this as well:
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Post by JamesP on Jan 6, 2016 9:13:59 GMT -5
On the anniversary of his birth:
Earl Scruggs
Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Wikipedia
Born: January 6, 1924, Cleveland County, North Carolina, NC
Died: March 28, 2012, Nashville, TN
Spouse: Louise Scruggs (m. 1948–2006)
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Post by banjo on Jan 6, 2016 17:39:36 GMT -5
Brilliant Jimm. Thanks.
e&oe...
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