Earl Scruggs, Central Figure of Bluegrass, Dead at 88

Yahoo.com ^ | March 28, 2012 | Chris Willman

[ArtDodger]

Earl left a might scratch on the earth. Not bad for a country boy from Flint Hill, N.C.

[Revolting cat!]

You only die thrice (On FR.)

[lexington minuteman 1775]

RIP Earl..Heaven has a new great picker!
Amen
Freegards
Lex

[EyeGuy]

I don’t understand how ANY human being can play that instrument, but a top-notch banjo picker literally defies the Laws of Physics.

RIP Mr. Scruggs.

[PGR88]

When they write about the United States 1000 years from now, they will have to include a chapter about Earl Scruggs and Bluegrass. Truly America.

RIP Sir.

[Paladin2]

Dayum.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Thanks Earl! Pick in Peace!

[verga]

We are poorer for his loss and heaven is richer for his gain.

[South40]

RIP Mr. Scruggs.

[SMGFan]

in the 70’s I was seeing him on CBS daytime repeats, and later on some many reairings on TBS in the late 80’s
Ballad of Jed Clampett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_XAPku7SgE

[Kartographer]

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Original 1949)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Y3mnj-8lA

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - “ Orange Blossom Special “

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCBdiutb-50

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt ,Earl Scruggs (1962)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_XAPku7SgE

There’s going to be one heck of a Blue Grass Jamorboree In Heaven tonight boys tonight Boys!

[jimfree]

I don’t understand how ANY human being can play that instrument, but a top-notch banjo picker literally defies the Laws of Physics.

Those are hard laws to defy. I play "a very little bit" of bluegrass banjo. It's a big joy when it works and I usually do it for church special music.

[VRW Conspirator]

Bump to the sky!

[dljordan]

I had to watch Flatt and Scruggs every Saturday afternoon when I was a kid. Nashville in the 50’s. Or was it the 60’s, I forget. I didn’t really appreciate it until many years later.

[Adder]

Our loss is Heaven’s gain...reckon the grass just got a little bluer.

RIP, Sir.

RIP.

[Kartographer]

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - “Petticoat Junction”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvoSOztN6U&feature=related

[billorites]

His 3-finger banjo book got me started on playing bluegrass almost 40 years ago.

I later "matured" to clawhammer, but some of the riffs I learned from Scruggs I play to this day.

[Defiant]

Goodbye, Earl.

Set a spell. Take yo' shoes off. Y'll come back now, hear?

[pgobrien]

Earl and Ralph Stanley....some fast ass 5 string pickin’
Bluegrass loses another giant.

[freedumb2003]

RIP — your like will not be seen again Mr. Scruggs...