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Updated: 2012-03-30 23:19:40
Bluegrass Today More remembrances of Earl Scruggs The tributes to Earl Scruggs are coming in faster than we can get them posted No surprise , given the tremendous impact he had on musicians worldwide , and personally on the many friends he made in the bluegrass and country music industry . A public funeral will John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sierra live on WSVS Sierra Hull Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe , VA on Saturday afternoon 3 31 at 1:30 p.m . EDT . Ms . Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge , and will stop by the historic John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Doug Dillard hospitalized Sadly lost in all the Earl Scruggs coverage , we have learned that banjo legend Doug Dillard is hospitalized in Nashville
Bluegrass Today More remembrances of Earl Scruggs John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments The tributes to Earl Scruggs are coming in faster than we can get them posted No surprise , given the tremendous impact he had on musicians worldwide , and personally on the many friends he made in the bluegrass and country music . industry A public funeral will be held this Sunday 4 1 at 2:00 p.m . CDT at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville . Visitation is scheduled both Friday and Saturday from 3:00-7:00 p.m . at the Spring Hill Funeral Home on Gallatin Pike in . Nashville Curly Seckler who worked as a member of the Foggy Mountain Boys from 1949 to 1962, recalls his time with Lester and Earl with much . fondness It was great to have worked with him . He played some good . banjo I’ll say one thing ,
Bluegrass Today Author Archive : John Lawless John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2006 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here , managing a strong team of columnists and . correspondents Author's Website More remembrances of Earl Scruggs John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments The tributes to Earl Scruggs are coming in faster than we can get them posted No surprise , given the tremendous impact he had on musicians worldwide , and personally on the many friends he made in the bluegrass and country music industry . A public funeral will more Sierra live on WSVS John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sierra Hull Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe , VA on
Bluegrass Today Sierra live on WSVS John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sierra Hull Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe , VA on Saturday afternoon 3 31 at 1:30 p.m . . EDT Ms . Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge , and will stop by the historic Flatt Scruggs Studio at WSVS Saturday afternoon to pick and sing a few . If you haven’t heard her latest touring band , be sure to tune . in The radio show is sponsored in part by the Virginia Museum of Radio Entertainment located at the WSVS facility , which was the home of the Flatt Scruggs radio show in 1954. Former bassist Jody Rainwater Chuck Johnson took a job there as a DJ after leaving Lester and Earl in 1952, and was instrumental in bringing the band to Crewe where they
Bluegrass Today Doug Dillard hospitalized John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sadly lost in all the Earl Scruggs coverage , we have learned that banjo legend Doug Dillard is hospitalized in . Nashville When first admitted earlier this week , he was put on a ventilator because he couldn’t breathe . His family reports that he no longer needs the vent , and is in stable condition , but no further prognosis is available . Doug had also been hospitalized in 2011 with a collapsed . lung Bluegrass fans have a special place in their heart for Dillard , both for his several appearances on The Andy Griffith Show as a member of the Darlin’ Family , and from the many prior and subsequent performances as a member of the Dillards with brother Rodney , Dean Webb and Mitch . Jayne I’m sure everyone at
Bluegrass Today Doug Dillard hospitalized John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sadly lost in all the Earl Scruggs coverage , we have learned that banjo legend Doug Dillard is hospitalized in . Nashville When first admitted earlier this week , he was put on a ventilator because he couldn’t breathe . His family reports that he no longer needs the vent , and is in stable condition , but no further prognosis is available . Doug had also been hospitalized in 2011 with a collapsed . lung Bluegrass fans have a special place in their heart for Dillard , both for his several appearances on The Andy Griffith Show as a member of the Darlin’ Family , and from the many prior and subsequent performances as a member of the Dillards with brother Rodney , Dean Webb and Mitch . Jayne I’m sure everyone at
Bluegrass Today Author Archive : Guest Contributor Occasionally , we have Guest Contributors who share their thoughts and experiences on Bluegrass . Today Ron Stewart and Earl Scruggs Guest Contributor March 30, 2012 1 Comment This remembrance of Earl Scruggs comes from Ron Stewart , fiddler and banjo player with The Boxcars , who is widely-regarded as one of today’s leading practitioners of Scruggs-style banjo . My son McKinley and I had just return from getting some food , when my wife , Sherri , took more Kristin Scott Benson on Earl Scruggs Guest Contributor March 29, 2012 2 Comments This remembrance of Earl Scruggs comes from Kristin Scott Benson , banjo player with The Grascals , and a multiple winner of the IBMA Banjo Player of the Year award . Like everyone else that loves
Bluegrass Today More remembrances of Earl Scruggs The tributes to Earl Scruggs are coming in faster than we can get them posted No surprise , given the tremendous impact he had on musicians worldwide , and personally on the many friends he made in the bluegrass and country music industry . A public funeral will John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Sierra live on WSVS Sierra Hull Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe , VA on Saturday afternoon 3 31 at 1:30 p.m . EDT . Ms . Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge , and will stop by the historic John Lawless March 30, 2012 0 Comments Doug Dillard hospitalized Sadly lost in all the Earl Scruggs coverage , we have learned that banjo legend Doug Dillard is hospitalized in Nashville
Bluegrass Today More recollections of Earl John Lawless March 29, 2012 0 Comments We’ve heard this morning from a number of highly-influential banjo players , each sharing their personal reflections on the passing of the greatest among them , the man , THE Earl . Scruggs Sonny Osborne who internalized Scruggs music as a young teen , and is recognized as one of the first major banjo artists to put a new spin on the Scruggs style through his work with The Osborne Brothers , waxed philosophic about the . loss When a person passes from this life , the question always comes to mind , did they make a difference Did they help change anything in this world Earl did The impact Earl made will be felt forever I just can’t imagine my world without Earl Scruggs in it , somehow . I’m sure all who read
, Bluegrass Today Mike Armistead , Poster Boy for OTM SHO-CARD Dick Bowden March 28, 2012 0 Comments This week readers of the San Francisco Chronicle can enjoy a great bluegrass-oriented feature written by Sam . Whiting The article prominently features two bluegrass art forms that have joined and prospered at an East Bay neighborhood English pub , the Kensington Circus Pub Locals just call it the Pub” and enjoy the fish chips , burgers , draft brews and particularly the welcoming atmosphere for families Tonka trucks in the corner for the kids While it’s not at all unusual for pubs to present live music , last year master banjoist Bill Evans and his band Bangers Grass started hosting a free admission monthly bluegrass show at Kensington Circus . Pub We only play at the Circus Pub . I had
: Bluegrass Today Great news : stolen banjo recovered John Lawless March 22, 2012 0 Comments Here’s a heartwarming story for a lovely Spring day , sent by our friends at Nechville Musical Products Trout Fishing In America is the name used by children’s entertainers Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood for their duo show , an odd choice for a band name as it refers to a decidedly adult work of abstract fiction published in the 1960s . The music is folk based , and Idlet uses both guitar and banjo in their . act In January of this year , their touring van was stolen , which of course contained all of their musical gear . Among the stolen items was a highly-customized Nechville Metor banjo , whose body was emblazoned with artwork created by Ezra’s daughter . Needless to say , its loss was a double .
Bluegrass Today Pickin’ For Phil this weekend James Gabehart March 29, 2012 0 Comments It is often said that you don’t really know how many friends you have until you need them . If that is true , Phil Leadbetter is a man who has learned he has many , many friends through his ongoing battle with cancer . On Sunday , April 1, at the Paramount Theatre in Bristol , TN , a star-studded lineup will gather to benefit their . friend Affectionately known as Uncle Phil , 8221 Leadbetter has enjoyed a long career as one of the premier resophonic guitar players in bluegrass music , having performed as part of J . D . Crowe’s New South , as a founding member of both Wildfire and Grasstowne , and more recently with the Whites . However , like most professional musicians , the Leadbetters are not
Bluegrass Today Brand New Strings CD release party Roy Swann March 25, 2012 0 Comments Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Nashville , TN was the location for a CD release party for Rural Rhythm recording artists Brand New Strings on Friday evening , March 23rd . Fiddler Preston Schmidt , who is employed at Margaritaville as a sound engineer , arranged for this non-traditional bluegrass venue to host the BNS event . Their new CD Stay Tuned goes on sale Tuesday 3 27 The band includes Randall Massengill lead harmony vocals , guitar , metal body guitar Mike Ramsey lead harmomy vocals , mandolin Stuart Wyrick banjo Preston Schmidt fiddle and Tony Mowell upright bass Guest musicians on the album include Corey Meuchel percussion Brandon Bostic resonator guitar and Paul Niehaus steel guitar Bostic
Bluegrass Today Tony Trischka and Earl Scruggs John Lawless March 29, 2012 1 Comment Tony Trischka has a well-deserved reputation as both an innovator and an instructor of five string banjo . Prior to his current endeavor , the online Tony Trischka School of Banjo he had more than a dozen banjo instruction books and DVDs , and nearly 30 recoded works to his . credit His Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular album in 2007 pushed Trischka into higher orbit , with multiple television appearances , a Grammy nomination and a handful of IBMA awards coming in its . wake Banjo players worldwide know Tony for his many contributions , but not as many know that he was also a friend to Earl Scruggs , a man he admired for his particular genius with the five string , but also for his warmth and kindness to
Bluegrass Today Mac Wiseman remembers Earl Scruggs John Lawless March 28, 2012 1 Comment Over the next few days , we will share remembrances of Earl Scruggs from his peers , and the many banjo players whose lives he transformed . Hopefully , we will be able to piece together a portrait of Earl the musician , and Earl the . man Just moments ago , we spoke with Mac Wiseman at his home just outside Nashville . Mac played with Flatt Scruggs in the 1940s , and warmly recalled his friendship with . Scruggs I just heard 30 minutes ago Earl first came to me when I was in Bristol in 1947 working Farm Fun Time on . radio Because of weather in the winter time , that was rough territory , and I went back home to Virginia . I came in to do the show one day , and this fellow came up to me . It was Earl