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Earl Scruggs Tribute

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Earl Scruggs may not have invented the banjo but he definitely rescued it from obscurity. His innovative three-finger style which produced an impossible flurry of staccato notes gained national attention when he appeared on the Grand Ole Opry as a 21-year-old member of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the fall of 1945.Earl’s music transcends genres and generations. he took his banjo to folk festivals and appeared with the likes of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar and the Byrds. He won Grammy Awards, cut sides with Elton John and Sting and at the age of 84 appeared at Bonnaroo. Today’s genre-bending artists like Mumford and Sons, Trampled by Turtles and the Punch Brothers carry on the unmistakable influence of Earl. Slacker Radio's Earl Scruggs Tribute station features many of Earl’s classic recordings, along with just a few of the thousands of artists and bands who have been strongly influenced by the greatest banjo player in the history of music, Earl Scruggs.

These Songs Will Play on "Earl Scruggs Tribute"

150839

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

4:45

by Earl Scruggs

from Earl Scruggs and Friends(C) 2001 MCA Records Nashville a division of MCA Records Inc. (P) 2001 MCA Nashville

150846

Cripple Creek

2:04

by Earl Scruggs

from The Essential Earl ScruggsOriginally Released Prior To 1972

150849

The Ballad of Jed Clampett

2:23

by Earl Scruggs

from Classic Bluegrass Live: 1959-19662002 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company

150438

Earl's Breakdown

2:58

by Flatt & Scruggs

from Foggy Mountain Jamboree [Bonus Tracks]Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

150471

Polka on a Banjo

2:41

by Flatt & Scruggs

from 16 Biggest Hits(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

150464

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

2:40

by Flatt & Scruggs

from The Complete Mercury Recordings(C)(P) 2003 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

93651

There Ain't No Country Music On This Jukebox

by Tom T. Hall

from The Storyteller and the Banjo Man

93651

Song of the South

by Earl Scruggs

from The Storyteller and the Banjo Man

813444

Farewell Blues

3:58

by Tony Trischka

from Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular2007 Rounder Records

73276

Carolina Traveler

2:25

by John McEuen

from String Wizards2006 Vanguard

156987

I Saw the Light

4:18

by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

from Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks](C) 1972, 2002 Capitol Records Nashville

1671352

Sally Goodin

3:10

by The Chieftains

from Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions(P) 2002 BMG Music

150839

Foggy Mountain Special

2:25

by Lester Flatt

from Earl Scruggs and Friends(C) 2001 MCA Records Nashville a division of MCA Records Inc. (P) 2001 MCA Nashville

326087

Sally Goodin

4:59

by Byron Berline

from Fiddle & a Song2006 Sugar Hill

337044

Home Sweet Home

2:21

by Béla Fleck

from The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2

86637

Cabin

3:15

by Earl Scruggs

from Bold & New(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

86634

Tall Texas Woman

3:24

by Earl Scruggs

from Family Portrait(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

150844

Fireball Mail

2:21

by Earl Scruggs

from I Saw the Light with Some Help from My FriendsOriginally Recorded 1971 & Released 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

356453

Lonesome Ruben

3:04

by Randy Scruggs

from Crown of Jewels1998 Reprise Records

1369469

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

3:34

by Earl Scruggs

from The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman2008 Earl Scruggs

86626

In the Gloryland

2:37

by Earl Scruggs

from Nashville's RockOriginally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

70137

Molly and Tenbrooks

2:42

by Bill Monroe

from The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949)Originally Released 1945 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

2850611

Nashville Skyline Rag

2:15

from Foggy Mountain Special: A Bluegrass Tribute To Earl Scruggs

71615

Banjo Man

2:56

by Carl Jackson

from Songs of the South2006 Sugar Hill

150334

Girl's Breakdown

3:39

by Alison Brown

from Fair Weather

150558

Rain Please Go Away

2:28

by Alison Krauss & Union Station

from Lonely Runs Both Ways2004 Rounder Records

88368

Every Time You Say Goodbye

3:17

by Alison Krauss

from Every Time You Say Goodbye1992 Rounder Records

151097

Shuckin' the Corn

3:07

by Marty Stuart

from Live at the Ryman(C)(P) 2006 Universal South Records, LLC

79127

Dooley

2:01

by The Dillards

from Back Porch Bluegrass1963 Elektra Entertainment.

150713

Hold to a Dream

3:35

by New Grass Revival

from The Best of New Grass Revival(C) 1994 Capitol Records Nashville

2126539

Pineywoods

2:10

by Noam Pikelny

from Beat the Devil & Carry a Rail

1616440

Rye Whiskey

3:27

by Punch Brothers

from Antifogmatic2010 Nonesuch Records, Inc.

2083385

Roll Away Your Stone

4:26

by Mumford & Sons

from Sigh No More: Live from Shepherd's Bush Empire(P) 2011 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC

1398190

Truck

2:46

by Trampled by Turtles

from Duluth(P) 2010 Banjodad Records

1600636

New Orleans

3:29

by Trampled by Turtles

from Palomino(P) 2010 Banjodad Records

2182603

A Far Cry From Lester & Earl

3:01

by Junior Sisk

from The Heart of a SongRebel Records Llc

1219061

Bluegrass Breakdown

2:52

by Ricky Skaggs

from Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 & 1947

140138

'til the End of the World Rolls 'Round

2:57

by David Grisman

from The David Grisman Rounder Album1976 Rounder Records

70174

Old and in the Way

by Old & In the Way

from Old & In the Way

1371628

Bugle Call Rag

2:58

by Kristin Scott Benson

from Second Season2008 Pinecastle Recording Co.

70175

Head over Heels

2:27

by Osborne Brothers

from The Bluegrass Collection2008 CMH Records

129372

Earl's Breakdown

2:59

by Alan Munde

from Festival Favorites Revisited1993 Rounder Records

98853

Dueling Banjos

3:14

by Eric Weissberg

from Dueling Banjos2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing

70183

Rocky Top

2:36

by Osborne Brothers

from From Rocky Top to Muddy Bottom2008 CMH Records

332340

Nashville Skyline Rag

2:42

by J.D. Crowe

from Flashback1994 Rounder Records

71433

Ride the Train

3:19

by J.D. Crowe

from Straight Ahead1986 Rounder

159032

Spring Break

2:48

by Pete Wernick

from On a Roll1993 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company

1407158

Daddy Played the Banjo

3:16

by Steve Martin

from The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo

1939536

Me and Paul Revere

4:43

by Steve Martin

from Me and Paul Revere

638207

The Boys from North Carolina

4:16

by John Hartford

from A Tribute to John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage� Blue Plate Music

These Artists Will Play on "Earl Scruggs Tribute"

817

Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs was to the five-string banjo what Paganini was to the violin. As part of the Foggy Mountain Boys and later Flatt & Scruggs (both with Lester Flatt), he created the sound of bluegrass and helped bring it to national recognition through radio shows, recordings, television appearances, and concerts.

776

Flatt & Scruggs

Probably the most famous bluegrass band of all time was Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys.

800

Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe is the father of bluegrass. He invented the style, invented the name, and for the great majority of the 20th century, embodied the art form.

1477

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Founded in California during 1965, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lasted longer than virtually any other country-based rock group of their era.

57699

Béla Fleck

Premier banjo player Béla Fleck is considered one of the most innovative pickers in the world and has done much to demonstrate the versatility of his instrument, which he uses to play everything from traditional bluegrass to progressive jazz.

770

The Dillards

One of the leading lights of progressive bluegrass in the '60s, the Dillards played a major part in modernizing and popularizing the sound of bluegrass, and were also an underappreciated influence on country-rock.

808

Osborne Brothers

The Osborne Brothers were one of the most popular and innovative bluegrass groups of the post-war era, taking the music into new directions and gaining a large audience.

1470

Alan Munde

Alan Munde was an Oklahoman banjoist who first emerged in 1969 as a player with bluegrass guitarist Jimmy Martin's band.

86044

Jim Mills

Banjoist Jim Mills has left a distinct imprint on contemporary bluegrass as a solo artist and as a member of Doyle Lawson's Quicksilver and Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder.

821

Ricky Skaggs

By the time he was in his mid-thirties, Kentuckian Ricky Skaggs had already produced a career's worth of music.

368

Steve Martin

During the 1970s, Steve Martin was the most successful standup comedian in America, earning the level of commercial success -- sold-out arena performances, platinum records, hit singles, and delirious fan adulation -- usually reserved for rock stars.

15389

Eric Weissberg

Multi-instrumentalist Eric Weissberg will always be remembered as a one-hit wonder for his 1973 smash "Dueling Banjos," but that was only a small part of his lengthy career as a studio musician.

55922

J.D. Crowe

Banjoist J.D. Crowe was one of the most influential progressive bluegrass musicians of the '70s. Initially influenced by Earl Scruggs, as well as rock & roll and the blues, Crowe worked his way through several bands during the '60s, developing a distinctive instrumental style that melded country, bluegrass, rock, and blues.

1573

Pete Wernick

Banjo player Pete Wernick started his recording career back in 1971, when he belonged to the instrumental group Country Cooking.

99663

Randy Scruggs

The son of the legendary Earl Scruggs, singer/songwriter Randy Scruggs was for several decades one of Nashville's most sought-after producers and session players, collaborating with everyone from Waylon Jennings to George Strait to Emmylou Harris during a prolific career dating back to the 1970 release of All the Way Home, a collaboration with his brother Gary.

69225

Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson, an accomplished bluegrass instrumentalist and songwriter, was born September 18, 1953, in Louisville, MS.

165463

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Krauss, along with her band the Union Station, helped bring bluegrass to a new audience in the '90s.

787

Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss helped bring bluegrass to a new audience in the '90s. Blending bluegrass with folk, Krauss was instantly acclaimed from the start of her career, but it wasn't until her platinum-selling 1995 compilation Now That I've Found You that she became a mainstream star.

804

New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival, formed in 1972 by four former members of the Bluegrass Alliance, flourished in a decade when numerous groups took traditional bluegrass and changed it to varying degrees.

934867

Trampled by Turtles

Progressive bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles are from Duluth, Minnesota, where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003.

1387

Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is known as a storyteller, a songwriter with a keen eye for detail and a knack for narrative.

833

Tony Trischka

The avant-garde banjo stylings of Tony Trischka inspired a whole generation of progressive bluegrass musicians; he was not only considered among the very best pickers, he was also one of the instrument's top teachers, and created numerous instructional books, teaching video tapes, and cassettes.

26191

John McEuen

Best known for his long tenure as a key member of the venerable Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John "The String Wizard" McEuen was one of the most influential figures in contemporary American country, bluegrass, and even pop music.

888

The Chieftains

The original traditional Irish folk band, as far as anyone who came of age in the 1970s or '80s is concerned, is the Chieftains.

775

Lester Flatt

After Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs parted ways in 1969, Flatt reassembled many of the Foggy Mountain Boys, renamed the group Nashville Grass, and toured very successfully until his death in 1979.

44169

Byron Berline

Like his contemporary Vassar Clements, fiddler Byron Berline expanded the sonic possibilities of bluegrass, adding elements of jazz, pop, blues, rock, and traditional country to the genre.

755

Alison Brown

Progressive bluegrass banjoist Alison Brown made her name not only as a virtuosic instrumentalist, but as an accomplished, jazz-influenced composer, a combination that earned plenty of comparisons to Béla Fleck and David Grisman.

832

Marty Stuart

One of country's most historically minded new traditionalists, Marty Stuart was also one of the most eclectic, moving between honky tonk, rockabilly, country-rock, traditional country, and bluegrass.

596532

Noam Pikelny

A virtuoso five-string banjo player, Noam Pikelny was born February 27, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. His childhood, he has said lightheartedly, was split between the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field and the Old Town School of Folk Music.

1001537

Punch Brothers

After Nickel Creek disbanded in 2007, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile assembled an all-star quintet called Punch Brothers (the name comes from the Mark Twain short story Punch, Brothers, Punch!) with guitarist Chris Eldridge, formerly of the Infamous Stringdusters; bassist Greg Garrison, who has played with Ron Miles and Leftover Salmon; banjo player Noam Pikelny, who has worked with John Cowan and Tony Trischka, and violinist Gabe Witcher, a sought-after session musician and a member of Jerry Douglas' band for a half-dozen years.

1459037

Mumford & Sons

Inspired by folk, rock, country, and bluegrass, the London-based Mumford & Sons feature singer/guitarist/drummer Marcus Mumford, vocalist and banjo/Dobro player Winston Marshall, vocalist/keyboardist Ben Lovett, and vocalist/bassist Ted Dwane.

188380

Junior Sisk

67279

David Grisman

David Grisman is normally associated with the bluegrass wing of country music, but his music owes almost as much to jazz as it does to traditional American folk influences.

807

Old & In the Way

Old & in the Way was a one-shot bluegrass band whose legacy lasted far longer than the band. Led by Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia (banjo, vocals), the band also featured David Grisman (mandolin, vocals), Vassar Clements (fiddle), Peter Rowan (guitar, vocals), and John Kahn (bass).

481709

Kristin Scott Benson

Kristin Scott Benson is a formidable bluegrass banjo player. She is well-versed in traditional picking as well as progressive bluegrass in the vein of Béla Fleck and Alison Brown, but whatever style she takes on, Benson does it with a simple joy, relaxed touch, and the freedom and abandon that makes bluegrass exhilarating.

1389

John Hartford

John Hartford remains best known for the country-pop standard "Gentle on My Mind," a major hit for Glen Campbell and subsequently covered by vocalists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Aretha Franklin.

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