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Earl Scruggs - Banjo Icon (Hardcover)
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Earl Scruggs - Banjo Icon (Hardcover)
Series: Roots of American Music: Folk, Americana, Blues, and Country
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As Earl Scruggs picked his banjo with machine gun precision at his
1945 debut at the Ryman Auditorium, he set in motion a successful
career and enduring legacy that would eclipse anything the humble
farm boy from North Carolina could have imagined. Scruggs's
revolutionary three-finger roll patterns electrified audiences and
transformed the banjo into a mainstream solo instrument pursued by
innumerable musicians. In Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon, Gordon
Castelnero and David L. Russell chronicle the life and legacy of
the man who single-handedly reinvigorated the five-string banjo and
left an indelible mark on bluegrass and folk music. After his
tenure with the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, Scruggs
formed (with Lester Flatt) the Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as
Flatt and Scruggs; the Earl Scruggs Revue with his sons; and
finally his Family & Friends band. Scruggs released more than
forty albums and reached millions of fans through performances on
The Beverly Hillbillies and his music's inclusion in the 1967 movie
Bonnie and Clyde. Over his long career, Scruggs received numerous
accolades and collaborated with stars such as Billy Joel, Elton
John, Sting, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Vince Gill, Travis
Tritt, the Byrds, and Steve Martin. Through interwoven interviews
with the Scruggs family and more than sixty notable musicians and
entertainers, Castelnero and Russell reveal that, despite the fame
Scruggs achieved, he never lost his humility and integrity. This
biography testifies to Scruggs's enduring influence and sheds light
on the history of bluegrass for musicians, students, and anyone
entranced by Scruggs's unmistakable sound.
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