So Long Earl We Will Miss You.

[AF6LJ]

Earl Scruggs passed away today.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...ies/53841194/1

[NZ2N]

The man was a legend and nary a word of it anywhere. Sad.

[2E0OZI]

Yes a true music legend and an inspiration to all us banjo pickers all over the world. I'm not sure bluegrass has ever felt more alive and fresh than that played during Flatt & Scruggs Mercury Sessions. About 1949. And then many years later in the NGDB Will The Circle Be Unbroken album Earl was a star and a rock for the music again.

RIP Earl.

[G4OTU]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utCrwIIv0ks

[N8CPA]

How sad. But considering some of the 45's they were cutting 50 years ago, it's not disrespectful to say he's Flattlined.

[KC0MIS]

RIP
Your music will live on......

[N0SYA]

Talk about dedication. They put like 2500 miles a week on their bus, leaving one venue to make another 700 miles away, over and over again.

[K7KWN]

I was unimpressed with the news coverage as well. He's been a banjo legend since about 1945. Foggy Mountain Breakdown is probably world's best known banjo piece. I'm sorry to see him go.

[KL7AJ]

Lester must be feeling a little Flatt about this news now. Oh, wiait.....Lester died about 30 years ago. In that case, I guess that means they're playing together again.

Eric

[AC4UT]

I grew up listening to their music although I was never a bluegrass fan. It was just what was popular in this area.