Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - Down the road

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - Down the road

[@mecabeza]

As a tribute to the late Earl Scruggs I added a stanza to this song: Now Brother Scruggs he plays a tune Pickin' strings under the moon By the light of that moon globe He goes a'walkin' down the road R.I.P. Mr. Scruggs

[@huliniswhoiam]

*moon glow

[@mikecinquen]

Just listening to Lester Flatt sing gives me a warm feeling all over. What a great talent

[@jamesrwallace77]

Dudes were like machines.

[@mecabeza]

If that song doesn't put a smile on your face--nuthin' will.

[@vernwallen4246]

No body on this planet can play a bango better than MR EARL!!

[@dustinjohnson3463]

Yes David akmen could

[@user-nz3mp1gf7t]

bela fleck

These guys were our saturday night excitement in the 60's. Lester and Earl...Wilbur Brothers,Porter Wagner, lots of good memories.

[@stratman2k5]

RIP Earl, one of the greatest banjo players of all time

[@ghargis]

Wow, Pearly Blue must a been a good looking thing!

[@TonyWud]

Lester made it sound so easy. True all star band.

[@madeinmississippi662]

Pure joy listening to these gentlemen.

[@aboutyabalmuanabi3103]

Flatt and Scruggs won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Scruggs' instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown". They were inducted together into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1989, Scruggs was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship. He was an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991. In 1992, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. In 1994, Scruggs teamed up with Randy Scruggs and Doc Watson to contribute the song "Keep on the Sunny Side" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. In 2002 Scruggs won a second Grammy award for the 2001 recording of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", which featured artists such as Steve Martin on 2nd banjo solo (Martin played the banjo tune on his 1970s stand-up comic acts), Vince Gill and Albert Lee on electric guitar solos, Paul Shaffer on piano, Leon Russell on organ, and Marty Stuart on mandolin. The album, Earl Scruggs and Friends, also featured artists such as John Fogerty, Elton John, Sting, Johnny Cash, Don Henley, Travis Tritt, and Billy Bob Thornton.

[@hoss0821]

Tom Jones Funny thing is they recorded "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on the Mercury label around 20 years before it was used on Bonnie and Clyde, getting mainstream exposure to this fantastic song.

[@NeoRevival]

That's a goodun!

[@nasty5oh]

Man it just doesn't get any better than this. Thanks for posting!

[@johnmaisonneuve9057]

Super good!

[@stanwhittaker5434]

yes it looks easy, but its not!, these guys had "GOD GIVEN TALENT!"

[@mikepiercey3845]

true just slow banjo pickin is hard, ive been playing guitar for almost 10 years and recently got a banjo. its quite a challenge

[@stanwhittaker5434]

Mike Piercey hi mike, thanks for your post and reply on banjo pickin, you're right mike, but some advice if I can?,, just keep tryin, practice when and wherever you can, jam with groups, you will learn!, thanks again mike for your reply I appreciate it very much!, im not on here to often, I play dobro for several music groups(gospel bluegrass and just plain ole bluegrass music) , reply anytime mike!! your friend....Stan Whittaker.......

[@mikepiercey3845]

Stan Whittaker Thanks for the support Stan :) I do truly appreciate the advice, ive been practicing ever since I got a gretsch banjo for xmas. Thanks again for the advice and support....fellow friend....Mike Piercey :)

[@stanwhittaker5434]

hi Mike, nice to hear from you, just hang in there, as lots of old musicians and singers used to tell me, "Rome wasn't built in one day!, I have been playing dobro over 20 years now, and every time I pick it up and play I learn something!, give me holler anytime mike! take care, keep pickn!

[@flautalee3090]

And they probably practiced a lot from an early age!

[@hennihabeck8502]

Flatt. Has Always been my favorite Bluegrass singer even though he had an atypical voice for the genre, scruggs in my opinion was the best banjo picker ever! No need to mention the outstanding Work of the foggy mountain boys. Absolutely petfect

[@dennisreedy8200]

Now this is down to earth country music ET was great hope they keep the record shop in Nashville open

[@mattmeyer9478]

learning this one, the 2-3 hammeron to 3-2 pulloff is deceptively hard, but thats why he was the master.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

7 years since this post. How’s it going? I’ve been working on Earl’s hammer-ons and pull-offs for 20 years now….😂

[@BeingRomans829ed]

I always seem t make my comments about Earl, so I'll change up and make one 'bout Lester... Nobody had a flappin', pickin' right hand like ol' Lester! 8-)

[@keemandikotravels]

I've been signing this to my Bella for 13 years. This is the song of love

[@briangosnell9521]

That’s good stuff!!!

[@BrianLamper]

never gets any better then this god bless!

[@08shortstop]

Perfect country duo ... "every day and Sunday too."

[@TheCheeseBaron]

That's how I like my country music

[@brittanylawrence8692]

I wish this was on dvd.

[@cb73]

The presenter is on a show in the 50s asking if you like your country music the way it used to be. That feels strange to me. :-D

[@bubbafmrusmcr2056]

Love their fine music!! God keep them close! We'll always remember & love them! jerry in TX :)

[@AndrewMorrisB]

♫ Now every time I get the blues, I walk the soles right off my shoes. ♫

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

So totally awesome!

[@bluegrasslives]

That's Great!!!!!

[@kbrown3787]

This is the jam.

[@WWoodyW]

Just watched the Beverly Hillbillies episode with them. Had to come here and hear the whole song. I gotta second what nasty5 said up there.

[@ajrg54]

I can't believe you listened to their music. I started being a fanatic fan at 18 and bought their albums

[@murphycormac3089]

Hi Alice 👋

[@TrumpTownsendJazz7]

...just a bunch of good ol' boys!

[@whelpdog1]

American Heritage Southern style! Being from Ark. you know this is in my area of expertise.

[@bchbum96]

RIP....

[@7300firefighter]

i just keep pushing the replay button!!!!!!! haha

[@Gregman54]

Whoever plays this from now on should play your stanza to. Good job.

[@jimcameron4672]

Great performance and both using the one microphone

[@marqy007]

R.I.P. Earl....We love you

[@Mr.ElPelonLeoos]

Awesome music!

[@sargedirt]

Thanks for posting!

[@9lontoonieful1]

Excellent!

[@paradisekid3]

aint quite sure if'n that's the truth, but sure wont hurt my feelings..! lol Amen

[@Myra1959]

I love it.

[@08shortstop]

Lester's in fine form here ... Earl lets his banjo do the singing ... better than anyone.

[@Ben-so4te]

Rifle on wall brings back memories

[@Ebeneezerable]

Granny was right! This is country music! She never spit, always swallowed. Snuff that is.

[@hawaiiandobroblues]

Happy birthday Earl :D

[@edmondcamp2878]

That song is a song that Lester’s dad sung but only did one verse and later Lester took it and added more verses to it.

[@hackbritton3233]

I have always wondered why they split up. They both so good that there wasn't room for both. Might be wrong but I doubt it. Both so good.

[@thomasgriffin2969]

boy that forth string of Earls shore does sound good.

[@leafforever9174]

The Man, The Legend, The King,The Master...Best Banjo Player, EVER !!! The Great Earl Scruggs. RIP.... There will never be another like him, people will try, but, to no avail...

[@mlpii66]

I have a hard time deciding if this or Hard Travelin' by Flatt and Scruggs is the best bluegrass song ever recorded.

[@flautalee3090]

They were virtuosi who practiced their art A LOT from a young age!

[@murphycormac3089]

Hi Lee 👋

[@flautalee3090]

@@murphycormac3089 I remember that absolute passion for practicing my flute and appreciate when I see someone who clearly had that same drive. I’m not close to virtuoso level but just a decent player. Trying to get that practicing going again….Covid has been very hard for me as for most folks.

[@murphycormac3089]

@@flautalee3090 oh yeah I understand, it’s honestly my pleasure to have you here. Where are you chatting from??

[@murphycormac3089]

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[@JusTChaD88]

That's a good'un!

[@cyberp0et]

My kinda' music

[@gentrystinnetti8277]

Truly great ability to be able to play three fingers. When bluegrass was bluegrass.

[@TheHunterturner]

Classic

[@rebeckak2]

This video is a total delight. I have one technical suggestion. Is it possible to post a version without the minutes/seconds counter? I'm trying to play along with Lester Flatt, and you can't see his hand changing chords. That's a bummer.

[@vincef329]

What show is this?

[@tradecraft46]

My Unc Cloyd got shot to shit on Iwo Jima, and made his life delivering the mail in Kansas. One son did in Vietnam the other is still around.

[@tradecraft46]

I think of family who live on Bear Creek, CO,

[@drvonschwartz]

Has anyone ever noticed Lester Flatt's middle finger appears to be about 3 feet long? Quite a reach across the fret-board.

[@2skyland]

He said "if you like it the way it used to be"...I thought this was the "used to be"

[@heidiwilliams7544]

Black-eyed peas recipe

[@williamhutcheson6511]

When I think Bluegrass I think F&S.

[@reecedixon9105]

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