Video: Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Best

Yesterday we lost a musical legend and a fearless pioneer who was never afraid to collaborate with anyone he thought he could make good music with, regardless of what the country music establishment thought. In doing so, Earl Scruggs , who was 88 , helped introduce bluegrass to legions of music fans over three different generations from a wide range of backgrounds. For this week's B List, we pay tribute to Scruggs by presenting 10 outstanding clips of Earl doing what he does best - three-finger [...]

Earl Scruggs was a giant and his influence was felt across the music world. Scruggs will be greatly missed and remembered as one of the true musician's musicians. We present a video tribute. Sadly, bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs has passed away at the age of 88. In an age when clawhammer banjo playing still dominated the string band scene, Scruggs brought his three-finger picking style out of the North Carolina mountains and smack dab into the mainstream. It became the dominant playing style in bluegrass and roots music generally as a result of his virtuoso performances with Bill [...]

I'm seeing news over twitter tonight that Earl Scruggs has passed away at age 88. Scruggs is arguably the greatest banjo player to have ever lived. His influence on bluegrass, folk, and country music is immeasurable. You can read more about his remarkable life in this New Yorker article, and I am sure that dozens of more biographical articles will be popping up on line throughout the next few days. Here he is with his buddy Doc Watson doing the old time country tunes "Old John Hardy" and a little bit of "Cripple [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Bluegrass music legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs died this morning at 88.  Scruggs, who helped change country music with Bill Monroe and later with guitarist Lester Flatt died in a Nashville, TN hospital of natural causes announced his son, Gary. Mr Scruggs was an innovator and pioneered the modern banjo sound. His use of three fingers rather than the clawhammer style raised up the banjo from a part of the rhythm section, or a comedian’s prop, to a lead instrument.  His unique string-bending and lead runs became known around the globee as “the Scruggs [...]

Yes. So if you're...let's say 30 years or older, forgive me...but not many people under the age of 30ish really know the true Steve Martin . I was perusing this weekends Saturday Night Live clips on Hulu.com (surely you know about this site from the Super Bowl commercial by now) and there were many comments throughout the web debating whether this act was a fingerpicking karaoke SNL joke or a serious song: Most of my friends, and maybe you, thought his start was circa "Lucky Day" in [...]