Banjo Cafe - The Banjos of Earl Scruggs - Part I
Earl Scruggs and Kay banjo Earl Hears His First Mastertones Earl was exposed to banjos built by the Gibson Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan from an early age. Earl himself stated that in the early 1930's he listened to Fisher Hendley performing over radio station WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina and then later on WIS in Columbia, South Carolina.
Banjo Cafe - The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook: Selected Banjo Tab ...
The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook features 84 carefully selected and accurately transcribed songs spanning his entire recording career, many of which have never previously appeared in print. In addition to Scruggs' standards, it includes tablature for many songs not available on any of the Flatt & Scruggs commercial recordings, but that they ...
Banjo Cafe - The Banjos of Earl Scruggs - Part 3
But Earl Scruggs wanted that banjo. The Trade According to Don Reno, Earl had actually been trying to trade him out of the RB-Granada since 1941. But unfortunately for Earl, he never had anything worth trading for. Don certainly wasn't interested in the old mail-order banjo Earl played as a young man, and the RB-11 wasn't exciting either.
Banjo Cafe - The Banjos of Earl Scruggs - Part II
Following a Blue Grass Boys show in Blytheville, Arkansas on July 4, 1946, the Gibson RB-11 which Earl Scruggs had been playing for five years began to disintegrate. After being caught outside in a rainstorm, the pearloid fingerboard began to peel off, and the blue paint on the neck and resonator sidewall began to smear.
The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook: Selected Banjo Tab Accurately ...
The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook features 84 carefully selected and accurately transcribed songs spanning his entire recording career, many of which have never previously appeared in print. In addition to Scruggs' standards, it includes tablature for many songs not available on any of the Flatt & Scruggs commercial recordings, but that they ...
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Today in Banjo History - July 18 [Archive] - Banjo Cafe Forums
July 18, 2002, Gibson unveils their newest banjo, The Earl, named after Earl Scruggs.
Today in Banjo History - December 13
December 13, 1946, Earl Scruggs meets his wife-to-be Louis after a performance at The Grand Ol' Opry. This is a randomly selected event for today's date. For a list of all events that occurred on this date including internal and external links to these resources (interviews, audio files, historical links, etc.) visit the Banjo Cafe's This Day ...
Banjo Cafe - The 6th Annual California Banjo Extravaganza
Charlie Cushman is best known these days as the banjo player in Jerry Douglas’ Flatt and Scruggs tribute band, called The Earls of Leicester. Most banjo players agree that Charlie is not only the most skilled Earl Scruggs stylist but also probably knows more about Don Reno’s banjo playing than anyone else today.