Earl Scruggs. . . . .R.I.P.

Brian Ramsey-Goudie · Post by **Brian Ramsey-Goudie** » 30 Mar 2012 1:45 am

Rest in peace Earl from all your followers in the U.K.
A very sad loss of a fantastic musician.

Lisa Ray · Post by **Lisa Ray** » 30 Mar 2012 8:21 pm

Earl was one of the greats. Got to meet him once, briefly. I bet he's up there pickin in the great beyond with Lester once again and the original Foggy Mountain Boys. RIP Earl.

Michael Breid · Post by **Michael Breid** » 31 Mar 2012 5:58 am

I think Curly Sechler(sp)is the only Foggy Mountain Boy still living if he hasn't passed.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 31 Mar 2012 7:50 am

Of the first generation of bluegrass "stars", I believe only Mac Wiseman and Ralph Stanley are still with us.

God bless Curly Seckler if he's still living.

Mr. Monroe, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Jimmy Martin, Lester and Earl, Carter Stanley, Clyde Moody, Hylo Brown, so many great sidemen... all gone.

I was a bluegrasser for about 6 or 7 years and was really into it, and I still have all my vinyl.

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 31 Mar 2012 8:21 am

Hi Herb, yes Curly Seckler is still with us. He was on a "Song of the Mountains" program on PBS this past year. Speaking of Clyde Moody, I played in a house band in Raleigh back in the 70's and Clyde would be our featured performer one night a week. I got to know him quite well. He appreciated that I tried to play his stuff like Jerry Byrd on his King recordings. In his heyday, he played movie theaters and had a good player by the name of Chris Dayton. I often wondered what became of Chris. (Did I ramble enough?)

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 31 Mar 2012 9:29 am

Earl played guitar on some of his numbers, and also mandolin from time to time. Does anyone know whether he played Dobro ?

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 31 Mar 2012 12:50 pm

I have Scruggs "how to" book with CD and a decent banjo, but I never found the time to learn his innovative playing style.

Now it's too late, arthritis has taken conrol of my right thumb and ended my steel playing and any new endeavor such as banjo playing.

Jim Ervin · Post by **Jim Ervin** » 31 Mar 2012 2:04 pm

Earl Scruggs is the reason I started playing 5-string banjo back in 1975.

God Bless you Earl...and THANK YOU!!!!

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 31 Mar 2012 3:42 pm

Just reminding everybody that Earl Scruggs Funeral Service will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN at 2:00 PM tomorrow – Sunday April 1. I would suggest getting there early – the Ryman only seats 2,362 people.

Here is an interview with Curly Seckler conducted by Kyle Cantrell 12/4/10 in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

http://countrymusichalloffame.org/

Sam White · Post by **Sam White** » 1 Apr 2012 6:50 am

Yes I remember listening to Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt may years ago back in the mid forty's.Rest in peace Earl and keep the great music going in heaven for us when we meet there.
Sam White

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 2 Apr 2012 4:43 am

Here are photos posted in the Nashville Tennessean from Earl Scruggs's Funeral Service yesterday at the Ryman Auditorium:

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll ... 802&Ref=PH

At the end of the service - they carried Earl's coffin up the center aisle of the Ryman and 25 of the best banjo player's in the world held up their banjos as Earl passed on by.

Ray Riley · Post by **Ray Riley** » 2 Apr 2012 4:47 am

I love his playing. Earl, Buck Trent,Bela, Roy Clark And Wendy , All great. Rip Earl

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Earl Scruggs. . . . .R.I.P.

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