Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88 in Tenn

[Chato]

It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically wrapped in the tapestry of the genre as Johnny Cash's baritone or Hank Williams' heartbreak.





http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57406258/bluegrass-legend-earl-scruggs-dies-at-88-in-tenn/

[Thomps2525]

"Helped create modern country music"? Huh??? Anyway, Phil Grocholl posted Scruggs' obituary on March 28 at http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=37845&start=150

[mikeargo]

Ongoing Earl Scruggs Tributes

Sat. 3/31 1 pm, 4 pm & 7 pm ET & Sun. 4/1 2 am & 5 am
Listen for special tributes to Earl Scruggs periodically throughout our programming all weekend, featuring interview clips and highlights from his legendary career.


Earl Scruggs: a Truegrass Tribute
Sun 4/1 6pm & 9pm ET
Chris Jones highlights the history and many of the legendary recordings of Earl Scruggs on a special tribute edition of Truegrass. (3 hrs)

Track-By-Track: Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends
Sun 4/1 9am ET
We revisit Earl Scruggs' final appearance on the show in 2009 with his Grammy-winning Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends, Live at the Ryman. Gary and Randy Scruggs also guest. (1 hr)

[colby2448]

Very sad.

[johnnyfever78]