Earl scruggs biography book
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Reviews
"A wonderfully written and engaging story that any music fan would enjoy." --Music Fest News"A highly readable portrait of the man, the song, the times, and the music. . . . For lovers of Earl Scruggs and bluegrass music, Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdownwill become essential reading." --Ted Lehman, No Depression
"Remarkable . . . This book should prove indispensable to students of the banjo, whether raw beginners or ultra-advanced. It should have similar appeal to dedicated bluegrass fans who want to take a deep dive into the banjo sound, style, and technique that Scruggs made not only famous, but timeless and legendary." --Bluegrass Unlimited
"Goldsmith manages to include all salient details inhis succinct, insightful biography of Scruggs." --Shepherd Express
"A couple of biographical books on Earl Scruggs have come out, but none are as informative and fun-to-read as this one." --Inland Northwest Bluegrass Music Association
"Those who are already fans of 'Earl' and his astounding banjo work will certainly want to own this volume. . . . Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdownis a worthy addition to the library of any bluegrass, country, and acoustic-music enthusiast." --Journal of Folklore Research
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Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon
Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon by Gordon Castelnero and David Russell (Bowman & Littlefield, 2017, 214 pp, $40.00/38.00) uses an oral history approach to document, through a series of lively interviews, excerpts from numerous articles, cuts from films and documentaries, and more to produce a volume both scholarly and readable. With the full cooperation of the Scruggs family, they conducted seventy-two interviews with family members, musicians, recording industry people, and Earl Scruggs' many friends and admirers to create a well-rounded account filled with lots of previously unpublished information while never losing the human touch, always keeping the subject matter interesting and real.
It's rare that the introduction to a book prepares a reader to expect as much from the subject as Bela Fleck's introduction to this new biography of Earl Scruggs. He describes the impact first hearing Scruggs music had on him as well as it's enduring influence. Later, in the mid-eighties, John Hartford gently introduces him to Scruggs, and they become friends. His description of Earl's openness to Fleck's own playing and willingness to explore dimensions of the banjo Fleck had never heard in recordings or seen in performance
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Description
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