Thursday, April 05, 2012

Earl Scruggs, January 6, 1924 - March 28, 2012

Of course, we all know the rule about banjo players and heaven:

Hopefully if there is a heaven, Jesus will make an exception ;).

-- Badtux the Music Penguin

6 comments:

  1. How could god (if he existed) turn away the legendary Earl Scruggs?

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  2. Ah, Scruggs, those were the good old days, and gawd or not Earl went were he wanted to go when he departed.

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  3. I do enjoy some genuine blue grass. Cute the way he bends tose notes by casually twisting the tuning peg.

    Those Lizards are damned good, too.

    But now I'm wondering -- what hope can there possibly be for a poor trombone player?

    JzB

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  4. Especially cute, Jb, when he casually twists the notes back *up* and just seems to automatically get them *in tune*. Banjo players are *never* in tune -- never -- it's an evil-tempered instrument, and he's in tune just casual-like.

    As for the chances of a trombone player getting into Heaven, I think you're safe. Now, if you were a tuba player... ;).

    - Badtux the Musical Penguin

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  5. Actually, Earl invented the special tuners that allowed the proper de-tune (they were called - obviously - Scruggs pegs). The more expensive tuning machines incorporated them directly, other banjos (like my Ode) had a separate set of pegs controlling cams against the strings.
    It was always a hassle (but worth it) getting it just right.

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  6. I actually knew that, bearsense. But you know how us guitar players are about banjo players, always making fun of the fact they spend more time tuning than playing, heh.

    - Badtux the In-tune Penguin

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