Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs "Salty Dog Blues" in 1961

[docmeister1]

It cooks!

[tbfnyc]

Where the hell is the rest of it?!

[TheBlankiee]

my grandpa LOVED this song. he passed away last year. so this makes me think of him

[kanesimms95]

yeee haw!!!

[textech00]

the real McCoys but shortest play on the tube

[Diarmid63]

My father always said if you knew the slang of the period and of the region this was actually a semi-dirty song. He never explained why though.

[davebob65]

i see two dislikes, how can that be?

[RattlesnakecreekBGB1]

This is a great song and we like to play it sometimes ourselves.

[kimmorris89]

i remember when they use to perform on the beverly hillbillys

[hunhun23]

This takes me back to the time when I was at my grandma's house in the mountains of North Carolina and we would sit around the TV and watch HEE HAW!

[gigliott2000]

WEEEEEELLL I like shrimp and i like grits and i like girls with those big ol eyes.

[scarletstarr]

I remember Lester and Earl coming to my Daddy's Garage in NC when I was a little girl and they sang this song, It has been my favorite song for over 40 years!

[banjovi1953]

It was magic! Pure magic.

[brnleague99]

I thought the song was called "Ol' Salty Dog Blues?" That's what it's called on The Essential Earl Scruggs.

[camorton]

@brnleague99 Most people just call it "Salty Dog".

[veadlsteak]

short but good, mom & dad listened all the time.

thanks

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

This is spectacular ! ! Truly some stellar performances in a great, vintage setting. The best entertainment EVER. Hope there's more shows to come.

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

Josh Graves has a terrific dobro break for this. Josh starts off with a "thumb rake" which he often uses, & it makes a neat barking sound. Dobro has the advantage of making many more different sounds than other bluegrass instruments.

[beatapt5]

Great! Doesn't someone have this full length?

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

YES, Order The Best of the Flatt & Scruggs T.V. Show d.v.d.s ...from The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. You'll get "Salty Dog" in full length and tons of other GREAT Flatt & Scruggs music ! Nice to hear from another bluegrass fan !

[johnniescarlett]

Brill!

[BradNC11175]

I can't get enough Flatt & Scruggs

[Banjomountain]

Soooo classic! Too short of a video though.

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

Volume 4 has this song by Flatt & Scruggs on video disc. Cool !