Earl Scruggs - Ground Speed

[matty8371]

the notes at :24 and :25 are by far the coolest and define the banjo for what it is.......

[TheCheeseBaron]

Mastery

[evelau]

Man, they were all so talented. Paul Warren is amazing on fiddle, Earl is the master of banjo, hands down. And Josh was great on dobro and had a very nice singing voice too. What a great group.

[fdjondal1]

Yes the title is Ground Speed. My favorite banjo tune.

[toppstuff]

Love the ending with the bass

[Gitchimanadoo]

scruggs set the bench mark when it came to banjo

[FANJG24]

1:54 LIKE A BOSS lol

[prescomp]

Earl is the best ever...

[Rwehappy2day]

No one sounds like Earl when it comes to driving the sounds of the 5 -string banjo, Especially with the right and left hand techniques that he employs. Earl's timing and definition in playing banjo rolls is impeccable- there will never be another one like him for making the banjo sound so wonderful and so good tothe ears! He is my hero and the standard we should all live up to as aspiring banjo players! Here's to you Earl! Thank you for talent and your standards!

[prescomp]

@Rwehappy2day yes...yes..

[bunnysuperfunny]

Earl scruggs...do you remember you cousin, Earnest Elford scruggs...(my grandpa!)

[rocmaven]

ricky skaggs kentucky thunder august 26, 2011the watseka theatre watseka illinois

[DrummerDan777]

Any idea of the chronological order of this video and the "Little Darlin', Pal of Mine" video? Just wondering if Earl's "no hand" gesture was in reply to Jake's "No hands a'tall" stunt on "Little Darlin', Pal of Mine". Earl seems to glance back at Jake and smile when he does it.

[jtraske]

paul warren great oldtime fiddle

[CathyMae12345]

I think Earl Scruggs is so handsome! Are he and Lester Flatt still alive?

[nasty5oh]

@CathyMae12345 Earl is still alive, Lester passed away in '79.

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

@CathyMae12345 ..Yes I agree, Earl is very handsome. I think JOSH is even more handsome. And both, just as beautiful on the inside. And man, what talent !

[WolfeBear]

how old am I? I remember watching these on Martha White Hour - original episodes! as a liottle kid waiting for my schoolbus. still love it!

[gearoiddom]

wow. just wow.

[wankatronic]

the original banjo tone monster. good old Earl!

[FalconSupreme]

Who''s making that banjo talk ? The one and only master EARL SCRUGGS !

[CITYOFLACOMBE]

great

[banjostead]

Yes! But you might be dead by now!

[txmacartist]

Gosh, I wish I had been born sooner so I could have seen them in their prime.

[tjslayd69]

Hillbilly jazz! The greatest!!! Awesome!!! These guys tear it up!

[guilhermegmoraes]

fiddle and banjo ROCKs

[hesurecouldyell]

Earl showin' us how it's done.

[sponyge]

The Flatt And Scruggs are my favorite bluegrass band.

[kg4muc]

Cousin Jake slapped the ending right on cue! One of the most rock solid and simple bassists ever! I hear a lot of Joe Zinkan in Jake's work ! But from what I hear he was heavily influenced by Joe, Junior and some others. I'd like to turn back the clock to those days!

[pegcage]

I saw this group perform live several times. They put on such a clean but great act. Never a dirty joke, or anything off color. Just wonderful music and clean down-home humor thrown in. This is my all-time favorite band, and Earl Scruggs is one of my heros.

[reknawfiend]

A bit disappointed the fiddle isn't in the crook of his arm.

[itsbanffdavehere]

I'd have never heard of these guys if it hadn't been for Youtube, and the kind and thoughtful soul who uploaded this and other Flatt & Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys material.

THANK YOU!!!!

[hhalldigiart]

Man, these guys jam!!!!

[Lizard5571]

Ima Purt ner ret ta dance now,..Thank ya fer tha share,...Have yerself a Great Big Ol shot of Shine and Think of ol Earl,...

[59penrod]

That gap-toothed infectious smile; this guy is the coolest.

[eezztarget]

Thanks so much for posting it! I can't help but smile and stomp my feet every time I watch a video of these guys playing! This is such a stress reliever! I think I might have some sort of "country music bug" that I didn't know I had before, but you know what? I don't wanna be cured of it, no sir!

[smartandsane]

Earl and Paul show how its done here! stoop and bow to the original shredders

[PowellShirts]

A fantabulous instrumental! DO it, Lester, Earl and the Boys!

[Matara]

This is some serious shredding! :D

Great stuff!

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

Nice job on that bass, Jake !

[Waljoy]

Nice job from all of them, thanks very much for posting this ~!

[colindominy]

Ahh, how sweet it is .. just to sit back here & take in this music & this fabulous footage of the band in action. I'm fixated & mesmerised .. by watching those magic fingers of Earl, Paul & Uncle Josh dance & skip across those strings & frets. Masters of their instruments .. virtuosos, one & all ..

[xXkingPurpXx]

@colindominy lol UNCLE JOSH

[SlideHound]

I hear Boeing is manufacturing an Earl Scruggs model jetliner. It's just like any other 747 except without the tailpiece, cause that's how Earl done it.

[bigmrclean]

@SlideHound LOL!!

[seedubbayew]

@SlideHound LOL!!!!

[stoobeetube]

Fantastic players all of them. Wish I coulda seen them play live in their heyday so thanks for the post as the next best thing.

[jhandsfield]

Earl Scruggs is a pilot - he flew himself to band engagements, flew Angel Flights, etc. Ground Speed refers to getting from place to place quickly.

[PeterNGloor]

Ground speed is the speed over ground, vs air speed (indicated or true) is a plane's speed in the air.

[Brynnium]

Love the look on Scruggs' face.

[bandasalamandra]

I compare him with our Tanguma in Monterrey,Mex.....maybe

[matgonjinn]

Scruggs is my hero

[hanssilo]

Earl Scruggs is the coolest person ever.

[ColdFusionGames]

@hanssilo: He sure is! Gotta admire someone with a tilted hat and squinty eyes who plays banjo 100 MPH like it's nothing. :D I wish I could play that relaxed.

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

The close-up of Josh Graves is very helpful when learning "Groundspeed". And JOSH is the right one to emulate !Thanks for this great video, Banjostead.

[olehoundog1]

Of all the breaks Josh ever took, to me, this is the hardest-especially the bridge part.

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

Yes, Josh could play difficult breaks exceedingly well. This has alot of back-to-back rolls. I'm learning "Earl's Breakdown" and it is crazy fun ! Earl wrote some great songs.

[NlandC]

After all these years, I can still see C.W Moss driving Bonny and Clyde from bank to bank.

[vamplover111]

Everytime I listen to this fabulous kind of music I wish to live eternally with a banjo player in neighbouring.

[boblackey1]

Yeah the yankee doodle dandy is on the version on Foggy Mnt. Banjo too. I grew up in Roanoke, Va and another banjo player I like use to play there every morning on TV. Don Reno. Just looked at a 1976 interview with Don and they showed two pictures of Don and Earl standing together. Don told us back in the day that when he got out of the Army Earl sounded so good that he decided to develope a different style with two finger and thumb runs and that he picked up the three finger way from Snuffy J.

[pegcage]

Notice how he throws a little "Yankee Doodle" in there?

[boblackey1]

Don Reno use to own this banjo. Heard an interview with Don just before he died and in reply to if he still had Earl's banjo Don said "yes i took it out and looked at it this morning. Somebody stole the one I had been using live last night so I will use the one I got from Earl tonight". Earl has the smoothest right hand. Plus, somehow, it always sounds unique. You can tell right away that its the great Earl Scruggs.

[NOOOQUARTER]

BOO-YAH !!!

[klefensneto]

OMG! Wonderful!

[kg4muc]

Cousin Jake was sure slapping it home on the end as he always does!!

Just don't get better than those guys! Genius at work!

[sponyge]

Earl Scruggs is the hottest man ever on earth.

[twistedcitrus8]

does anybody know who the fiddle player is?

[stellingbanjodude]

Paul warren is his name

[pegcage]

Hey, Earl is showing off! You rarely see that! He is so cute!

[olehoundog1]

When Earl does the "no-hands" thing he is copying what Stringbean was doing earlier on this program-that is what he is smiling about.

[EADGBE54]

I think he's faking the Foggy Mountain Boys into thinking he's going to use his D-tuning pegs, as he would when playing "The Flint Hill Special".

[boblackey1]

Yep Ground Speed is the name. I've got the very LP record my father bought new in 1959 or 60 called "Foggy Mountain Banjo" by Flatt and Scruggs. It is all banjo songs. Lester or anybody sings at all. Ground Speed is the very first track. Home Sweet Home, Sally Ann, Sally Goodwin, Cripple Creek, Cumberland Gap, Ruben, Lonesome Rd. Blues, Little Darlin' Pal of Mine, Fireball Mail, Bugle Call Rag..well I can't think of anymore. But they are all on the album.

[boblackey1]

BTW I grew up in roanoke, va and Don Reno played banjo on TV there for years every morning mon thru fri back in the mid 50's thru about 1962 or so. Later on he played at a bluegrass show in nearby Fincastle, Va and the interviewed Don on the radio and they ask him if he still had that banjo he got in a trade with Earl Scruggs in 1948. Don said"yes I looked at it this morning to make sure it was still there because somebody stole the one I had been playing in my shows. I will use Earl's tonight."

[sponyge]

I am going to learn this song on the banjo!!!!!!!!!

[sponyge]

I own this sheet music.

[sponyge]

What is the fastest song Earl Scruggs can pick on the banjo?

[slimphotog]

Wow, look at Earl smile! Haven't seen that on the other videos.

[sponyge]

I play the banjo. I am learning songs bye Earl Scruggs!!!!!!!

[sponyge]

This song is good. How does Earl Scruggs pick the banjo so fast????????

[tgmod]

Lots of practice, and no tv or youtube. lol

[identitytraveler]

wicked awesome!

[carteru93]

Wow, ain't never seen this clip before, great!

[dougienancy]

Ground speed is its title indeed, exellent posting