Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - Cumberland Gap

[MrHitwave1]

i barely remember these guy when i was a kid..but these guys were great

[MrJmefferd]

I bet Lester hated having an electric instrument playing with them.

[bluegrassreb1]

I was raised in Cumberland Gap TN.

you should see it through a child's eyes.

[Motoguzzi750]

Been trying for 20 years to get my up the neck break to sound like that - thanks for putting up a wonderful piece of Earls playing. My favourites are Earl and Tom Adams, who is about the only guy I have heard was as clean as Earl. Sadly, I believe Tom can no longer play. Though I have to say Alison Brown is just amazing - love the break on "Will You Be Leavin'" many years ago with AKUS.

[madonfive]

Watch this video Jonny Mizzone, and get the same syncopated rolls that Earl is getting on the high break, then you'll have it right!!!

[JeremiahClayton]

@madonfive C'mon, mate. The kid is 9 years old - and at 9 years old has more skill on the banjo than 99% of the people who have picked up the instrument. In fact, the kid is better at the banjo than 99% of most people are, at anything, in their lives.

[dixie5292]

back when there was music and not machines doin it for them

[darx1985]

if they would show something like this on mtv, maybe the youth have a hope and try to use their brain

[ShawnKirkpatrick1994]

No, Earl is on the left doin' the banjer pickin', Lester is on the right playing rhythm guitar. But Earl sure dose tear that thing up don't he? Flatt & Scruggs all day long.

[little0kid0lover]

@celticvision4 i realized that, damn google lied to me

[hoot6theyre]

which one is Earl?

[fenderplayer489]

@hoot6theyre Left if Lester, right is Earl if I'm not mistaking, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's right. I know they both played the banjo.

[easystarallstar90]

The backing band really carry him.

[Addiskrilla]

dang it whyzit gotta be so short?

[little0kid0lover]

dear god, heres the deal well trade you earl scruggs and lester flatts for justin beiber and kanye (the gay fish). please consider

[Pickinbuddy]

@little0kid0lover  Hahahahhahaaaaaa....!!!!!

[celticvisions4]

@little0kid0lover earl scruggs ain't dead yet man!

[scottmxxre]

get some or not what ever/

[shonrpg]

o som do banjo é tão contagiante!!

[MOMXXXXX]

Earl makes it sound like rain fallin' on a tin roof. great performance that can never be equaled.

[eldergothic]

i absolutely love how he can play that banjo and not even look like he is exerting any effort.. id love to be able to play a banjo with that much ease and confindence..

[somnobalist]

Such a great tune, and I haven't heard anyone play it as good as Earl.

[ncss01]

@somnobalist My favorite is Snuffy Jenkins, personally, but Earl is the man no doubt.

[boblackey1]

@ncss01 I like Snuffy too and I'm a big Don Reno fan. Earl was probably a bit smoother with his right hand on his various three finger roles. How did that go back then. Snuffy taught Reno the three finger role style and Don later got his banjo and in 1948 in Bristol, Tenn/Va traded the banjo to Earl Scruggs for the one Earl had. I remember Don being asked on the radio if he still had the banjo he got from Earl."Yeah I looked at it this morning because someone sole the one I WAS using last night"

[bigmrclean]

In the mean time Earl just look's and smiles at the crowd of people infront of him not even worried about what's going on with his fingers and still no one can play this tune exactly like this..specially the up the neck break.

[fishybishbash]

@bigmrclean haha yeh gets his eyes down for a second or 2 at 0:15 though - what a player, a minute of heaven there

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

I could listen to Earl & Paul play Cumberland Gap every day, 'round the clock !----It's just about my favorite banjo tune !

[nasty5oh]

I agree... Boo on no FMBoys.

[colindominy]

A nice performance from Lester & Earl, as always. BUT - where, pray tell, are the good old Foggy Mountain Boys ?? It just don't look the same without all those regular, happy, smiling familiar faces in the background .. Josh, Jake, Curly, Paul.

[olehoundog1]

This is from a Pet Milk Show that had Skeeter Davis and Porter Wagoner on it and Les & Earl were on by themselves. That is Bennie Williams with the electric guitar in the back who played fiddle with Bill Monroe for a while.

[colindominy]

@olehoundog1 : thank you v. much for the clarifcation + the v. interesting details on the bio-info of the support muso Bernie Williams. It's always nice to be made aware of the background factuals relating to a particular YT clip. I'm much obliged to ye, sir ...