I feel blessed. I have the album, and it's still in pretty good shape. The Swimming Song, to me, is by far the best recording of the song ever done. Enjoy!
@noplacetohideo Don't know if anyone answered you or not but what you need is a five string banjo (not a tenor which has 4 strings). The 5th string is what gives bluegrass its sound - it's a high drone string played with the thumb. Get yourseldf a plastic thumb pick and two metal fingerpicks and type in basic bluegrass banjo lessons in YouTube. Be prepared for some hard work and dedication - but believe me, it's worth it. There is loads of wonderful stuff on YouTube banjo wise.
I am listening to the vinyl LP of Earl Scruggs Review Anniversary Special right now. So many amazing stars and songs on the LP. I have looked for the CD version but it's nowhere to be found. Featuring Scruggs family, Pointer Sisters, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Dan Fogelberg, Bonnie Bramlett, Larry Gatlin and so many more. I do not understand why I cannot buy this on CD.
I have this LP which is out of print and features an all-star cast of guest musicians from the 70's. Billy Joel is even on one of the tracks. Loudon Wainwright's "Swimming Song" is another good one. Thanks for posting.
It seems I recall a movie called "Banjo Man" filmed at a live concert at Kansas State University in the early 1970's. Featured Earl Scruggs Review. I think even David Bromber was in it.
Isn't it shocking the time that has passed. If only Britain had improved since then even as much as my fiddle playing, I wouldn't have needed to move to here -Bulgaria.
so........just out of interest...........how many of you actually play the banjo? I do and really what you've all said really means nothing cause music is for you to listen to not argue about. so shutup and listen!
Many people fail to realize that Bluegrass as a genre has very tight specifications in both group set up and playing style. It's a term that is often falsely prescribed to any group that follows a similar guideline to Bluegrass. In many instances, new and upcoming folk groups are often labeled bluegrass simply because they use a banjo.
Seems you fail to realize that bluegrass is a family of folk music, There is no strict specifications to play ANY kind of music. You can play bluegrass with traditional chinese, japanese, and african instruments, search redgrass once. The style also is subjective, this is art, not a competition, not a fucking anal subgroup that has to be one thing or another. take that propaganda and shove it so far up your ass you choke on it. thx
The banjo is in no modern sense a percussion instrument.
It originated from Africa, and the traditional African instrument it came from was even considered one of the few non-percussive instruments in the generally percussive arsenal that is traditional African music.
While Arariel is correct about early modern uses of the banjo (as being percussive), Scruggs essentially redefined the idea of bluegrass and with it the role of the banjo. In any true form, bluegrass groups lack drums.
i think this song is really good if you want to see funny things go type in on youtube clarerulesfreyanot and pick the yellow one it is funny and cool LOL
Anyone remember the movie called BANJO MAN? I have an orginal movie post that Earl signed for me in Winston Salem NC. Even have pic's of him doing it! Very cool....
Ahhh don't know about that, there is a "Banjo Man" poster right not on ebay that has been listed for months now. For some reason the price goes from $80 up to $100? Not signed though just the poster. cool though
According to the encyclopedia it is a stringed instrument which is evident. Percussion "instruments" are something that which is hit,rubbed,scraped.shaken or by any other action which causes the thing to be set into viberations. Thus it is not a percussion instrument as you can see.
Sadly while you are quite right about strings, modern definitions and what can be seen, this has little to do with it. The classification of the banjo as percussion came around the turn of the 19th century when the tenor banjo was strummed for effect as a rhythm keeper behind other instruments, not as a lead melodic instrument as common today. The strum was considered an impact to the string and created the rhythm and harmony, ergo the "percussion."
Ok then, My Euphonium is a percussion instrument because my lips bounce (vibrate) around in the mouthpiece and cause vibrations to bounce through the instrument. The bouncing causes the noise. Right?
Your contention that the banjo is "technically classed as a percussion instrument," and your explanation, sounds far-fetched. You could say the same thing about a guitar, or any instrument used for rhythm. Do you have any actual sources for this? Just curious where you got this idea.
Actually you are incorrect, stringed instruments which are strummed like the guitar and the banjo can be classified as either. To the topic at hand, bluegrass doesn't have percussion in my opinion, i would loosely call this bluegrass, and only because Earl is on it.
Hey I was there at this concert I was right up front. This was the 2007 "Hardly Bluegrass Concert" in San Fran. I got alot better photos than this one of Earl Picking.
is earl scruggs still alive because he is my grandpas brother from my dads side of the family but i never got to meet him and i was just wanting to know if anyone finds out please tell me thankyou
@lstolburg Dude. this song is called Banjo Man. It was on an album called the Earl Scruggs Review. It included two of his sons. I had the 8 Track.. Dang, I'm old. Great song. Good luck finding it.
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i can't find an mp3 of this anywhere does anyone know where i can or the name of the album even
MuseicianX 2 months ago
Is that Rusty Young or JohnDavid Call on the pedal Steel ?
r3ggaelvr1 3 months ago
I feel blessed. I have the album, and it's still in pretty good shape. The Swimming Song, to me, is by far the best recording of the song ever done. Enjoy!
intheatremode 6 months ago
ricky skaggs is playing watseka illinois on friday aug 26, 2011
rocmaven 6 months ago
I want to play this style of
Music and was enquiring on what first banjo i should get? I know they have tenor so im quite unsure
noplacetohideo 8 months ago
@noplacetohideo Don't know if anyone answered you or not but what you need is a five string banjo (not a tenor which has 4 strings). The 5th string is what gives bluegrass its sound - it's a high drone string played with the thumb. Get yourseldf a plastic thumb pick and two metal fingerpicks and type in basic bluegrass banjo lessons in YouTube. Be prepared for some hard work and dedication - but believe me, it's worth it. There is loads of wonderful stuff on YouTube banjo wise.
acousticengineer 6 months ago
@acousticengineer I believe the first 20 years are the hardest.
Moonbeamzz 5 months ago
I would LOVE learnin to play from the legend.....he's tops.
Hholeo8 11 months ago
I am listening to the vinyl LP of Earl Scruggs Review Anniversary Special right now. So many amazing stars and songs on the LP. I have looked for the CD version but it's nowhere to be found. Featuring Scruggs family, Pointer Sisters, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Dan Fogelberg, Bonnie Bramlett, Larry Gatlin and so many more. I do not understand why I cannot buy this on CD.
werkietb 1 year ago
when i was a little bitty boy, and didn't have much to do!
tubermann1 1 year ago
The song is Banjo Man
Rt254 1 year ago
any boddy have tabs
sparkymmimm 1 year ago
this is great, hey plz visit my account and look at my vids
MrBanjoman32 1 year ago
Just bought a banjo harder than I thought to kearn it but I love it. This song and Ten Million Slaves are my inspiration. Thanks!
RupertandTurtle 1 year ago
i love banjo
zacharymich13 2 years ago 2
I went to the Earl Scruggs concert at Louisiana Tech University in the late 60's. He was great!
coolairaz 2 years ago
I have this LP which is out of print and features an all-star cast of guest musicians from the 70's. Billy Joel is even on one of the tracks. Loudon Wainwright's "Swimming Song" is another good one. Thanks for posting.
Fretkillr 2 years ago
It seems I recall a movie called "Banjo Man" filmed at a live concert at Kansas State University in the early 1970's. Featured Earl Scruggs Review. I think even David Bromber was in it.
KS6stringer 2 years ago
how did you find it?
zaclane42 2 years ago
1. Banjo Man
Gary Scruggs - electric bass
Randy Scruggs - banjo
Jim Messina - electric and acoustic guitars
Kenny Loggins - percussion
Rusty Young - dobro and steel guitars
Jim Keltner - drums
Vocals - Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins, Gary Scruggs
it's the Earl Scruggs Revue
seethe42 2 years ago
ok i looked and looked for this song on limewire and itunes and it doesnt exist...is there another name for it? and is it by earl scruggs?
zaclane42 2 years ago
I got to pick with him in 1973. I'll never forget. That was fun!
banjovi1953 2 years ago
Isn't it shocking the time that has passed. If only Britain had improved since then even as much as my fiddle playing, I wouldn't have needed to move to here -Bulgaria.
bertwindon 2 years ago
k so this so is so sweet i started banjo 2 yrs ago what is this song called
Brandon563s 2 years ago
lol are you serious? Ready title it's called Banjo Man.
srfsk8boy 2 years ago
Earl is King!
banjollero 2 years ago 2
so........just out of interest...........how many of you actually play the banjo? I do and really what you've all said really means nothing cause music is for you to listen to not argue about. so shutup and listen!
banjocam 2 years ago 2
to heal my sadness... cruel beauty, I love you so much
decebal1969 2 years ago
nice
msnichole91 2 years ago
The singer is Jim Messina (from Loggins and Messina believe it or not). He was in Buffalo Springfield in the 60's and later a group called Poco.
rgppcw 2 years ago
Who is singing on this tune BTW ?
fgleich 2 years ago
Many people fail to realize that Bluegrass as a genre has very tight specifications in both group set up and playing style. It's a term that is often falsely prescribed to any group that follows a similar guideline to Bluegrass. In many instances, new and upcoming folk groups are often labeled bluegrass simply because they use a banjo.
colonelbergy 2 years ago 8
Seems you fail to realize that bluegrass is a family of folk music, There is no strict specifications to play ANY kind of music. You can play bluegrass with traditional chinese, japanese, and african instruments, search redgrass once. The style also is subjective, this is art, not a competition, not a fucking anal subgroup that has to be one thing or another. take that propaganda and shove it so far up your ass you choke on it. thx
SkankHermit 2 years ago
what a liberal moron
indiax7xx 2 years ago
The banjo is in no modern sense a percussion instrument.
It originated from Africa, and the traditional African instrument it came from was even considered one of the few non-percussive instruments in the generally percussive arsenal that is traditional African music.
While Arariel is correct about early modern uses of the banjo (as being percussive), Scruggs essentially redefined the idea of bluegrass and with it the role of the banjo. In any true form, bluegrass groups lack drums.
colonelbergy 2 years ago
another American legend
i love this style
from morocco with love !
vanadiumV 2 years ago
internet argument GO
ffffaffff 2 years ago
Stunning..love the sound
Great Banjo
ladymaggic 2 years ago
Yeap that is a man and a banjo, 5*****.
ghostgal30e 2 years ago
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i think this song is really good if you want to see funny things go type in on youtube clarerulesfreyanot and pick the yellow one it is funny and cool LOL
clarerulesfreyanot 2 years ago
Nice try... spammer. You dont fool me hehe
Teddyboydan 2 years ago
wtf
clarerulesfreyanot 2 years ago
SPAMMER!
Dummdoedeldiedummmm 2 years ago
shut up man go stick ure head in the sand
clarerulesfreyanot 2 years ago
Great stuff! (Too bad about the electric bass....)
Wishuey 3 years ago
does anyone have the tabs to this?
pleassee
HeavyPL4 3 years ago
yes but you aint getting any
theleakytaps 3 years ago
I've looked everywhere for them.
CatExplosion 3 years ago
Anyone remember the movie called BANJO MAN? I have an orginal movie post that Earl signed for me in Winston Salem NC. Even have pic's of him doing it! Very cool....
paleoman1999 3 years ago
Holy crap man that's awesome! I bet that's worth quite a bit!
CatExplosion 2 years ago
Ahhh don't know about that, there is a "Banjo Man" poster right not on ebay that has been listed for months now. For some reason the price goes from $80 up to $100? Not signed though just the poster. cool though
paleoman1999 2 years ago
Hello Jim, great video. Reminds me of playing music on my grandmother's porch. I,m from Holland and know you from Poco and BS. Greetings,
Herbert
herbertrob 3 years ago
Great song
bobGdelacruz 3 years ago
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bluegrass shouldn't have percussion you knob.
Spongebob11223344 3 years ago
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and ironically enough, i saw earl a couple of days ago and he was usin drums, so shut up about the percussion stuff.
iplaybanjer 3 years ago
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That aint scruggs, it's some bluegrass dickhead.
Spongebob11223344 3 years ago
and bluegrass wouldnt be bluegrass without earls influence of the banjo so stfu.
iplaybanjer 3 years ago 11
HAHA I agree, iplaybanjer.
HillbillyJ 3 years ago
The banjo is technically classed as a percussion instrument.
Arariel3 3 years ago
According to the encyclopedia it is a stringed instrument which is evident. Percussion "instruments" are something that which is hit,rubbed,scraped.shaken or by any other action which causes the thing to be set into viberations. Thus it is not a percussion instrument as you can see.
kattsas 3 years ago
Thanks for replying, Kattsas.
Sadly while you are quite right about strings, modern definitions and what can be seen, this has little to do with it. The classification of the banjo as percussion came around the turn of the 19th century when the tenor banjo was strummed for effect as a rhythm keeper behind other instruments, not as a lead melodic instrument as common today. The strum was considered an impact to the string and created the rhythm and harmony, ergo the "percussion."
Arariel3 3 years ago
Ok then, My Euphonium is a percussion instrument because my lips bounce (vibrate) around in the mouthpiece and cause vibrations to bounce through the instrument. The bouncing causes the noise. Right?
Spongebob11223344 3 years ago
Your contention that the banjo is "technically classed as a percussion instrument," and your explanation, sounds far-fetched. You could say the same thing about a guitar, or any instrument used for rhythm. Do you have any actual sources for this? Just curious where you got this idea.
alderbaran1 2 years ago
Actually you are incorrect, stringed instruments which are strummed like the guitar and the banjo can be classified as either. To the topic at hand, bluegrass doesn't have percussion in my opinion, i would loosely call this bluegrass, and only because Earl is on it.
OrderOfTheDragon67 3 years ago 3
bluegrass? i would called this country bordering on country-rock.
oak91td 3 years ago 3
slap bass in bluegrass is very percussive
rorygg1 2 years ago
I agree.
HamiltonCounty22 3 years ago
nice
mustapha31400 3 years ago
NICE!
TapWaterMusic 3 years ago
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fuck me, tasty song
deadtree50 3 years ago
Hey I was there at this concert I was right up front. This was the 2007 "Hardly Bluegrass Concert" in San Fran. I got alot better photos than this one of Earl Picking.
rmstudio 4 years ago
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is earl scruggs still alive because he is my grandpas brother from my dads side of the family but i never got to meet him and i was just wanting to know if anyone finds out please tell me thankyou
abaybay101 4 years ago 3
why is this considered spam?
also,
dude. seriously. its called fucking google.
learn to use it.
mrdude1433 3 years ago 2
hes alive but doesnt do much any more thats cool ur related to him i'm related to scotty and lulabelle wiseman and mac wiseman
donovanwiseman 3 years ago
Really enjoyed, especially knowing it was Earl's son.
bartssue 4 years ago
Actually, this is not Earl Scruggs, it's his son Randy. Earl has no part in this song.
Gary Scruggs - electric bass
Randy Scruggs - banjo
Jim Messina - electric and acoustic guitars
Kenny Loggins - percussion
Rusty Young - dobro and steel guitars
Jim Keltner - drums
Vocals - Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins, Gary Scruggs
carteru93 4 years ago 3
thank you; friend:)
mr4sam 4 years ago 4
I've got the recording. I burned it onto a cd. Check out my site along with an e-mail and I'll send it to you.
Granada90 4 years ago
i got scruggs blood floating around in me somewhere
bobthekiller32 3 years ago
thats nice.
mrdude1433 3 years ago 2
Oh cool. I kinda thought it didn't sound exactly like Earl's style. It has a little bit of newgrass style in the playing.
giggleblaggle 3 years ago
Can someone please tell me the actual name of this song, and where i can get it at. Its awesome, but i cant find it anywhere?
lstolburg 4 years ago
The song title is "Banjo Man" from a Columbia release "The Earl Scruggs Revue Anniversary Special Vol.1" good luck in finding it.
cuzinkevin 4 years ago
So your saying this is a very difficult to find recording? Do you personally know of any place i could get this on disk, or at least an Mp3 of this?
lstolburg 4 years ago
right here.
carteru93 4 years ago
haha how do i get that onto a music cd??
lstolburg 4 years ago
download it, then rip the music, then burn it.
carteru93 4 years ago
message me with your email, ill send it to you
carteru93 4 years ago
@cuzinkevin I've got this on vinyl from the original release. I've got to get that old stuff digitized.
jeffreydes 1 year ago
@cuzinkevin can't remember the title, but the one that says "This Summer I Went Swimming" is awesome too.
"I'm a self-destructive fool"....so great.
PCPrabbit 1 year ago
@PCPrabbit That would be THE SWIMMING SONG Lyrics & music: Loudon Wainright III
TheZenBanjoist 1 year ago
@lstolburg Banjo Man,circa 1975 sung by Earl Scruggs's son Gary Scruggs
jlr41877 1 year ago
@lstolburg Dude. this song is called Banjo Man. It was on an album called the Earl Scruggs Review. It included two of his sons. I had the 8 Track.. Dang, I'm old. Great song. Good luck finding it.
s743bd 1 year ago
I think this is the only known recording of Randy on banjo!
carteru93 4 years ago
Is that Earl Scruggs singing?
atavener 4 years ago
Nooooooo, but I'll check into who is for ya.
carteru93 4 years ago
Alright
Gary Scruggs - electric bass
Randy Scruggs - banjo
Jim Messina - electric and acoustic guitars
Kenny Loggins - percussion
Rusty Young - dobro and steel guitars
Jim Keltner - drums
Vocals - Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins, Gary Scruggs
carteru93 4 years ago 2
Umm, FYI, EARL only has one "E". Spelled Earl.
carteru93 4 years ago
oops
cuzinkevin 4 years ago
LOL
carteru93 4 years ago
@cuzinkevin haha
HermanHermes 1 year ago