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@PatrickSHutchinson This has been one of my favorites by Jim and Jesse for something like fifty years. The beautiful melody struck me first, and then I discovered the words were right there to match it. I was going through the bible tonight and came across the passage, which sent me back to locat...

@sonnenlicht87 Yes, all banjo players do have their unique tone, but uniqueness in no way predisposes toward excellence, and in many instances that uniqueness of tone can be pretty hard on the ears of listeners. Ask any good professional banjo player who gets the best tone and the answer will alm...

This early Flatt and Scruggs music has yet to be equaled. Wherever it's coming from, I hope it keeps coming.

@5150sdh...Additionally, I believe the album was recorded on the King (rather than Starday) label, and had very good audio for the time. It is possible that that cut has been re-issued on other LP albums as well.

Fabulous early recording of this mind boggling band. You can see here that his touch on guitar is just as unique as his banjo work. He was universally copied on both instruments.....The notes can be duplicated, but the sound NEVER has been.

Thanks for posting this ultimate example of Earl at his best. I have followed his music through the years, but other than on this original recording, I have only heard him play this number one other time --- on the TV show when I was traveling through Eastern Kentucky in 1958.

This is banjo picking good almost beyond belief: if only there were more of Earl's work from this era available to hear today. With all of the present day hoop-la about, no other banjo playing right hand has ever been able to come close to exhibiting this level of intense perfection, and it clear...

Chubbyfan100...Does the nature of your moniker indicate that you are a fan of fiddler Chubby Wise? He was one of the greatest.

OldTimeMusic..Thank you for posting this. After all these years, I finally get to see this totally legendary man in action. I have always heard him spoken of among bluegrass musicians as providing the transition between old time and bluegrass fiddle. It is apparent that when he chose he made it a...