Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Pike County Breakdown - Magnavox Record Changer

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[howtoplanaparty]

@matgonjinn "I reckon Sonny Osborne has just topped Earl" maybe you are not German-American? See, Earl is "particular", like the German mind. His mother's maiden name Ruppe was German. "Osborne" English/Viking origin, but I didn't check his mother's maiden name. Maybe that is why you find the more appeal in Sonny?

[CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL]

This is one of my ....FAVORITE.... banjo songs. Earl's beautiful banjo-playing has alot to do with that, plus it has a great meoldy with lots of drive...Earl has everything to do with THAT as well ! My dad can play the fire out of this too, I'm proud to say!

[clyderf]

Sonny Osborne would be the last to claim that he was up to Earls best, but I doubt that he would take a back seat to anyone else. bigmrclean... You hit the nail on the head; its all in Earls right hand, and NO ONE ELSE has ever been able to bring that sound out of a banjo.

[bigmrclean]

@chudwuggie In Earl's prime...which was for MANY years......No one could or can make the 5 string sound like he did. I have studied this man's picking and him for a while now. My ear is about as good as anybodies...and it's just his right hand especially was unreal...it was made for picking a banjo. You are very correct with your statement. Anyone who cannot hear that....would not know what we are talking about..Not only did no one make the 5 sound as good as Earl...but nowhere close to the same

[RidgeRunnerJC]

To colindominy. It is not Warren playing the fiddle. It was recorded when F&S where still on Mercury prior to Warren joining the band. F&S went through a lot of fiddle players before Warren, who joined in about '54 and remained till F&S split up. I'm thinking it's Benny Sims, but I'm not sure. When I get a chance I'll look it up on the liner notes on some old LPs I have that had the complete Mercury collection of F&S

[RidgeRunnerJC]

@colindominy. That actually isn't Paul Warren on the fiddle. I think it might be Benny Sims. F&S went through a lot of fiddlers before Warren joined in about '54 and stayed with them until they broke up. Jim Shumate was the original fiddle player, and was replaced subsequently by Sims, Howdy Forrester, Art Wooten and Benny Martin (though I'm not sure if that's the proper order, and there may have been some more that they used on the road but never on recordings).

[matgonjinn]

@chudwuggie I'd agree, but I'd also say a lot of people (not saying you) just say that in respect to Earl. I reckon Sonny Osborne has just topped Earl in my books though.

[rex9779]

My have come close - but just not there.

JD Crowe might be the closest as far as sound.

Next Sonny Osborne.

Comments???????

[chudwuggie]

In his prime Earl was the best there's ever been. Just listen to the power in his picking. Lots of pickers today may play more far out variations but nobody made a banjo sound as good as Earl!

[tb40ford]

Make that 10 Country miles.

Magic here man.

Travis