Joan Baez & Earl Scruggs -- A Beautiful Time Together

Get the entire film at http://www.createspace.com/205698 This classic 90 minute music documentary records Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe and Earl and his son Randy and Doc Watson in informal scenes playing & singing together. If you love Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and old time Bluegrass Music or Joan Baez, you will love this. A PBS prime-time documentary music special includes Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Bill Monroe, Charlie Daniels, The Morris Brothers, and Doc Watson. ." Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend is the only full-length film on Earl's life & times.

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[MrRonnieG]

@allinaday ~ Believe me, the pleasure is all mine. I marched with Joan in Santa Monica, California in 1968 against the war in Vietnam and had the opportunity to see her in concert in the Fall of 1971 in Long Beach, California. I remember, well, when her husband was jailed (anti-war). Joan Baez has been my hero for all these many years because of her belief that personal committment and sacrifice are necessary in the noble struggle for peace and civil rights. What year was this made, please?

[allinaday]

@MrRonnieG i believe that I shot it in 1971 or 1972.

David Hoffman - filmmaker

[MrRonnieG]

I keep coming back to this VID and magical is the only word I can come up with. Cudos to Earl's son (Randy) at about 3:00 when even Joan is moved by his special gutiar picking and (dad) Earl has this big grin because he knows that Joan realizes how unique & special this musical "moment" is. This is really really special.

[allinaday]

@MrRonnieG Thank you for your comment. When I was filming this, I knew right away that the moment was indeed special. Beautiful. Joan's husband was in prison as a draft protester. Randy was and still is a magnificently unique flat picking guitar player. Earl was courageous and gentle and kind. And Joan's home was a beautiful hideaway in the hills near Palo Alto. What a moment it was.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[greanteawoman]

@coolkitty271 That is Earl's son Randy playing guitar, not Dylan. Randy is a great musician as well as a fantastic producer. Thanks for this great footage!

[allinaday]

@greanteawoman You for your response. I found and still find Randy Scruggs a magnificent musician and I'm sure he is a fine producer.. David Hoffman–filmmaker

[TigerLoewi]

Truly a piece of history caught on film. Thanks so much. Joan's voice can take me back to 1960 and the almost painful purity that captured my attention on the Veritas album Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square and continues to captivate it. Please, who is the third and excellent guitarist? I'll go to sleep with a wonderful 67th birthday present and maybe I'll dream.

[tiooso123]

She's 68 and still beautiful!

[BlackBearTexas]

This is awesome!

[pavelham]

Fell in love with her during The Free Speech Movement at Berkeley 1964 where she performed on the steps of Sproule Hall.

[porkinwitz]

Thank you for posting all these clips.

A person can't go wrong listening to Earl Scruggs and whoever he happens to be playing with.

[manso006]

Sorry, I accidently disliked the video! I tried to change it.

My favorite duet of the documentry. Trying to play this tune on my banjo.

[MrRonnieG]

There are 2 people who don't like this? That is almost impossible for me to believe. I mean, seriously, you have the world's greatest picking banjo player EVER and the voice of Joan Baez, perhaps the most beauitful voice in all of folk music. This is just magical, so much fun to listen to ~ over and over and over. :)

[PercivalGull]

This is a wonderful part of a great documentary. The Byrds feature also.