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- Date Released: March 2, 2004
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1972 Capitol Nashville, Originally Released 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1969, (P) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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"The Paganini of the banjo"'s finest moments are collected on Columbia/Legacy's aptly named Essential Earl Scruggs. Unlike many other "best-of" collections, this two-disc set gathers tracks from nearly all of the stages of Scruggs' career, from his early days as one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, through his genre-defining work with Lester Flatt, and a sampling of his solo career, including his appearances with Hylo Brown, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and leading his own Earl Scruggs Revue. Informative liner notes by historian Rich Kienzle, banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, and Scruggs himself illustrate the man behind the fingers, and the recording quality of the music is clear and consistent throughout. Hearing all of this pickin' in one place really reminds the listener how vital Scruggs was in popularizing the sound of bluegrass in the '40s, '50s, and '60s, and his innovations through the '70s and '80s. While stronger collections of Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe recordings are available, none showcase the man behind the banjo as completely as this fine compilation does.
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Heavy Traffic Ahead |
2:51 |
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| 02. | |
It's Mighty Dark To Travel |
2:52 |
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| 03. | |
Molly And Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) |
2:44 |
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| 04. | |
Down The Road |
2:39 |
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| 05. | |
Foggy Mountain Breakdown |
2:39 |
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| 06. | |
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms |
2:36 |
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| 07. | |
Old Salty Dog Blues |
2:28 |
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| 08. | |
Pike County Breakdown |
2:42 |
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| 09. | |
Come Back Darling |
2:40 |
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| 10. | |
Don't Get Above Your Raising |
2:41 |
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Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy |
2:43 |
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| 12. | |
Earl's Breakdown |
2:59 |
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Get In Line Brother
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2:21 |
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Dear Old Dixie |
2:31 |
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| 15. | |
Flint Hill Special |
2:45 |
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Foggy Mountain Chimes |
2:16 |
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Till The End Of The World Rolls 'Round
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2:34 |
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| 18. | |
Foggy Mountain Special |
2:02 |
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| 19. | |
Randy Lynn Rag |
2:04 |
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| 20. | |
Shuckin' The Corn |
2:02 |
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20 Total Tracks, 51:09 Total Length
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| 01. | |
John Henry |
2:52 |
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| 02. | |
Cumberland Gap |
1:30 |
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| 03. | |
Cripple Creek
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2:05 |
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| 04. | |
Reuben
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1:59 |
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| 05. | |
Sally Goodwin
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2:09 |
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Foggy Mountain Top |
2:25 |
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| 07. | |
Georgia Buck |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man |
2:14 |
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| 09. | |
The Ballad Of Jed Clampett |
2:03 |
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| 10. | |
Nashville Skyline Rag |
2:45 |
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Nashville Blues
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3:09 |
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| 12. | |
I Saw The Light |
3:43 |
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| 13. | |
Some Of Shelley's Blues
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2:56 |
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Peking Fling |
2:12 |
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| 15. | |
I Shall Be Released
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3:48 |
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Stash It
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2:13 |
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Song Of The South
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2:51 |
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I Still Miss Someone |
3:26 |
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| 19. | |
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart |
3:11 |
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| 20. | |
American-Made. World-Played |
2:43 |
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20 Total Tracks, 53:05 Total Length
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Credits
- John Jackson - Project Director // Norman Blake - Dobro // Norman Blake - Dobro // Norman Blake - Dobro // Norman Blake - Dobro // Norman Blake - Dobro // Lester Flatt - Guitar // Lester Flatt - Guitar // Lester Flatt - Guitar // Lester Flatt - Guitar // Lester Flatt - Vocals // Lester Flatt - Vocals // Lester Flatt - Vocals // Lester Flatt - Vocals // Josh Graves - Dobro // Josh Graves - Guitar // Bill Monroe - Mandolin // Bill Monroe - Mandolin // Bill Monroe - Vocals // Bill Monroe - Vocals // Bill Monroe - Tenor (Vocal) // Bill Monroe - Tenor (Vocal) // Earl Scruggs - Banjo // Earl Scruggs - Arranger // Earl Scruggs - Baritone (Vocal) // Johnny Cash - Guitar // Johnny Cash - Guitar // Johnny Cash - Vocals // Johnny Cash - Vocals // Rosanne Cash - Vocals (Background) // Rodney Crowell - Vocals (Background) // Tom T. Hall - Vocals // Benny Martin - Fiddle // The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Vocals // The Oak Ridge Boys - Vocals (Background) // Paul Warren - Fiddle // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Guitar // Linda Ronstadt - Vocals // Linda Ronstadt - Vocals // Bonnie Bramlett - Vocals (Background) // Grady Martin - Guitar // Chubby Wise - Fiddle // Hylo Brown - Guitar // Hylo Brown - Vocals // John McEuen - Banjo // Mother Maybelle Carter - Autoharp // Art Satherly - Producer // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Byron Berline - Fiddle // Byron Berline - Vocals (Background) // Ron Bledsoe - Organ // Ron Bledsoe - Harpsichord // Ron Bledsoe - Producer // Clyde Brooks - Drums // Kenneth A. Buttrey - Drums // Jerry Carrigan - Drums // Charlie Daniels - Guitar (12 String) // Chip Young - Guitar (Rhythm) // Vassar Clements - Fiddle // Vassar Clements - Fiddle // Shane Keister - Keyboards // Bobby Dyson - Bass // Jimmie Fadden - Harp // Béla Fleck - Liner Notes // Béla Fleck - Liner Notes // Béla Fleck - Liner Notes // Gregg Geller - Compilation Producer // Jeff Hanna - Washboard // Buddy Harman - Drums // Bobby Hicks - Fiddle // Karl Himmel - Drums // Teddy Irwin - Guitar (Rhythm) // Bob Johnston - Producer // Frank Jones - Producer // Jerry Kroon - Drums // Don Law - Producer // Charles Everett Lilly - Mandolin // William McEuen - Producer // Ralph Mooney - Guitar (Steel) // Farrell Morris - Percussion // Murray Nash - Producer // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Guitar // Mark O'Connor - Guitar // Mark O'Connor - Guitar // Mark O'Connor - Guitar // Mark O'Connor - Mandolin // Mark O'Connor - Mandolin // Mark O'Connor - Mandolin // Mark O'Connor - Mandolin // Ron Oates - Keyboards // Gary Scruggs - Bass // Gary Scruggs - Harmonica // Gary Scruggs - Bass (Electric) // Gary Scruggs - Vocals // Randy Scruggs - Guitar (Acoustic) // Randy Scruggs - Guitar // Randy Scruggs - Guitar (Electric) // Randy Scruggs - Guitar (Rhythm) // Randy Scruggs - Vocals (Background) // Randy Scruggs - Guitar (12 String) // Steve Scruggs - Keyboards // Curly Seckler - Mandolin // Curly Seckler - Tenor (Vocal) // Gene Sisk - Piano // Henry Strzelecki - Bass // Clarence "Tater" Tate - Fiddle // Paul Uhrig - Bass // Howard Watts - String Bass // Rich Kienzle - Liner Notes // Charlie McCoy - Harmonica // Bob Moore - Bass // Bob Moore - String Bass // Jack Shook - Guitar (Rhythm) // Art Wooten - Fiddle // Ken Robertson - Transfers // Red Rector - Mandolin // Joe & Rose Lee Maphis - Drums // Joe & Rose Lee Maphis - Vocals (Background) // Norman Seeff - Photography // Norman Seeff - Cover Photo // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // David Gahr - Photography // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Louis Innis - Guitar (Rhythm) // Jake Tullock - String Bass // Les Leverett - Photography // Larry Dixon - Photography // Matt Cavaluzzo - Transfers // Risa Zaitschek Noah - Design // Jody Rainwater - String Bass // William Paul Ackerman - Drums // Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson - Guitar (Rhythm) // John Thompson - Producer // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Mark Unterberger - Packaging Manager // Liz Reilly - Photo Research // Bob & Pauline Wilson - Piano // Ron Beldsoe - Producer // Stacey Belson - Vocals // Arloff Boguslavaki - Vocals // Howdy Foster - Fiddle // Junior Husky - Bass // Robert Radnitz - Producer
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