These excerpts from the “Earl Scruggs & The 5-String Banjo” book opened up the “Banjo Doors” for me.
Direct from Mr. Scruggs himself…
The Reverse Roll
Waltz rhythm
The Vamp
Boogie Woogie
Backup Run

Earl lays down the law.
If you listen to him closely you begin to understand what J.D Crowe and John Hartford were talking about:

J.D. Crowe talks a […]