Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends

Disc: 1

1. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

2. Doin' My Time - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

3. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

4. My Little Girl in Tennessee - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

5. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

6. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

7. In the Pines - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

8. Uncle Pen

9. Footprints in the Snow

10. Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

Disc: 2

1. Nine Pount Hammer [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

2. Lonesome Ruben [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

3. My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains [DVD] - Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Watson

4. Love Is a Four Letter Word [DVD] - Joan Baez, Earl Scruggs

5. Last Thing on My Mind [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

6. Streamlined Cannonball [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

7. Nashville Skyline Rag [DVD] - Bob Dylan, Earl Scruggs

8. Foggy Mountain Breakdown [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

9. You Ain't Going Nowhere [DVD] - The Byrds, Earl Scruggs

10. Nothing to It [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
Doin' My Time - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
My Little Girl in Tennessee - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
In the Pines - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe
Footprints in the Snow - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

Tracks:

Nine Pount Hammer [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
Lonesome Ruben [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains [DVD] - Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Watson
Love Is a Four Letter Word [DVD] - Joan Baez, Earl Scruggs
Last Thing on My Mind [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
Streamlined Cannonball [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
Nashville Skyline Rag [DVD] - Bob Dylan, Earl Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Breakdown [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
You Ain't Going Nowhere [DVD] - The Byrds, Earl Scruggs
Nothing to It [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
Salty Dog Blues [DVD] - Morris Brothers, Earl Scruggs
On Top of Old Smokey [DVD] - Earl Scruggs
Black Mountain Rag [DVD] - Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane

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Earl and Friends, and A Later Classic Flatt & Scruggs Album
Earl Scruggs And Friends
Flatt & Scruggs; His Family and Friends; Nashville Airplaine
Settin' on the porch with Earl and friends
Get It While You Can

Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane
Flatt & Scruggs
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000507ZR
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Nine Pound Hammer - Earl Scruggs
Lonesome Ruben - Earl Scruggs
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - Earl Scruggs
Love Is A Four-Letter Word - Earl Scruggs
The Last Thing On My Mind - Earl Scruggs
Stramlined Cannonball - Earl Scruggs
Nashville Skyline Rag - Earl Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs
You Ain't Going Nowhere - Earl Scruggs
Nothin' To It - Earl Scruggs
Salty Dog Blues - Earl Scruggs
On Top Of Old Smokey - Earl Scruggs
Black Mountain Rag - Earl Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (20-Second Excerpt From His Moratorium Appearance) - Earl Scruggs
Like A Rolling Stone - Flatt & Scruggs
Folsom Prison Blues - Flatt & Scruggs
Gentle On My Mind - Flatt & Scruggs
If I Were A Carpenter - Flatt & Scruggs
Frieda Florentine - Flatt & Scruggs
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Flatt & Scruggs
Rainy Day Women - Flatt & Scruggs
Catch The Wind - Flatt & Scruggs
Long Road To Houston - Flatt & Scruggs
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Flatt & Scruggs
Universal Soldier - Flatt & Scruggs

Customer Reviews:

Earl and Friends, and A Later Classic Flatt & Scruggs Album.......2005-04-01

First I really don't understand why they packaged this CD the way they did. I personally think they should've reversed the order, since the first 14 songs are Earl and friends (without Lester), and tracks 15-25 are one of Flatt & Scruggs last albums.

Earl had many guests on this, his first solo effort. The line up is impressive: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, The Byrds... all these people/groups show up here to lend their talents, showing how much each one respected Scruggs. That stands as testimonial to the influence this great musician/pioneer had and continues to have to this day. (Need further proof? Check out last year's Earl Scruggs and Friends).
Now for the F&S album: This is the "Hippy years" when Earl was into Dylan, Donovan and others of that "folk rock" era.
Now, while I'm sure the died-in-the-wool Bluegrassers of the time were probably cursing Flatt & Scruggs and calling them "turncoats", one still has to admit this is just plain good music, no matter what walls stand between styles. Good music is good music, right?
I love their version of Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", and I remember as a child listening to my grandmother's old 45 RPM of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (written by Dylan). At the time, I honestly thought it was a Flatt & Scruggs original and to this day, no matter who I hear sing that song, I always compare it to this version. It's just great singing/picking.
"Folsom Prison Blues" just doesn't work here, because that song works only for Cash, and on "Rainy Day Women #12&35", it's just hard to listen to Lester Flatt sing about getting stoned. It just doesn't work.
"If I Were A Carpenter" is done very tastefully here as well as "Gentle On My Mind", "Catch The Wind" and (my personal favorite on the CD)"Universal Soldier".
If you buy this CD expecting Bluegrass, you'll be in for a shock, but if you buy this CD expecting just plain good music, you'll be in for a treat.

Earl Scruggs And Friends.......2001-10-11

Although this was not one of my favorite CD's done by Mr. Scruggs I do think is is worth buying.

Flatt & Scruggs; His Family and Friends; Nashville Airplaine.......2001-09-09

This is a very good CD and I would have rated it higher but it's just that I prefer the more traiditional Flat & Scruggs. Although - This is well worth a listen.

Settin' on the porch with Earl and friends.......2001-01-13

The review by "the music fan from Alexandria" is really quite good, so I will just add a few things.

I came across the "Earl Scruggs, His Family, and Friends" vinyl record the other day in a pawn shop for 50 cents! I had no idea what joys awaited my when I got it on my turntable. The music is outstanding, and the conversations between Earl, Doc Watson, Joan Baez, and others are fascinating.

Two songs, for example, were recorded at Doc's North Carolina home. Earl explains to the TV interviewer that the song they are about to play is un-rehearsed; Doc can be heard in the background saying "The music is usually better thattaway." And he is right - the ensuing performance of "The Last Thing on My Mind" is flawless, unless you count the sound of Doc's laughter early on...and who would call that a "flaw"?

At different times during the recording one can hear birds singing in the background, and during one segment what sounds like rain falling on the roof of the porch. This album takes the listener right to the porch with Earl, Doc, the Byrds, Bob and Joan (and the really great Morris Brothers, who I heard here for the first time). Is there any better setting for folk music?

I have not heard the "Flatt and Scruggs" album (tracks 15 - 25) but this CD is worth it for the first 14 tracks alone.

Get It While You Can.......2000-12-07

Wow, here are two classic LPs I never thought would see the laser-light of day on CD.

EARL SCRUGGS: HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS (a solo shot, not a Flatt and Scruggs album as suggested by the Collectibles label, which did the reissue) is taken from a 1970 PBS (then NET) documentary on Scruggs. The soundtrack is excellent, combining live tracks, back-porch guitar (and banjo) pulls and commentary by Scruggs. Highlights: An early melding of bluegrass and an incredible new musical gizmo called a synthesizer; guest shots by the Byrds, Joan Baez, Doc Watson and the Morris Brothers (Dylan's here too but his instrumental track is unremarkable); and a snippet from a performance during the Vietnam War Moratorium protest in Washington. This forgotten gems ranks as one of the best folk/bluegrass albums ever made.

Flatt & Scruggs' NASHVILLE AIRLINE is a bona-fide bizarro disc, born of Scruggs' growing interest in folk and pop music (culminating in the formation of the Earl Scruggs Revue in the early 1970s). F&S perform a variety of ill-suited pop and protest songs. Flatt's deadpan vocals on Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women" (everybody must get stoned) or Donavan's hippie anthem "Catch the Wind" makes you wonder if he realized what the words meant. I picture him putting up with this left-of-center material just to keep ol' Earl happy. "But, Earl, I don't get why everyone must have stones thrown at them." Not F&S's finest moment, but the combination of '60s kitsch and hot picking is worth the price of admission.

My hunch: These weren't big-sellers when they were released, and they won't stay in print long. Get 'em while you can.

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