March 28, 2016

American Banjo Tunes & Songs In Scruggs Style

Folkways Records FA 2314

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A01 Cacklin' Hen: Joe Stewart
A02 John Henry: Snuffy Jenkins
A03 Lonesome Blues: Snuffy Jenkins
A04 Big-Eared Mule: Snuffy Jenkins
A05 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Snuffy Jenkins
A06 Spanis Fandango: Oren Jenkins
A07 Cripple Creek: Oren Jenkins
A08 Shout Lulu: Oren Jenkins
A09 Down The Roar: Oren Jenkins
A10 Old Hen She Cackled: Oren Jenkins
A11 Sally Goodwin - Sally Ann: Junie Scruggs
A12 Wildwood Flower: Eugene Cox
A13 Lonesome Road Blues: Veronica Stoneman Cox
A14 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down: J.C. Sutphin
A15 I Don't Love Nobody: J.C. Sutphin
A16 Little Maggie: Larry Richardson
A17 Sunny South: Larry Richardson
A18 Buckin' Mule: Larry Richardson
A19 Turkey In The Straw: Don Bryant
A20 Jenny Lynn: Don Bryant
B01 Pig In A Pen: Smiley Hobbs
B02 Train "45": Smiley Hobbs
B03 Rosewood Casket: Smiley Hobbs
B04 Cotton Eye Joe: Smiley Hobbs
B05 Irish Washerwoman: Pete Roberts
B06 Cindy: Country Ramblers
B07 Ruben's Train: Kenny Miller
B08 Please Come Back Little Pal: Kenny Miller
B09 Pretty Polly: Mike Seeger
B10 Ground Hog: Bob Baker
B11 Jesse James - Hard, Ain't It Hard: Eric Weissberg
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Mika Seeger, Liner Notes: Ralph Rinzler
[Notes]
Although there is debate among musicologists and banjo players as to who "invented" the three-finger style of five-string banjo playing, there is no disagreement that the style was popularized by Earl Scruggs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The three-finger style enabled banjo players to play harmony and to solo on bluegrass tunes and songs. This 1957 release assembles examples of the three-finger style by bluegrass banjo players including Scruggs' older brother Junie and Snuffy Jenkins, who may have had an influence on the style as well.

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