Dick, do you remember that ol' slag at three-finger pickers called "The Scruggs Picker"? It was on one of the Broadside Albums. I believe it had Pete Seeger playing laughably bad rolls in the background and may have been recited by Patrick Sky. It ended with the line "And the truth is not within him".

Sadly I have to say that for a short time I was one of those people who thought that frailing was the only REAL banjo style. That was UNTIL I saw Flatt and Scruggs in one of their last shows together. I practically cried I was so overcome with....whatever.... What an amazing musician. Dynamics, timing and astonishing taste and reserve. I'm not talking about after the split (or even their last two or three sad albums together when they were "doing" Dylan and Buffy St Marie"), I mean the work from '46 to about '64. I currently have a three hour tape of old black and white clips from their Martha White TV show, and to watch the choreography of that band....and the subtelty of Earl Scruggs....Mmmmmmmmmmm. Dot's music!

Rick