Earl Scruggs, 1924-2012

Earl Scruggs, banjo pickin' pioneer who played with legendary bluegrass progenitor Bill Monore, and one half of Flatts and Scruggs as well as a principal member of The Foggy Mountain Boys, died this week.

I thought banjo always sounded as cool as this. It didn't until Earl Scruggs came along.

Thanks for the music Earl.  Check out an article from the NY Times about his life here.