AMERICAN ROUTES
Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush June 22nd, 2022 (Hour 1)
Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush

Earl Scruggs‘ legendary banjo playing, aptly named “Scruggs Style,” has left its mark on American pop culture and inspired generations of banjo players. In the late 1960s, Scruggs, along with his sons, bravely crossed musical boundaries, but his musical journey really started back at the beginnings of bluegrass, playing with Bill Monroe and later, Lester Flatt. In this American Routes encore, we talk to Earl and his sons, Randy and Gary, about performing on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium and why he doesn’t need to crack jokes about the banjo. New Hampshire-born folk singer songwriter Tom Rush may have gone to Harvard and studied with a ballad scholar, but he still knows how to sing the blues. We’ll visit with Rush to learn more about Boston’s folk scene in the 1960s, his time as a radio DJ and his inspired approach to songwriting.

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Charlie Gabriel
CHARLIE GABRIEL
Galactic
GALACTIC
Jerry Garcia
JERRY GARCIA
George Gershwin's Jewish Background and Swanee
GEORGE GERSHWIN'S JEWISH BACKGROUND AND SWANEE
George Gershwin's Rhythm
GEORGE GERSHWIN'S RHYTHM
Aubrey Ghent
AUBREY GHENT
Rhiannon Giddens
RHIANNON GIDDENS
Charles Gillam
CHARLES GILLAM
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE
Cynthia Girtley
CYNTHIA GIRTLEY
Andre Gladu
ANDRE GLADU
Susan Glaser-Church
SUSAN GLASER-CHURCH
Glen Glenn
GLEN GLENN
Fred Starr on Gottschalk
FRED STARR ON GOTTSCHALK
Aunty Gladys Kukana Grace and Frank Masagatani
AUNTY GLADYS KUKANA GRACE AND FRANK MASAGATANI
Grand Canyon with Stewart Udall
GRAND CANYON WITH STEWART UDALL
Marshall Grant
MARSHALL GRANT
Pickin' on the Grateful Dead
PICKIN' ON THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Pickin' on the Grateful Dead: A Tribute
PICKIN' ON THE GRATEFUL DEAD: A TRIBUTE
Henry Gray
HENRY GRAY
Al Green
AL GREEN
George Gruhn at Gruhn Guitars
GEORGE GRUHN AT GRUHN GUITARS
Lalo Guerrero
LALO GUERRERO
Guitar Shorty
GUITAR SHORTY
Peter Guralnick
PETER GURALNICK
Wylie Gustafson of Wylie and the Wild West
WYLIE GUSTAFSON OF WYLIE AND THE WILD WEST
Arlo Guthrie
ARLO GUTHRIE
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION
Woody Guthrie
WOODY GUTHRIE
Buddy Guy
BUDDY GUY

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