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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Dick Dale
DICK DALE
Olu Dara
OLU DARA
Olu Dara and the Natchezippi Band featuring Donald Harrison Jr.
OLU DARA AND THE NATCHEZIPPI BAND FEATURING DONALD HARRISON JR.
Luderin Darbonne and Edwin Duhom of Hackberry Ramblers
LUDERIN DARBONNE AND EDWIN DUHOM OF HACKBERRY RAMBLERS
Tom Davenport
TOM DAVENPORT
Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon
TAGUMPAY MENDOZA DE LEON
Rik De Lisle
RIK DE LISLE
Mos Def
MOS DEF
Harold Dejan Jazz Funeral
HAROLD DEJAN JAZZ FUNERAL
Geno Delafose
GENO DELAFOSE
Iris DeMent
IRIS DEMENT
Writer-Walker Nathan Deuel
WRITER-WALKER NATHAN DEUEL
Patsy Vidalia and Dew Drop Inn
PATSY VIDALIA AND DEW DROP INN
Bo Diddley
BO DIDDLEY
Onnik Dinkjian
ONNIK DINKJIAN
Dion
DION
Zakarya and Naomi Diouf
ZAKARYA AND NAOMI DIOUF
Roger Lewis and Gregory Davis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
ROGER LEWIS AND GREGORY DAVIS OF THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
John Doe
JOHN DOE
Bo Dollis of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians
BO DOLLIS OF THE WILD MAGNOLIAS MARDI GRAS INDIANS
Bo Dollis and Quint Davis
BO DOLLIS AND QUINT DAVIS
Fats Domino
FATS DOMINO
Donna's Bar & Grill with Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL WITH TOM MCDERMOTT & EVAN CHRISTOPHER
Bob Dorough
BOB DOROUGH
Doucet Brothers
DOUCET BROTHERS
Michael Doucet
MICHAEL DOUCET
Michael Doucet & Terrance Simien
MICHAEL DOUCET & TERRANCE SIMIEN
Sal Doucette, Ernest McLean, Cosimo Matassa and Dave Bartholomew
SAL DOUCETTE, ERNEST MCLEAN, COSIMO MATASSA AND DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
Jerry Douglas
JERRY DOUGLAS
Drewes' Custard Stand
DREWES' CUSTARD STAND
Drive-By Truckers
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
Drown the Clown
DROWN THE CLOWN
Tim Duffy
TIM DUFFY
Bob Dylan
BOB DYLAN

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