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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JEFF TITON ON JOHN FAHEY
Jay Farrar
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Narvel Felts
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Lionel Ferbos
LIONEL FERBOS
Lionel Ferbos & Dennis Browne
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Lionel Ferbos & John Robichaux
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Lionel Ferbos with Lars Edegran's New Orleans Band
LIONEL FERBOS WITH LARS EDEGRAN'S NEW ORLEANS BAND
Ibrahim Ferrer
IBRAHIM FERRER
Bill Ferris
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Feufollet
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Anita Fields
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Robert Finley
ROBERT FINLEY
Samantha Fish
SAMANTHA FISH
Flambeaux
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The Flatlanders
THE FLATLANDERS
Bela Fleck
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Dom Flemons
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John Fogerty
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Bernard Fowler
BERNARD FOWLER
Carol Fran
CAROL FRAN
Sylvester Francis of the Backstreet Cultural Museum
SYLVESTER FRANCIS OF THE BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM
Big Freedia
BIG FREEDIA
The Freedom Creek Festival with Willie King
THE FREEDOM CREEK FESTIVAL WITH WILLIE KING
Bob French
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Kinky Friedman
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Bill Frisell
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Robbie Fulks
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