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RED WHITE and BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
THE RED WHITE and BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL,JULY 1st - JULY 4th, 2010 Morganton, N.C. is one of the best festivals around .With top entertainers,a perfect setting and staff that are both professional and courteous,plus at a reasonable ticket price.How can you miss this bluegrass experience? CLICK ON: the link below for full details!
http://www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com/home.cfm
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS BAND
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS BAND IS PLAYING EACH THURSDAY EVENING AT
LOVE`S BAR-B-QUE, IN SHALLOTTE,N.C.
Soon after, banjo player Earl Scruggs joined the Boys, as well, and the group surged to popularity, holding down a rigorous tour schedule for nearly three years. Tired of the road, Scruggs left the band in 1948, followed soon after by Flatt and Cedric Rainwater.
Together, the three formed Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, who became one of the most influential bands in the genre. Flatt and Scruggs continued to perform together until 1969, when they went their separate ways. Lester formed the Nashville Grass, with whom he played for ten years before his death on May 11, 1979.
Earl Scruggs -Born in North Carolina in 1924, Earl Scruggs was surrounded by music growing up. His mother played organ, his father played fiddle and banjo, and his four siblings played banjo and guitar. After his father's death when Earl was only four years old, Earl picked up the banjo and started playing with a two-finger picking style. He developed the three-finger style that would become known as Scruggs Style when he was ten.
At the age of 15, he joined up with his first musical group, the Morris Brothers, but only played with them for a few months before leaving to take care of his mother.
Then, in 1945, he was invited to play with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. He made his first recording with them in 1946, and remained with the legendary group for two more years before leaving to take care of his sick mother. Soon after he left the group, guitarist Lester Flatt followed, and together they became known as Flatt and Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys.
The Foggy Mountain Boys would stick together for twenty years, becoming one of the most legendary and influential bluegrass groups of all time, and winning a Grammy Award in 1969, before disbanding for artistic differences. Earl went on to perform with his two sons as the Earl Scruggs Revue, and has won several Grammy Awards, was inducted in to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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http://www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com/home.cfm
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS BAND
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS BAND IS PLAYING EACH THURSDAY EVENING AT
LOVE`S BAR-B-QUE, IN SHALLOTTE,N.C.
THE MUSIC STARTS AROUND 5:30 AND GOES UNTIL AROUND 8:00
THERE IS NO COVER CHARGE, BUT PATRONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BUY SOMETHING.
Saturday 10-17-09,THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS HAVE TWO EVENTS TO PLAY FOR.THE FIRST IS FOR A FAMILY RE-UNION,11:00AM-2:00PM AT THE WACCAMAW PARK,ASH,NC.THE SECOND IS FOR A BLOCK PARTY IN LELAND/WILMINGTON,NC,5:00PM-10:00PM.WE PLAYED HERE LAST YEAR AND HAD A GREAT TIME. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING AGAIN AND SEEING SOME FAMILIAR FACES AS WELL AS MAKING SOME NEW FRIENDS.
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS WILL ALSO BE THE OPENING ACT AT "FESTIVAL BY THE SEA", HOLDEN BEACH,N.C. OCTOBER;25TH. THE FESTIVAL IS SATURDAY,24TH AND SUNDAY,25TH, OPEN 10:AM,FREE TO PUBLIC!
THE MOSTLY BLUEGRASS SOCIETY`S
FRIDAY NIGHT JAM SESSION
THE BLUEGRASS MISFITS AND MANY OTHER LOCAL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS GATHER AT THE SHALLOTTE SENIOR CENTER,MAIN STREET,SHALLOTTE,N.C. 7:00 PM-9:30 PM EACH FRIDAY NIGHT.THIS JAM SESSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC . ALL AGES AND PERFORMERS WHETHER BEGINNERS OR ACCOMPLISHED ARE WELCOME! FOR MORE INFO EMAIL: bluegrassnc@aol.com
Lester Flatt was born in Tennessee in 1914 and learned to play banjo from his father at an early age. He didn't particularly like the banjo, so quit that to pick up guitar before he was seven. By ten years old, Flatt was playing guitar and singing in local schools and churches. As a teenager, he moved to North Carolina to work in a silk mill. While there, he married his wife, Gladys, with whom he began performing as a duo. When the mill shut down, the Flatts returned to Tennessee for a short time before moving to Virginia. As the result of a bout with rheumatoid arthritis, Flatt quit the mill permanently to focus on a career in music.
He played with a handful of groups before being invited by Charlie Monroe to join the Kentucky Pardners in North Carolina. Charlie had Flatt playing mandolin and singing tenor, neither of which pleased Flatt too much. Upon finally leaving the Kentucky Pardners, Charlie's brother Bill Monroe immediately invited Flatt to join his Blue Grass Boys as a guitar player and lead singer. His first gig with the band was in 1945 at the Grand Ole Opry, with no prior rehearsal. Lester Flatt was born in Tennessee in 1914 and learned to play banjo from his father at an early age. He didn't particularly like the banjo, so quit that to pick up guitar before he was seven. By ten years old, Flatt was playing guitar and singing in local schools and churches. As a teenager, he moved to North Carolina to work in a silk mill. While there, he married his wife, Gladys, with whom he began performing as a duo. When the mill shut down, the Flatts returned to Tennessee for a short time before moving to Virginia. As the result of a bout with rheumatoid arthritis, Flatt quit the mill permanently to focus on a career in music.
Soon after, banjo player Earl Scruggs joined the Boys, as well, and the group surged to popularity, holding down a rigorous tour schedule for nearly three years. Tired of the road, Scruggs left the band in 1948, followed soon after by Flatt and Cedric Rainwater.
Together, the three formed Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, who became one of the most influential bands in the genre. Flatt and Scruggs continued to perform together until 1969, when they went their separate ways. Lester formed the Nashville Grass, with whom he played for ten years before his death on May 11, 1979.
Earl Scruggs -Born in North Carolina in 1924, Earl Scruggs was surrounded by music growing up. His mother played organ, his father played fiddle and banjo, and his four siblings played banjo and guitar. After his father's death when Earl was only four years old, Earl picked up the banjo and started playing with a two-finger picking style. He developed the three-finger style that would become known as Scruggs Style when he was ten.
At the age of 15, he joined up with his first musical group, the Morris Brothers, but only played with them for a few months before leaving to take care of his mother.
Then, in 1945, he was invited to play with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. He made his first recording with them in 1946, and remained with the legendary group for two more years before leaving to take care of his sick mother. Soon after he left the group, guitarist Lester Flatt followed, and together they became known as Flatt and Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys.
The Foggy Mountain Boys would stick together for twenty years, becoming one of the most legendary and influential bluegrass groups of all time, and winning a Grammy Award in 1969, before disbanding for artistic differences. Earl went on to perform with his two sons as the Earl Scruggs Revue, and has won several Grammy Awards, was inducted in to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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