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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Merle Haggard
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DR. STEPHEN HALES ON IF EVER I CEASE TO LOVE
Hall & Oates
HALL & OATES
Ben Hall
BEN HALL
John Hammond
JOHN HAMMOND
John Hammond, Jr.
JOHN HAMMOND, JR.
Hamtramck Festival and Big Daddy Lackowski
HAMTRAMCK FESTIVAL AND BIG DADDY LACKOWSKI
Herbie Hancock
HERBIE HANCOCK
Hansen's Sno-Bliz
HANSEN'S SNO-BLIZ
Ben Harper
BEN HARPER
David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet
DAVID HARRINGTON OF THE KRONOS QUARTET
Corey Harris & Henry Butler
COREY HARRIS & HENRY BUTLER
Emmylou Harris
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Donald Harrison
DONALD HARRISON
Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson
MAROON QUEEN CHERICE HARRISON-NELSON
Hatch Show Print
HATCH SHOW PRINT
Richie Havens
RICHIE HAVENS
Al Hawkes
AL HAWKES
Dale Hawkins
DALE HAWKINS
Riverboat Captain Doc Hawley
RIVERBOAT CAPTAIN DOC HAWLEY
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ISAAC HAYES
Lafcadio Hearn
LAFCADIO HEARN
Heath Brothers
HEATH BROTHERS
Bobby Hebb
BOBBY HEBB
Don Helms
DON HELMS
Wayne Henderson
WAYNE HENDERSON
Wayne and Jayne Henderson
WAYNE AND JAYNE HENDERSON
Grave of Jimi Hendrix
GRAVE OF JIMI HENDRIX
Frogman Henry
FROGMAN HENRY
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY
Nat Hentoff
NAT HENTOFF
Oscar Hernandez
OSCAR HERNANDEZ
Kristin Hersh
KRISTIN HERSH
John Hiatt
JOHN HIATT
Dan Hicks
DAN HICKS
The Highway Q.C.'s
THE HIGHWAY Q.C.'S
Karen Ann Hoffman
KAREN ANN HOFFMAN
Billie Holiday
BILLIE HOLIDAY
Jolie Holland
JOLIE HOLLAND
Lonnie Holley
LONNIE HOLLEY
Buddy Holly
BUDDY HOLLY
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HOLMES BROTHERS
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
JIMMY "DUCK" HOLMES
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SHERMAN & WENDELL HOLMES
Homecoming: 1970 Jazz Fest
HOMECOMING: 1970 JAZZ FEST
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
HOMEMADE JAMZ BLUES BAND
Patterson Hood
PATTERSON HOOD
Nick Hornby
NICK HORNBY
Horseracing at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
HORSERACING AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY
Hot Club of Cowtown
HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN
Freddie Hubbard
FREDDIE HUBBARD
James Hughes
JAMES HUGHES
Jimmy Hughes
JIMMY HUGHES
Michael Hurley
MICHAEL HURLEY

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