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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John Jackson
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Mary Jackson
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Mahalia Jackson
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Wanda Jackson
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Dolly Jacobs
DOLLY JACOBS
Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall
BEN JAFFE OF PRESERVATION HALL
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BEN JAFFE
Jim Jarmusch
JIM JARMUSCH
Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt.1
JASPER'S ANTIQUE RADIO MUSEUM IN ST. LOUIS, PT.1
Herb Jeffries
HERB JEFFRIES
Herb Jeffries' "Cow Cow Boogie"
HERB JEFFRIES' "COW COW BOOGIE"
Jelly Roll Morton - Yale professor and ethnomusicologist John Szwed
JELLY ROLL MORTON - YALE PROFESSOR AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST JOHN SZWED
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
JERRY LEIBER & MIKE STOLLER
Flaco Jimenez
FLACO JIMENEZ
J.M. Capriola Company with Paula, Doug, and John Wright
J.M. CAPRIOLA COMPANY WITH PAULA, DOUG, AND JOHN WRIGHT
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Dr. John
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Al Johnson
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Big Jack Johnson
BIG JACK JOHNSON
James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson
JAMES "CHICKEN SCRATCH" JOHNSON
Johnnie Johnson on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" ("Ida Red")
JOHNNIE JOHNSON ON CHUCK BERRY'S "MAYBELLENE" ("IDA RED")
Syl & Jimmy Johnson
SYL & JIMMY JOHNSON
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BENNY JONES
Booker T. Jones
BOOKER T. JONES
George Jones Pt. 1
GEORGE JONES PT. 1
George Jones Pt. 2
GEORGE JONES PT. 2
Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola
LEROY JONES & KATJA TOIVOLA
Norah Jones
NORAH JONES
Rickie Lee Jones
RICKIE LEE JONES

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