Earl Scruggs, an 83-year-old bluegrass legend well known for inventing the three-finger banjo style, released his latest album on November 18.
The album, The Ultimate Collection / Live at the Ryman, features Scruggs’ sons and long-time members of the Earl Scruggs Revue, Gary (bass and vocals) and Randy (guitar).
Other musicians include John Gardner (percussion), Hoot Hester (fiddle), Rob Ickes (resophonic guitar), John Jorgenson (mandolin) and Jon Randall (guitar and vocals).
Rounder Records released the tangible version of the album after its digital release on Sep. 30, 2008. The album was recorded in the summer of 2007, when Earl and his band of family and friends headlined the Ryman Auditorium for the first time.
The album features many of his famous banjo instrumentals such as Earl’s Breakdown and Foggy Mountain Breakdown, as well as classic numbers You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere and Sittin’ On Top Of The World.
The Ultimate Collection / Live at the Ryman includes:
- Salty Dog Blues
- Borrowed Love
- Earl’s Breakdown
- Streamlined Cannonball
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- Soldier’s Joy
- In The Pines
- Doin’ My Time
- Sittin’ On Top Of The World
- Sally Gooding
- Foggy Mountain Rock
- You Are My Flower
- Bound In Jail All Night Long
- Black Mountain Blues
- Step It Up And Go
- Ballad Of Jed Clampett
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown
- Lonesome Ruben
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