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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.

~Earl Scruggs

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He used to have a tent show, a little tent show, and I thought I was going to get a job working one year on the tent show, but he closed it down and I never got to go out there, but anyway, he had a sax and played drums.

~Earl Scruggs

Topics: Anyway Closed Down Drums Get Go Going Got Had He Job Little Never Out Played Sax Show Tent Thought Used Working Year

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I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.

~Earl Scruggs

Topics: Get Good Guys In The Past Like Much Musicians My Soul Past Pick Play Soul Travel Well

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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.

~Earl Scruggs

Topics: Attention Bit Doing Enjoy Gives Little Little Bit Me More New Pay Perk Tunes Up

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I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road.

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Topics: Almost Because Doing Getting Going Interest Kept Know Lose Lot Me Out Road She Still Times Want Would

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I like drums, really, if they're under control.

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Topics: Control Drums Like Really

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I worked with a guy, I can't think of his name, him and his wife, and one of them had a saxophone and the other played drums. It wasn't a regular job but I did a few gigs around home with them.

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Topics: Around Did Drums Few Gigs Guy Had Him His Home Job Name Other Played Regular Saxophone Them Think Wife Worked

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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.

~Earl Scruggs

Topics: Boy Great Lady Lived Long Now Passed Raised She Three Together Were

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That was one of the best, exciting things for me to play with them. They were very young and eager to go. I'd been playing with a band that was mostly old folks that had been together so long we couldn't do anything to excite each other.

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Topics: Anything Band Been Best Each Eager Excite Exciting Folks Go Had Long Me Mostly Old Other Play Playing Them Things Together Very Were Young

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You know you can get gaudy with something, and they didn't do that. To me, I think it's very tasteful, well done, with the silver and gold and the engraving. I think it's very tasteful.

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Topics: Done Get Gold Know Me Silver Something Tasteful Think Very Well Well Done You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 6th, 1924

Died: March 28th, 2012

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