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My Home s Across Blue Ridge Mountains
Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
It Ain t Me Babe
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
If I Were A Carpenter
THE BYRDS
Nothin To It
You Ain t Goin Nowhere
BOB DYLAN
East Virginia Blues
Nashville Skyline Rag
BILL MONROE
Little Maggie
Nine Pound Hammer
THE MORRIS BROTHERS
Salty Dog Blues
Flint Hill Special
On Top Of Old Smokey
DOC WATSON
John Hardy
Home Sweet Home
Cripple Creek
Running Time: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Joan Baez, The Byrds, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Bob Dylan | | Director:
| Earl Scruggs | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Cleopatra | | Run Time:
| 90 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 25, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good news, bad newsJul 26, 2009
By Paul Magnussen
This program, which first aired in 1972, is essentially a one-and-a-half-hour home movie.
This has its up side and its down side: it's nice to dispense with the glitzy production and hype; but the amateurishness sometimes irritates. Earl, throughout, comes across as shy, unaffected and charming. It's interesting to hear him talking about the musical reasons for his split with Flatt (although the latter isn't actually mentioned).
The musical material, however, is very patchy (and occasionally out of tune). Highlights include "You Ain't Going Nowhere" with the Byrds, sessions with Doc & Merle Watson, the Morris Brothers (who wrote "Salty Dog"), Joan Báez, and a reunion with Bill Monroe. Bob Dylan's contribution is negligible.
The DVD actually seems to be as much about Earl's son Randy as Earl himself.
Too bad no one asks the Morris Brothers what "Salty Dog" means.
Interestingly, this DVD seems to be identical to Earl Scruggs: Bluegrass Banjo Legend, which (as I write) is around three times the price.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Earl Scruggs, The Bluegrass Legend:Family & FriendsMay 18, 2009
By George C. Craciun
"back porch picker"
I learned of this fine DVD fron our banjo website : Banjohangout.org/ . It is a down to earth summary of Earl's progress throughout his career, with many cuts of his performances and jams with talented friends. For anyone who appreciates Bluegrass and Folk music and especially likes banjo playing, this is a must see DVD.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Smoke and mirrorsFeb 27, 2011
By Geo
I ordered this video as well as
The Complete Earl Scruggs Story
I didnt know it was legal to simply redesign the cover,
Rename it, but keep 100% of the same content and call it a new
Product!!!! What a disappointment!!
It's vaguely interesting to watch Earl Scruggs roam the country playing with
Other music stars of the day, but not to buy two of them with different packaging!!!
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