Earl Scruggs and Friends

by Earl Scruggs

Overview

Earl Scruggs practically invented the word banjo, and perhaps because of that he can count some of the most elite musicians among his "friends": Elton John, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Don Henley, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, and the list goes on. In a career that spans 50 years, Scruggs' five-string banjo stylings have helped to define American music. Here, on this 12-track compilation produced by son Randy, those banjo stylings can be heard in the same folk-based music he's known for, and also combined with a fresh and unequaled range of material that comes with having so many varied and dissimilar artists involved. Every song has a unique story to tell, but is always brandished with that distinctive Scruggs polish. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2001
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008817018928
Rank:	43740

Tracks

1. Country Comfort
2. Borrowed Love
3. Ring of Fire
4. True Love Never Dies
5. The Angels
6. Fill Her Up
7. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
8. Somethin' Just Ain't Right
9. I Found Love
10. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
11. Passin' Thru
12. Medley

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earl Scruggs   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocal Harmony
Randy Scruggs   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Gary Scruggs   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Leon Russell   Primary Artist,Organ
Steve Martin   Primary Artist
Albert Lee   Primary Artist,Guitar
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Melissa Etheridge   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Marty Stuart   Primary Artist,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Rosanne Cash   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Fogerty   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Travis Tritt   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Sting   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Glen Duncan   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Mandolin,Vocal Harmony
Dwight Yoakam   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals
Billy Bob Thornton   Primary Artist
Elton John   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Don Henley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jerry Douglas   Primary Artist,Dobro
Glenn Duncan   Primary Artist
Pete Wasner   Keyboards
Jim Cox   Synthesizer,Guitar (Synthesizer)
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Michael Omartian   Piano,Synthesizer
Michael Baird   Drums
Ashley Cleveland   Vocal Harmony
George Marinelli   Guitar (Electric)
Willie Weeks   Bass
John Jorgenson   Guitar (Electric),Vocal Harmony
Leland Sklar   Bass
Reese Wynans   Organ,Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Glenn Worf   Bass,Bass (Upright)
Joe Sumner   Vocal Harmony
Harry Stinson   Drums,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Dan Dugmore   Dobro
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Percussion
Kipper   Synthesizer
Jay Dee Maness   Guitar (Steel)
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Carl Jackson   Vocal Harmony
David Hungate   Bass
Dave Pomeroy   Bass,Vocal Harmony
Paul Shaffer   Piano
Greg Morrow   Drums,Percussion
Chad Cromwell   Drums

Technical Credits

Johnny Cash   Composer
Ron Reynolds   Mixing,Recording
Sally Browder   Engineer
June Carter Cash   Composer
Todd Parker   Engineer
Glenn Spinner   Engineer
Olaf Heine   Photography
Bridget Petraitis   Photography,Assistant Producer
Eric England   Photography
Tom Cusic   Assistant Engineer
Chris Ferrara   Design
Louise Scruggs   Composer,Management,Liner Notes,Photography
David Bryant   Assistant Engineer
Jim McGuire   Photography
Pamela Springsteen   Photography
Eric Ellis   Photography
Aaron Franz   Assistant Engineer
Katie Gillon   Creative Director
Alan Mason   Assistant Engineer
Ai Fujisaki   Assistant Engineer
Keely, Dennis   Photography
D.J. McLachlan   Representation
June Carter   Composer
Louise Certain   Composer
Melissa Etheridge   Composer
Bernie Taupin   Composer
Randy Scruggs   Composer,Producer,Photography
Merle Kilgore   Composer
Michael Dumas   Engineer
Sting   Composer
Burkett Graves   Composer
Denny Purcell   Mastering
Elton John   Composer
Shawn Grove   Assistant Engineer
Steve Martin   Performer
Simon Osborne   Engineer
Billy Bob Thornton   Performer
Kevin Welch   Composer
Earl Scruggs   Composer,Liner Notes
Gary Scruggs   Composer
Gladys Stacey Flatt   Composer
Vince Gill   Composer
John Fogerty   Composer
Dwight Yoakam   Composer
Eric Conn   Mastering Editor