Earl Scruggs on All Things Considered

Tony Trischka on NPRYesterday (4/26), Earl Scruggs was a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered, where he discussed the recently released set of DVDs from the Flatt & Scruggs television shows in the the late 1950s and early ’60s.

He talks with Melissa Block about the old days, and shared a few stories about doing TV in that era. A few bits of audio from the DVDs are also featured.

You can hear the five minute segment with Earl on the NPR web site.

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