Monday, January 4, 2016

Tuesday Turbo Boost: Soldier's Joy

Earl Scruggs and Jon McCuen performing live:

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And, as Earl and Jon recorded it for the Circle Album, forty some years ago, with Jon McCuen playing Uncle Dave Macon's banjo.
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1 comment:

JB said...

Good stuff there! Jimmie Driftwood released a version of Soldier's Joy in the 50s with lyrics. I'm guessing they were written by him as part of a school lesson about the Revolution for his students in Mtn Home, AR. Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04N-XXuztcI