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1. By Banjo Boy Jul 16th 2011

   Hey everybody! If you like bluegrass (or at least the banjo from Shaun the Sheep) then this is your place to chat! I will be glad to answer any questions you might have about this music, including instrument details and history. I only ask that you would not make fun of bluegrass. If you don't like it, then don't leave a comment. Have fun, and chat away!

2. By Banjo Boy Jul 18th 2011

   Here is a bluegrass fact. I'll try to get one out every day that I can. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were on eight episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies TV show. Their wives, however, were not their real ones. They were just actors.

3. By Banjo Boy Jul 19th 2011

   Bluegrass fact: My profile picture, the one you see here, is not of me. It's of Earl Scruggs. Because he popularized his own style of banjo picking, he is the most imitated musician in the world.

4. By Fluf 1000 Jul 19th 2011

   ooh i see!

5. By Banjo Boy Jul 20th 2011

   Bluegrass fact: Lester Flatt, who is perhaps the most famous giutar player in the history of bluegrass, tried to learn the banjo as a child. But when he was 10, he didn't think he was good at it and gave up.

6. By Banjo Boy Jul 21st 2011

   Bluegrass fact: The well-known actor, Steve Martin, is a banjo player and has released two bluegrass albums: The Crow and Rare Bird Alert.

7. By Banjo Boy Jul 22nd 2011

   Bluegrass fact: Flatt and Scruggs were the first bluegrass band to visit Japan in 1945. They inspired the name for the Japanese bluegrass band Bluegrass 45.

8. By Fluf 1000 Jul 22nd 2011

   Nice facts, Banjo Boy! Keep it up!

9. By Banjo Boy Jul 23rd 2011

   Bluegrass fact: Jerry Garcia, lead singer for heavy metal band The Grateful Dead, would much rather be playing his mandolin in a bluegrass band.

10. By Banjo Boy Jul 25th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Earl Scruggs, banjo player, has a liscence to fly an airplane!

11. By Banjo Boy Jul 26th 2011

    Bluegrass fact:The most famous song in bluegrass history, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", written by Earl Scruggs, was the theme song to the hit 50s movie Bonnie and Clyde.

12. By Fluf 1000 Jul 26th 2011

    Keep going, very interesting facts!

13. By Banjo Boy Jul 27th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Usually banjos are four or five strings, but there are such things as six-string banjos! They look and sound like banjos, but you play them like a guitar.

14. By fluffy muffy Jul 27th 2011

    my 2 fav names bonnie n clyde
    if i get i child it would be
    girl bonnie
    boy clyde

15. By Banjo Boy Jul 28th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Earl Scruggs was born in Flint Hill, North Carolina, a little town six miles north of Shelby.

16. By fluffy muffy Jul 29th 2011

    wots blugrass

17. By Banjo Boy Jul 29th 2011

    Fluffy Muffy, bluegrass is hillbilly music that came from country music. Today's bluegrass fact might help you understand the music a little better.
    Bluegrass fact: a typical bluegrass band consists of six instruments: banjo, acoustic guitar, violin aka fiddle, mandolin, stand-up bass, and dobro.

18. By Fluf 1000 Jul 30th 2011

    I knew that but there was an error message so I had to shut down the computer!

19. By fluffy muffy Jul 31st 2011

    ohhh i know this isnt bluegrass but i'm learning 2 play the recorder

20. By Banjo Boy Jul 31st 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Ricky Skaggs, a very famous mandolin player, played with Flatt and Scruggs when he was only eight years old!

21. By Banjo Boy Aug 1st 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Flatt and Scruggs bass player, Marty Stuart, realized that Flatt and Scruggs was something special. So, when Lester Flatt got his drivers' liscense renewed, Marty took his old one. And now it's very valuable!

22. By Banjo Boy Aug 2nd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: When Earl Scruggs formed the Earl Scruggs Revue, he played a strange new kind of music, kind of bluegrass, but a little more modern. As it turns out, it was a style of music called newgrass, but it wasn't given it's name until ten years later, when Sam Bush founded it.

23. By Banjo Boy Aug 3rd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Flatt and Scruggs was the first bluegrass band to add a dobro, hiring Josh Graves to play it. The dobro is now a standard bluegrass instrument.

24. By Banjo Boy Aug 4th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Bluegrass was founded by Bill Monroe. He was from Kentucky, the Blue Grass State, and wanted a type of music to represent his home. His band was called the Blue Grass Boys, and included Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

25. By Banjo Boy Aug 4th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Bluegrass was founded by Bill Monroe. He was from Kentucky, the Blue Grass State, and wanted a type of music to represent his home. His band was called the Blue Grass Boys, and included Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

26. By Banjo Boy Aug 7th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Bill Monroe, founder of bluegrass, didn't want to play the mandolin, but his older siblings had taken all the other family instruments. But now he's famous!

27. By Banjo Boy Aug 8th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Lester Flatt was ten years older than his partner, Earl Scruggs. Flatt died in the 1970s, but Scruggs is still alive at 87!

28. By Banjo Boy Aug 9th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Roy Clark is considered a master at playing the banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, electric guitar, piano, organ, trumpet, and even more!

29. By Banjo Boy Aug 10th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: You might of heard of Ozzy Osbourne, the rock star. Well, did you know that there's an Osbourne in bluegrass? There used to be two Osbournes as a matter of fact, but now there's only one: Sonny Osbourne and his band, Rocky Top Express.

30. By Banjo Boy Aug 11th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The banjo is from Africa. Slaves brought the instrument to the Appalachian Mountains, and many slave owners learned from them.

31. By Banjo Boy Aug 12th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys had a bus that was so tight that you had to sleep sitting up and with your hat on!

32. By Banjo Boy Aug 15th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were both in the Blue Grass Boys. Earl handed in his resignation, and Lester did the same two weeks later! They went on to be the most famous bluegrass band in history.

33. By Banjo Boy Aug 16th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Many bluegrass and country music stars appeared on retro TV shows. For example, Tennessee Ernie Ford appeared on I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show, The Dillards played the Darlings on The Andy Griffith Show, and of course, The Beverly Hillbillies had Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

34. By Banjo Boy Aug 17th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Scruggs-style banjo picking is picking with three fingers. But, in fact, it wasn't invented by Earl Scruggs. His close friend and famous banjo player Snuffy Jenkins was the first banjoist to use this style of picking, but Earl Scruggs learned it from him. Because Earl Scruggs had much national recognition, he hugely popularized this style of picking. That's why it's called Scruggs-style.

35. By Banjo Boy Aug 18th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: When Earl Scruggs was a boy, he entered a banjo picking contest. Close friend Snuffy Jenkins suggested that young Earl play "Cripple Creek", a favorite of the judges. Earl did, and he won the contest, I think.

36. By Banjo Boy Aug 19th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The fifth string on the banjo was added in the 1840s by Joel Walker Sweeney for his niece.

37. By Banjo Boy Aug 20th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: How is a banjo different from a guitar? A guitar has six strings, and when they are strummed openly do not make a chord. A banjo has five strings, and when strummed openly, makes a G chord. The guitar's strings from top to bottom are low E, A, D, G, B, and high E. The banjo's strings from top to bottom are high G, low D, low G, B, and high D.

38. By Banjo Boy Aug 21st 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Earl Scruggs' middle name is Eugene, and Lester Flatt's middle name is Raymond.

39. By Banjo Boy Aug 22nd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Some of you might know of the 39 Clues book series. As it turns out, there is a Cahill in bluegrass. Greg Cahill plays the banjo and has had some national recognition in the past.

40. By Banjo Boy Aug 23rd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Every person in the Dailey and Vincent band are Christians. P.S. If anyone's still reading this, leave a comment below and tell me.

41. By Banjo Boy Aug 26th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The dobro's real name is the resophonic guitar. John Dopyera created it in 1928 and sold it through the company he ran with his brothers: Dopyera Brothers Incorporated, or DoBro. His guitar was so popular that it took on the common name of dobro.

42. By Banjo Boy Aug 27th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Lester Flatt played the guitar a special unique way, with two finger picks and a particular strumming pattern. However, he did not teach his style to anyone. Although people have tried to play Flatt-style, no one has matched it. Flatt-style guitar picking is considered a lost art.

43. By Banjo Boy Aug 29th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Bill Monroe had a band with his brother, Charlie. When Bill created bleugrass, he and Charlie split up, although each continued to have his own band. I personally know the fiddler from Charlie Monroe's band.

44. By Banjo Boy Aug 30th 2011

    Ever since Earl Scruggs started the Earl Scruggs Revue, he has used non-bluegrass instruments to put a new twist on his recordings. For example, on the album "Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends", there is a 4-minute version of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" which includes two banjos (Earl Scruggs and Steve Martin), two electric giutars, an acoustic guitar, a harmonica, piano, and an organ!

45. By Banjo Boy Aug 31st 2011

    Bluegrass fact: A stand-up bass, or doublebass, can be from 4 to 15 feet tall, and can cost anywhere from 500 to 2000 dollars!

46. By Banjo Boy Sep 2nd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Banjos have appeared in modern TV shows once in a while. These shows include "iCarly", "Johnny Test", "Phineas and Ferb", "Spongebob Squarepants", and a few others.

47. By Banjo Boy Sep 3rd 2011

    Bluegrass fact: Roy Clark os a master at almost every instrument known to man. But how did he get so good? He lived in the Tennessee Hills as a boy, and every night, his entire family would sit on the front porch and play music. He'd learn one instrument well, and then he'd play another. It was really all there was to do. And now Roy Clark is forever famous.

48. By Banjo Boy Sep 6th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The Carter Family was popular inthe 1920s and 30s, but no one really knows about them anymore. However, June and A. P. Carter's son lives on in country music history forever. Can you guess who it is? Johnny Cash!

49. By Banjo Boy Sep 7th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The dobro is a unique instrument. It uses three finger picks like the banjo, but instead of putting your fingers on the frets to play notes, you use a glass slider. And, most interestingly of all, the dobro is supposed to be played laying flat in your lap. Imagine how hard it is to play standing up!

50. By Banjo Boy Sep 8th 2011

    Bluegrass fact: The A. P. in A. P. Carter of the Carter Family stands for Alvin Pleasant.

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