Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncopated, three-finger picking style quickly became a sensation. In 1948 Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt left Monroe's band and formed Flatt and Scruggs. In 1969, Flatt and Scruggs broke up and Scruggs started a new band, the Earl Scruggs Revue, featuring several of his sons.
Flatt and Scruggs won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Scruggs' instrumental Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Scruggs was an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991.
In 2002 Scruggs won a second Grammy award for the 2001 recording of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which featured artists such as Steve Martin on 2nd banjo solo (Martin played the banjo tune on his 1970s stand-up comic acts), Vince Gill and Albert Lee on electric guitar solos, Paul Shaffer on piano, Leon Russell on organ, and Marty Stuart on mandolin. The album, Earl Scruggs and Friends, also featured artists such as Elton John, Sting, Johnny Cash, Don Henley, Travis Tritt, and Billy Bob Thornton. Earl Scruggs and Friends (MCA Nashville, 2001).
On February 13, 2003, Scruggs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On September 13, 2006, Scruggs was honored at Turner Field in Atlanta as part of the pre-game show for an Atlanta Braves home game. Organizers set a world record (239) for the most banjo players playing one song together (Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Breakdown).
Scruggs' wife and manager Louise Scruggs died on February 2, 2006 at the age of 78 at Nashville, TN's Baptist Hospital following a lengthy illness.
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
Earl Scruggs Lyrics
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I'm asking you to please don't cry
The time to me won't be so long
To know you're happy back at home
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
We'll meet and never more to part
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
So goodbye now, don't be blue
Try to be happy and be true
And remember what I say
Sweetheart, we'll meet again someday
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
We'll meet and never more to part
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
Don't cry, so please don't break my heart
Oh, sweetheart I'm leaving now
Yes, I'll soon be on my way
Each night upon my knees I'll pray
Sweetheart, we'll meet again someday
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
We'll meet and never more to part
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
Don't cry, so please don't break my heart
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
We'll meet and never more to part
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
Don't cry, so please don't break my heart
Earl Scruggs's song We'll Meet Again Sweetheart is a song about the pain and heartbreak of leaving someone you love behind. The opening lines of the song, "The time has come to say goodbye / I'm asking you to please don't cry," set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is clearly torn between leaving and staying with the person he loves. He asks her not to cry, but it's obvious that he is hurting too.
The chorus, "Someday we'll meet again sweetheart / We'll meet and never more to part," suggests that this separation is not the end of their relationship. The singer is hopeful that they will be reunited someday and that their love will continue to grow. The repetition of this chorus is also significant - it emphasizes that this message is the most important part of the song. Even though they are separating now, the singer and his sweetheart will be together again someday.
Throughout the song, the singer tries to stay positive and encouraging. He urges his sweetheart to be happy and true while he is gone, and he promises to think of her and pray for her every night. The final line, "Don't cry, so please don't break my heart," is a plea for her to be strong and to trust that they will be reunited someday.
Overall, Earl Scruggs's song We'll Meet Again Sweetheart is a touching and emotional tribute to the enduring nature of love. Despite the pain and heartbreak of separation, the singer remains hopeful that he and his sweetheart will be together again someday.
Line by Line Meaning
The time has come to say goodbye
It's time for me to leave
I'm asking you to please don't cry
Please don't cry, it's hard enough for me to leave already
The time to me won't be so long
The time apart won't feel so long to me
To know you're happy back at home
It will make me happy to know that you're happy at home
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart
We'll see each other again in the future
We'll meet and never more to part
We'll reunite and never have to say goodbye again
Don't cry, so please don't break my heart
Please don't cry, it hurts me to see you sad
So goodbye now, don't be blue
Farewell, don't be sad
Try to be happy and be true
Try to be happy and stay faithful
And remember what I say
Keep in mind what I'm telling you
Sweetheart, we'll meet again someday
My love, we'll see each other again in the future
Oh, sweetheart I'm leaving now
I'm leaving now, my love
Yes, I'll soon be on my way
I'll be on my way soon
Each night upon my knees I'll pray
I'll pray every night
Contributed by Zachary N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tresnugent672
Just think of this on today’s equipment. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing!
@redlinemando
Take note you amateurs that claim you are professionals. This is how it's done!! It's not blazing fast or cram as many notes as you can into it. It's not everyone trying to showboat for attention. It's a TEAM effort. It's a finely tuned machine that requires each part to do it's job in order to help all the other parts do their jobs, thus creating a great final product. Nothing more, nothing less.
@weldonpinder7295
Yep Earl is the godfather of the 5 string. It seems like today that everyone learned ant what he invented and came up with natural. Most of what's done today is copied from him.
@redlinemando
@@weldonpinder7295 Your completely right except that Earl didn't invent it. He took pieces of the techniques used by Snuffy Jenkins, Don Reno & a few others & blended them together. He did however, perfect it, put his own brand on it & then, make it world famous. The banjo would have likely vanished into obscurity if not for the talent & notoriety of Mr. Scruggs!!!!!!!
@ojnabsekil6531
How right you are 😎
@1930Granada
@@redlinemando I forget who it was who said this, but it was something along the lines of "3-finger banjo has been around since at least the 1840s, but if it wasn't for Earl Scruggs, we wouldn't be worried about who invented it."
@redlinemando
@@1930Granada I don't know who said it either, but it was a very true statement indeed!!!!!!!
@Snagglefratz
Earl is the master.
@nickk48
Earl's break here is wonderful!
@buzz120937
Yea every note means something & makes sense.He's not just hitting melody notes then rolls to get to the next one.Even the roll means something ,if you listen enough. Took me many yrs and counting to realize this.