The Earl Scruggs Revue

The Earl Scruggs Revue
Studio album by The Earl Scruggs Revue
Released	1973
Genre	Progressive country
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ron Bledsoe
The Earl Scruggs Revue chronology
Dueling Banjos (1973) The Earl Scruggs Revue (1973) Anniversary Special (1975)

The Earl Scruggs Revue is a 1973 album by the progressive country band of the same name, formed by Earl Scruggs with his sons Gary and Randy Scruggs. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Track listing

Side 1

1. "If I'd Only Come and Gone" (Shel Silverstein) – 2:55
2. "Tears" (Craig Fuller) – 2:12
3. "Some of Shelley's Blues" (Michael Nesmith) – 2:57
4. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 4:25
5. "Step It Up and Go" (Blind Boy Fuller) – 2:25
6. "Back Slider's Wine" (Michael Martin Murphey) – 2:33

Side 2

1. "Down in the Flood" (Bob Dylan) – 2:38
2. "Love In My Time" (Steve Young) – 3:43
3. "Holiday Hotel" (Alan Garth, Jim Messina) – 2:07
4. "Come On Train" (Josh Graves) – 5:30
5. "Salty Dog Blues" (Wiley Morris, Zeke Morris) – 2:10
6. "Station Break" (Earl Scruggs) – 1:59

Personnel

• Earl Scruggs – banjo, backing vocals
• Gary Scruggs – electric bass, harmonica, lead vocals
• Randy Scruggs – electric and acoustic lead guitars, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Jody Maphis – drums, backing vocals
• Josh Graves – dobro, guitar, lead vocals on "Step It Up and Go"; backing vocals
• Jack Lee – keyboards

With:

• Tracy Nelson – backing vocals
• Andy McMahon – piano, organ, backing vocals
• Chip Young – rhythm guitar
• The Holladays – backing vocals on "Down in the Flood"
• Karl Himmel – drums on "Love in My Time", "Tears" and "Come on Train"

Reviews

• Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Earl Scruggs Revue - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

References

All information from the LP liner notes. ^[5]

1. Rosenberg, Neil V. (14 March 2022). "Bluegrass Memoirs: The Earl Scruggs Revue". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
2. Flippo, Chet (March 29, 2012). "In coal country, Knight discovered gold on vinyl". CMT. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-22. And he formed a progressive country band with his talented sons Gary and Randy. As the Earl Scruggs Revue, they toured far and wide and continued with musical experimentation.
3. "Earl Scruggs Revue – Artist's Choice: The Best Tracks, 1970–1980". No Depression. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
4. Rosenberg, Neil V. (7 March 2022). "Bluegrass Memoirs: The Earl Scruggs Revue Beginnings". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
5. The Earl Scruggs Revue, Earl Scruggs, Columbia Records (1973) LP

External Links

• Official website
• The Earl Scruggs Revue, The Midnight Special