Flatt and Scruggs Storytelling and Banjo Innovations
Flatt and Scruggs have shaped TV and film themes with Scruggs three finger banjo style and a self built tuner. Their stories reveal shifts from Nashville Opry sessions to the Sparta Tennessee home base and ongoing Columbia recordings.
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Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Scruggs
Flatt
Columbia
Bonnie and Clyde
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Olivier Says Acting Not Always Enjoyable at 61
Sir Laurence Olivier, recovering from prostate cancer surgery, reflects on acting with humor and candor. He notes the occupation can be taxing but remains active with four films this year including The Shoes of the Fishermen and The Battle of Britain. He lives in Brighton with his wife Joan Plowwright and their children.
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Scruggs
Madison
Nashville
Earl
Flatt
Sparta
Tenn
Johnny Cash
Granville Watts
Associated Press
London
Laurence Olivier
Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Rome
Anthony Quinn
Paramount
Twickenham Studios
Brighton
Joan Plowright
University of Texas auto library offers Hamlet and folk audio
Students tap a button in the UT Austin auto library to choose Hamlet or folk music. 144 listening stations stream on 19 channels with a wall chalk board showing current selections. Students may request tapes or check out tapes to play on 48 tape decks.
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University Austin
University of Texas
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