i also tweeted but i canceled my vander tora of libya -- that i canceled my banjo tour of libya. tavis: let me stop being silly and as a serious question, which is what you make of the fact that this instrument really has and led totator's were the political uprisings review use it for a tumor, -- political werorthy uprisings. you use it for a tumor, and that is a good thing. >> it can topple a legitimate political people, because you have to be careful when it comes to nations. you cannot get everybody excited for a second, so i love that it toppled dictator's, but i would not want it to topple legitimate people with the same kind of fervor. good >> technology offers a lot of advances, but it is fraught with as much potential danger has with the good stuff. >> so is the hammer a. everything is a prop of danger. i love technology and science. it is all in the way you use it. you cannot blame anything on technology. it is the way people use it and always has been. tavis: the you consciously recall when you started to see the world through the lens you see it through i can say some

what did he do with the banjo to create something new?eap of using three fingers in a rotating fashion to create this fast rippling sound that had never been heard before. and i can show you. >> brown: please. >> he wears two finger picks and a thumb pick and by alternating them he can play about as fast as he wants. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so it's this action. you couldn't move one finger that fast but all three it's pretty easy and it's kind of an incredible leap. >> brown: tell us a little bit more about the history of his playing and really changing the sound of bluegrass music. >> well he really exploded on the scene in bill monroe's band in the early '40s and when he joined the band it was an incredible thing. they played the grand ole opry and i think it was like a beatle's type response where nobody had heard anything like this before and i think his playing propelled bluegrass and bill monroe's music to the level where we're all still talking about it. >> brown: how do you describe that sound? you're the one of the people that picked up on it. w

his foggy mountain breakdown became tune number one in the banjo song book.n you hear a banjo today, you almost are certainly hearing the sound of earl skrugs. >> amazing to see that talent in those fingers. incredible. that brings today's show to a close. but remember, you can find constant updates on our website. from all of us, we say thank you very much for watching us today and we invite you to come back and join us again for tomorrow's show. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.

when you hear a banjo today, you are almost certainly hearing the sounds of earl scruggs. >> amazingwatch him ticking away like that. before we go, there is one story that we wanted to share with you. another big star that is making a wave. the sheet shocked people when she appeared outside a coffee ocked n county -- she shco people when she appeared outside ave coffee shop. from all of us here at "bbc world is america," thank you for watching and please join us again tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. presented by kcet los angeles.

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in fact, anyone who plays the banjo in his in debt. invent bluegrass and perfected a style of playing so distinctive, it bears his name. >> how about giving us a close-up view of scruggs style picking. >> sure, frank, the fifth string is plucked with the thumb. the rest of the strings are plucked with these two fingers. >> he got his start with the father of bluegrass, bill monroe, and then set out with bandmate lester flatt. they became country music stars. the grand ole opry, their own tv show, that "beverly hillbillies" theme. and the "bonnie and clyde" soundtrack, bringing the scruggs sound to millions. earl scruggs became an icon, unbound by tradition, playing with all kinds of musicians and making a sound distinctly his own. a down home american classic. earl scruggs died yesterday in nashville. he was 88. >>> the largest lottery prize in american history just keeps getting larger. the mega millions jackpot is now $540 million. that's up $40 million from yesterday. it's expected to rise higher as millions of americans catch lotto

. >>> if you know the theme song to the beverly hill billies, then you know the work of bluegrass banjo legend earl scruggs. he died today at a hospital in nashville. he worked with other legends like bill monroe and lester flats and is credited from elevating the banjo from the rhythm section to a bona fide lead. >>> this video set to music has been playing around the museum for the past six nights. so what's the deal? we sent our own matt jablow out there to get it for us. he joins us live from the mall where it is playing right now. matt. >> reporter: derek, what do you get when you combine a classic american love song, some terrific vid okay grief, and one -- vid dee okay grief -- videography? this is it. there's a new exhibit at the hirschhorn sculpture garden. >> fascinating. >> reporter: actually, the museum is the exhibited. at least a big round part of it. >> many of the images move and float around the building. >> reporter: it's called song one by multimedia artist doug aiken who married a wide variety of images to various versions of the classic ballad stilt only have eyes f

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. >>> this man can play bluegrass legend, earl scrubs famous for his banjo style has died, he pioneeredhe five string banjo and popularized the three finger picking style, he is also credited with creating modern country music and known for recording the theme for the 1960s tv show beverly hill billies he died of natural causes in nashville yesterday, at the age of 88. >> just always in awe of how effortless, ifs for musicians who are good to make music. >> an exciting day for the shaw community, dcs beloved legend, duke ellington is moving back home. >>> will thomas is live in northwest dv near the howard theatre, good morning will it looks beautiful from here. >> it is beautiful i am still getting into that banjo music now i got to switch gears to jazz music it is the jazz legend duke ellington honored in this shaw neighbourhood. t and florida northwest not just any section of shaw right behind the historic howard theatre being refurbished, it is absolutely spectacular, up close and this whole area in front of the theatre will be called aptly, ellington plaza, now, this sculpture is m

he came up with a new way of playing banjo that captivated people everywhere. >> i could get records, and i would tune my banjo down and pick out the songs note by note and learn how to play them that way. >> even steve martin considered scruggs a hero. but scruggs was always modest, saying, i'm just a country boy from north carolina, never even traveled much. earl scruggs was 88 years old. >>> coming up, two little boys, one big bite. >> charlie bit me. >> we find them years later and we discover a big surprise. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache

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some describe him, jon, as the babe ruth of the banjo.e theme to "the beverly hillbillies". he'll be missed. thank you for joining us today. jenna: "america live" starts right now.

banjos, this is a mexican border. socialism, this is grandma, in a dystopian future. any questions! >> stephen: any questions! (cheers and applause) balls in your court, herman kane, and i want to assure my viewers that in cats were harmed in the decapitation of that actor. we'll be right back. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, thank you so much. my guests tonight are here to talk about the folk-music legacy of alan lomax. not to be confused with the tree-saving legacy of alan lorax. please welcome don fleming, emmylou harris and elvis costello. (cheers and applause) wow. thank you, thank you. nice to meet you. emmylou, thank you so much for coming on. elvis, always a pleasure. okay. now don, let's educate the people here for just a moment. >> all right. >> stephen: we know these guys, okay, we have got a rock 'n' roll hall of famer, a country music hall of famer, are you now on "the colbert report" hall of fame. >> thank you. >> stephen: as all my guests are. >> thank you very much. i'll take. >> stephen: okay, but you are also the executive director of the association for cultu

scruggs is credited with elevating the banjo from the rhythm section to lead instrument. scruggs' funeral will take place at ryman auditorium once home to the grand ole opry for many years. earl scruggs was 88. >>> firefighters are racing to contain a massive wild fire in the mountains outside denver. it has already damaged or destroyed 27 homes and at least two people have died. at will ripley reports, cell phone video shot monday captured one family's desperate escape as the flames closed in on them. >> that is very ominous looking out there. >> reporter: as danger burnt closer to kester road neighbors had a hard time getting answers. >> when i first smelled smoke i called and i called again 911 and emergency dispatch said there was nothing. >> reporter: kim olson and her husband doug knew something was wrong. >> we told the kids to get a bag together and started getting ourselves ready. >> reporter: by the time the emergency call came -- >> we flew out of there. >> reporter: they found themselves driving through a tunnel of flames. >> daddy! >> you're going to be fine.

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he turned the banjo into a lead instruments.d 10 minutes i could go over all the hits he had. today vine on the hill, wildwood flower, mountain dew. but this hit became the soundtrack for a generation. [♪] that was the jed clampett theme to "the beverly hillbillies." he ran into the producer of "the beverly hillbillies" in l.a. and signs him up. this fingers never failed him well into his 80s. he died at the age of 88 of natural causes. alisyn: steve martin himself a banjo player remembering crucial r -- remembering scruggs today. alisyn: a prostitution ring targeting high school students busted wide open. : [ kyle ] my bad. [ roger ] tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ kyle with voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ kyle with voice of dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have...[ roger with voice of dennis ]...allstate. [ roger ] same agent and everyth

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earl scruggs truly changed the way performers played the banjo.article that compares his influence on the instrument to jimi hendrix on the guitar. i saw one comment this morning saying scruggs was to the banjo was babe ruth was to baseball. i think that pretty clearly spells it out. if you're a fan of country music, you need to know that scruggs and his partner are credited with shaping the sound of 20th century music. despite his influence, he only had one number one hit and we all know it. the theme to "beverly hillbillies." he was a member of country music hall of fame in 1985. the word legend certainly applies to this man. >> fast moving fingers. unfortunately we have to talk about lindsay lohan now. tell it to me quick. >> well, it's actually good news for lindsay lohan. this could actually be it, carol, after almost five years of probation, lindsay should be off the hook. all indications are the judge will end formal probation at a court hearing that will happen later today. this all stems from a may 2007 dui arrest. she would have finished

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