bbc news. >> from the star of the big screen to one of music's greats, earl skrugs bluegrass rhythms earned him fans worldwide. he died on wednesday at the age of 88. but his music leaves a lasting legacy. >> earl skrugs. ♪ ♪ >> rarely has any musical instrument been so associated with one man but when it comes to the banjo, you begin with earl skrugs. >> i started playing like when i was 5 years old and i've pretty well lived and breathed the banjo. >> his three-fingered finger picking defined bluegrass. earl has developed his style while growing up in flint hill, north carolina. the 21-year-old jugs -- skrugs was an immediate sensation when he joined bill monroe and the bluegrass boys. the sound of earl skrugs and his partner became a musical short hand for appalachian america. no wonder he both appeared in and provided the theme tune to the tv show, "the beverly hillbillies." so it was a surprise, especially to his partner, when with the 1960's, he took to playing with the stars of the counter culture, such as, here, bob dylan, and later, attending a vietnam anti-war demonstration

he was an immediate sensation when he joined the bluegrass boys. sounds of earl scruggs and his partner, their music became the shorthand for appellation america. -- appalacian america no wonder that he provided the theme song to "the beverly hillbillies." he also had fans among the counterculture, such as bob dylan. later, he performed at an anti- war demonstration. >> i am sincere, they should bring the boys back home. >> from the sand track to "bonnie and clyde," to his many imitators, earl scruggs leaves a legacy. when you hear a banjo today, you are almost certainly hearing the sounds of earl scruggs. >> amazing to watch 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.

. >> brown: and we close with another artist, bluegrass musician earl scruggs, who died yesterday inhville at 88. scruggs helped create a new sound for the banjo and blue glass music. first with bill monroe and then with his long-time partner lester flatt and the foggy mountain boys. theiring so "foggy mountain breakdown" used in the film "bonnie and clyde" won a grammy in 1968. he also performed the theme music to the television show "the beverly hillbillies." he later formed the earl scruggs review, playing and recording with his sons. here's a clip from a scruggs performance in north carolina in 2002. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> come on picking earl! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> brown: we're joined now by another grammy winning banjo player bela fleck. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you for asking me. >> brown: tell us about the earl scruggs sound. what did he do with the banjo to create something new? >> well he's the guy who really made that leap of using three fingers in a rotating fashion to create this fast rippling sound that had never been heard before. and i can

when i learned that i would be coming down here to the bluegrass state to give a speech, my thoughts turned to one of senator mitch mcconnell's distinguished predecessors, henry clay. he was an extraordinary public servant. he also had a great way with words. once when a long winded colleague was delivering a particularly lengthy and boring speech on the floor of the congress and everyone, including henry clay, was obviously losing their patience and making that loss of patience very clear, that colleague turned to clay and said, the speak for the present generation but i speak for posterity, for future generations. yes, replied clay but he seemed determined to continue speaking until your future audience arrives. [laughter] i promise that i will not be speaking for posterity or internally this evening, however i do want to share with you some thoughts. this chance gives me an opportunity to also speak about the future of the nation. service to the country. how public servants help force the strong democracy we have today and how we all have an opportunity and responsibility to help

he helped invent bluegrass and perfected a style of playing so distinctive, it bears his name. >> howing 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 fever ahead of tomorrow night's big drawing. >>> when we come back, the people already striking it ri

this was at a bluegrass festival. >> love bluegrass music. >> he's, like, i don't know what to do here>> he didn't want to hurt it. >> he start petting it and the bird stays. he's enjoying the music. >> okay. that's crazy. >> how adorable is that? >> that's crazy. >> he stayed until the end of the song. >> i thought the bird had relieved himself on him, but no. you can tell a lot about that guy, how gentle he is. >> that's what viewers are commenting on, he loved this kind reaction. >> he sang into the microphone at one point, "i don't know what to do." >> sara, thank you. that's great. >> still to come, what is keeping actor wilmer valderrama awake? >> plus, lingerie to make you feel sexy, no matter your age. >> and kathie lee and i go sabre to sabre with a "star wars" clone. >>> i've been meaning to thank you, sir. i've been passed over for detective twice before this assignment, so i'm pretty sure i wouldn't in uniform if you hadn't requested me. >> i didn't request anyone. if you got promoted, it wasn't me. they probably want somebody else to baby sit me. now go check the camera. >

. >>> bluegrass banjo legend and country music hall of famer earl scruggs died in nashville wednesday8. scruggs' collaborations with bill monroe in the '40ss and lester flatt have been referred to as big bang moments for modern bluegrass and 20th century country music. >>> and did you get your ticket? if you hear this you just might. the mega millions jackpot has reached $500 million. making it the largest in u.s. lottery history. a friday winner would be eligible for a lump sum payment of $359 million. >>> now here's your first look at the stocks of the day. after losing 71 points down yesterday. the s&p was down 6 points. the nasdaq lost 15. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 67. the hang seng dropped 276. >>> today on wall street, investors will be watching for important data on the economy in the fourth quarter and last week's unemployment numbers. the stock market reacted negatively yesterday to a weaker than expected report on durable goods orders for cars and other products. >>> oil is down to around $105 a barrel as france considers the release of eme

he worked with other legend too in the bluegrass world and worked with very popular artists as well. he's credited with elevating the banjo to a bona fide lead instrument. i was interviewing him before, very, very nice man. earl scruggs died yesterday at 88. >>> relationship rumors are overshadowing rihanna's upcoming movie debut. >> and amy winehouse leaves her millions to her family. bigad shaban has those stairs and more in inter-- stories and more in this day's look at entertainment. >> reporter: it shows amy winehouse left behind an estate worth more than $4.5 million. she died of accidental alcohol poisoning last year. >>> oprah winfrey is planning to stop by "cbs this morning" next week to visit her best friend gayle king. on monday she will sit down for the first interview with the show to discuss her struggling cable network and what life has been like since the talk show ended. >>> rihanna is keeping quiet about her relationship with ashton kutcher. rumors started swirling after she reportedly visited the "two and a half men" star at his los angeles home. but at a london ne

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he is an accomplished musician whose latest compilation of bluegrass music is called "and ."verrare bird he is an avid tweeter. is not a word? >> it is now. tavis: 9 habits of very organized people. and make 510. >> is very good to read. you have to look at it, rather than say it. >> i love this book. if it's in your pocket. good >> there is no reason to put it in your pocket. i think it is a perfect reading for a train, although nobody goes on a train any more. may be a plain but certainly not well you are driving. tavis: was this written by popular demand? >> nothing i do is done by popular demand. i wrote this over the last year and 1/2. this is the first interview i have ever done, so i do not know what words are coming out of my mouth. i went on switcher -- twitter, and i thought it was going to be a commercial venture to promote things, and it did not work out that way. i started writing funny things. it kept changing all the time, then it became stories, and it was always moving, and then i started realizing -- i did not even realize i was getting responses for a while

having worked on hardly strictly bluegrass prior in my career, that festival was constantly battling the issues of restrictions with fee increases in the park and so on, where these are sources of funding -- obviously the parts need funding, but to go after the people who are generating a lot of revenue for the city, hitting them for small amounts of money compared to their economic impact, that is a short-sighted approach, to try to raise revenue in one place by shutting down something that creates a gigantic ripple effect of so much leverage. we are trying to regulate them and it is important. supervisor wiener: thank you. mr. paulson, we have very high expectations given the nature of the meeting. [laughter] >> ♪ cheer up sleepy city oh what can it mean to a nighttime dreams believer and a city please keep it green and so cheer up sleepy city oh what can that mean it to an entertainment believer and a city and make it mean and city land-use we have got some land use and we have got things to say land-use bring on the entertainment bring it here today city city you know that it is

i also think that in conversations with the hardly strictly bluegrass festival, the benefits and multiplierfacts or even much higher for that festival. i want to say that what brought me to the city was tremendous night life and cultural events in our neighborhood. from living around the corner to the clown in the stars, to all of the different places in the merchant quarters in my district as well. concerns to come up, like around the rocket room in other recent issues, so i am glad we are looking at this issue as we try to deal with other issues that come from my life in our neighborhoods. some of the entertainment commissioners are assisting me in looking at bringing club owners and small businesses together with residents to address those issues. i see that the former entertainment commissioner is here, as well as stephen lee. i appreciate their being here. and thank you to supervisor wiener for the leadership on this issue. supervisor wiener: following up on but was just mentioned in terms of what you came here, it is challenging, sometimes, to be a young person in san francisco. it is

denied giving him 21 pre-game is this a river cats blew off 3935 kentucky basketball is king in the bluegrass stakes just ask little head coach rick martino who is notice that his counterpart john calipari gets the red carpet treatment. alas kentucky derby somebody said he had seven troopers following him. i had seven from new york with me. so it's a lot different. a number for the lpga play their first major of the year the crack nabisco championship tennis sinn wooddale and one of the 16 is a one-shot lead after two rounds. >>> no. 3 miami de juan jones could've won the college slam dunk contest the there to be closer. but the one that happens? >>> and never to the rockets mascot when degree of lead the grizzlies mascot know the display big enough for the both of them someone's got to go. >>> never won the giants' new team plane fly by baby has a beard on a that's right. with a beard has now become flooded. . >>> and the plane was in the service next week so you could be on the flights went to the dodger game.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we may not have a large jewish population in the bluegrass state, but i'd like to think we make up for it in heart. in fact, one aipac supporter i worked with years ago in louisville summed up the attitude most jewish kentucky yans pretty well. he said, mitch, there's only one race better than the jews and that's the kentucky derby. now, as we all know the u.s. and israel have a lot in common. in addition to the strategic interests that bind us, both were born of conflict and built by immigrants and pioneers. and both of all has been firmly committed to the democratic ideals that enabled their people to flourish. because of these things, israel has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support here in washington. but saying we support israel doesn't necessarily ensure it. that's why i wanted to come here tonight to share not just my good wishes but to offer a concrete plan that would put our shared interest to the test. because let's face it, in the four years since i last spoke at this conference, very little if anything has changed in terms of america's stated commitments with respect to

don't you love that bluegrass. >> my favorite brother is o brother where art,000. >> ♪ i am a man ofonstant sorrow ♪ ♪ i've seen trouble >> we begin as the republican roller coaster keeps on going and as rick santorum dozen it again, a southern slam giving him a double whammy of wins in alabama and mississippi. santorum proving himself the white knight of white evangelicals who cast more than two-thirds of the votes in both states giving santorum 35% of the vote in alabama, 33% in mississippi. and with the santorum surge spreading it across the nation, sorry, i'm sorry, it was onto puerto rico where santorum may have achieved a new pinnacle of political pandering. >> i was referred to by many in my state as senator puerto ricocanio. >> for mitt romney, it's a conservative cold shoulder as he hits a certified southern losing streak sending him begging for more cash today just a few blocks from here at new york waldorf-astoria. indeed, after all the cheesy grits, biscuits and the catfish, maybe the supposed front-runner has developed a southern fried stomach you sker, especially after

. >>> the battle of the bluegrass state followed the expected script more closely.s terrence jones had 22 point and ten rebounds to lead the wildcats over western kentucky. 81-66. >>> iowa state made it look easy against defending national champion connecticut. chris allen had 20 points for the cyclones who won 77-64. iowa state gets to try to knock down another top seed on saturday when it faces kentucky. >>> but the cyclones have a rival for the giant killer crown. virginia commonwealth last year's final four cinderella. vcu's bradford burgess hit a key three-pointer with 1:33 left and the 12th seeded rams beat number 5 seed wichita state, 62-59. >>> when we return, scared straight. shocking new ads aimed to get smokers to kick the habit. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., thunderstorms, 78. atlanta, thunder showers, 80. st. louis, thunderstorms, 80 degrees as well. denver is going to be sunny, 72. seattle, showers and 50 degrees. >>> in health news, the federal government is launching a graphic new anti

now after that bluegrass battle, ohio state and kansas go at each other aaron craft has a special fanafghanistan. his older brother brandon shipped out with his army infantry team while aaron and his team, the buckeyes were beating syracuse in the elite eight last weekend. aaron says brandon is in his prayers and aaron admits he was worried about brandon going to afghanistan but brandon assured aaron he was well trained and remind himd this was the path he chose. aaron said he would never have made to it ohio state without his older brother pushing him while they were growing up. >> i played two years with him in football and basketball, awesome to see his leadership and work ethic, prepared me to where i am now. >> i think his procedure is tough enough, crafts out on on the court you know how his brother can get, by any means, i know he's coming back home. >> aaron's parents spoke to brandon thursday night before coming down to new orleans. that was the first time they had spoken to brandon since he deployed. randi, aaron craft is trying to concentrate on kansas and the big game toni

one game is a bluegrass special. kentucky and louisville. in an intrastate rivalry.her one is ohio state and kansas. meeting for only the ninth time in their histories. kentucky is the favorite to take it all on april 2nd. >>> the headline on espn.com this morning, say hello to the new tiger woods. after a long drought, 923 days in fact, woods has, at last, won a pga event. he won the way he used to win, decisively. tom rinaldi spoke to him. >> when the final putt dropped, you shouted and shouted again.as in ttranslate what was in those shouts? >> pure joy. you know, i felt that -- once i knocked the ball on the green, here at 18, the tournament was over. we have seen interesting things happen this year on tour. i had to get it done and put the ball on the green first. >> how, if at all, did this win feel different? >> um -- it feels good. just to come here and play. you know, in a hometown that i lived here for over a decade. it's an important week. and it means a lot to me, this tournament, obviously, with my kids being born here. what arnold's done for our tour an

. >>> 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

. >>> the music world is mourning the death of bluegrass and banjo legend earl scruggs. ♪ look at himo. that's him back in 1965 performing at the grand ol' opry. he was inducted into the country music hall of fame in 1985. you can hear his picking on the theme to "the beverly hillbillies." scruggs has been called the most important banjo player who ever lived. he died wednesday in nashville. earl scruggs was 88 years old. h. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah, do you have anything for a headache... like excedrin, ohhh, bayer aspirin... ohh, no no no. i'm not having a heart attack, it's my head. no, bayer advanced aspirin, this is made for pain. [ male announcer ] bayer advanced aspirin has microparticles, enters the bloodstream fast, and safely rushes extra strength relief to the sight of your tough pain. feel better? yeah...thanks for the tip! [ male announcer ] for fast powerful pain relief, use bayer advanced aspirin. is another way to look at the bean. another way that reveals the lighter, mellower side of our roast. introducing delicious new starbucks blonde roast. the lighter roast p