The fact he does it all with a straight face makes it so much better. Especially with all of the "silly" licks. Earl was like that. Just throwing out the sickest licks whilst completely stonefaced almost the entire time. Normally I dislike musicians that don't look as though they're enjoying it (or at least feeling *something*) but there's something so cool about someone displaying such incredible talent whilst wearing a face like "yeah, this is my practise song. No biggie."
Privileged to see the Scene every year starting in '78 at Festival of the Bluegrass near Lexington. Our kids grew up hearing them and loving their music. Treasured memories of unparalleled musicians and vocal prowess.
