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Earl Scruggs
Born 1924-01-06Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the traditional way the five-string banjo had previously been played.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass MusicSelf (archive footage)Give Me the BanjoSelfOpry Video Classics: PioneersSelf (archive footage)The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1SelfCMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"SelfThe Three PickersSelfBill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass MusicSelfHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass MusicSelfThe Return of the Beverly HillbilliesSelfBluegrass Country SoulSelfScruggs: A Festival of MusicSelfCountry Music on BroadwaySelf