Earl Scruggs
Born: 1924-01-06
Birthplace: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Where the Lilies Bloom
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Give Me the Banjo
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Bluegrass Country Soul
Country Music on Broadway
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
Top Movie Credits
Where the Lilies Bloom
Original Music Composer
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
Give Me the Banjo
Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Self (archive footage)