Earl Scruggs
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.
personal Info.
Known for
Acting
Known Credit
0.1926
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-01-06
Place of Birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Also Known as
Earl Eugene Scruggs
Known For
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Give Me the Banjo
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
The Three Pickers
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
Country Music on Broadway
Bluegrass Country Soul
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"