Earl Scruggs
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1924-01-06 · Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- 2012-03-28
Known for
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Self
- Austin City Limits (1975) — Self
- Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) — Original Music Composer
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
- The Midnight Special (1972) — Self
- Give Me the Banjo (2011) — Self
- High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1992) — Self
- The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981) — Self
- The Three Pickers (2003) — Self
- Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993) — Self
- Country Music on Broadway (1965) — Self
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007) — Self (archive footage)
- 50 Years of Country Music (1978) — Self
- American Music Shop (1990) — Self
- Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972) — Self