Earl Scruggs
Birthday: 1924-01-06 | Place of Birth: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USAEarl 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2019
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Give Me the Banjo
as Self
2007
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Three Pickers
as Self
1991
1990
American Music Shop
as Self
1981
1972
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
as Self
1972
Bluegrass Country Soul
as Self
1965
Country Music on Broadway
as Self
