Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/6/1924
Place of Birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Earl Eugene Scruggs
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.
Known For
Country Music on Broadway
as Self
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Self
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
as Self
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
as Self (archive footage)
Give Me the Banjo
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
as Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
Bluegrass Country Soul
as Self