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.
Filmography
all 19
self 16
Movies 14
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007)
Movie
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
TV
6
Composer
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Movie
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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-01-06
Deathday
2012-03-28 (88 years old)
Birth Name
Earl Eugene Scruggs
Birth Place
Boiling Springs, United States
Children
Steve Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs
Citizenships
United States of America
Also Known As
Earl Eugene Scruggs
Awards
National Medal of Arts, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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