Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs

  • Birthday: 1/6/1924
  • Deathday: 3/28/2012
  • Place of birth: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Earl Eugene 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.

Filmography

Give Me the Banjo
Release date: 11/4/2011

Give Me the Banjo

Role(s): Self

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The Three Pickers
Release date: 7/15/2003

The Three Pickers

Role(s): Self

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The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Release date: 10/6/1981

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

Role(s): Self

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Country Music on Broadway
Release date: 11/5/1965

Country Music on Broadway

Role(s): Self

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High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Release date: 1/1/1991

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Role(s): Self

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