Earl Scruggs
Known for Acting · 18 credits
- Born
- 1924-01-06
- Died
- 2012-03-28
- Place of birth
- Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (12)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981
as Self
The Three Pickers
2003
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
as Self
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
1972
as Self
Bluegrass Country Soul
1972
as Self
Give Me the Banjo
2011
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Country Music on Broadway
1965
as Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992
as Self
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
2007
as Self
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
2003
as Self
About 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. With 18 credits spanning from 1961 to 2019, Earl Scruggs has appeared in 12 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Earl Scruggs Movies
- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981) — as Self
- The Three Pickers (2003) — as Self
- Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993) — as Self
- Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972) — as Self
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