Earl Scruggs

Born: 1924-01-06

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.


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The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

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Released: 1981-10-06

Jed Clamplett and his backwoods family help solve an energy crisis in their own rustic ways for...

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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

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Released: 2019-08-30

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity,...

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Opry Video Classics: Pioneers

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Released: 2007-11-21

The Carter Family, Roy Acuff and the Sons of the Pioneers belong to a select group of the...

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Give Me the Banjo

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Released: 2011-11-04

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live...

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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

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Released: 1993-05-31

No single figure in American music so dominated a genre as did Bill Monroe with bluegrass. BILL...

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High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

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Released: 1991-01-01

Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this...

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CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"

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Released: 2003-12-03

CMT's "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas" at The Wildhorse saloon in Nashville on December 3....

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Bluegrass Country Soul

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Released: 1972-07-01

Capturing the sights, sounds, and magic of Carlton Haney’s 1971 Labor Day Festival in Camp...

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The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1

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Released: 2007-03-27

Flatt & Scruggs are one of the most popular and respected bluegrass bands of all time. Along...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

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First aired: 1962-09-26

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The Midnight Special

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First aired: 1972-08-19

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during...

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Austin City Limits

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First aired: 1975-01-01

Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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