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Earl Scruggs

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Born
6 January 1924
Born In
North Carolina, United States
Died
28 March 2012 (aged 88)
Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncopated, three-finger picking style quickly became a sensation. In 1948 Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt left Monroe's band and formed Flatt and Scruggs. In 1969, Flatt and Scruggs broke up and Scruggs started a new band… read more
Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Scrug… read more
Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncop… read more

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1 Play track Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 2001 Earl Scruggs & Friends Version Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 2001 Earl Scruggs & Friends Version
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2 Play track The Essential Earl Scruggs I Saw The Light
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3 The Essential Earl Scruggs Song of the South
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4 Dueling Banjos/Live at Kansas State You Ain't Going Nowhere
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5 The Engineers Don't Wave from the Trains Anymore The Engineers Don't Wave from the Trains Anymore
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6 Dueling Banjos Dueling Banjos
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7 Play track The Essential Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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8 Lonesome Valley Lonesome Valley
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9 The Ultimate Collection (1924-2012) Earl's Breakdown
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10 I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends Fireball Mail
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Albums

  1. 16,937 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 40 tracks

    The Essential Earl Scruggs
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  2. 11,064 listeners

    1 Jan 2001 · 12 tracks

    Earl Scruggs And Friends
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  3. 6,096 listeners

    1971 · 14 tracks

    I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends
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  4. 2,150 listeners

    1 Jun 1973 · 10 tracks

    Dueling Banjos
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