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)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981
as Self
Give Me the Banjo
2011
as Self
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Bluegrass Country Soul
1972
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
as Self
The Three Pickers
2003
as Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992
as Self
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
1972
as Self
Country Music on Broadway
1965
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007
as Self (archive footage)
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
- The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981) — as Self
- Give Me the Banjo (2011) — as Self
- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
- Bluegrass Country Soul (1972) — as Self
- Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993) — as Self
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