Earl Scruggs



First NameEarl
Last NameScruggs
Age88
Date of BirthJanuary 6, 1924
Star SignCapricorn
Music GenreCountry
Music StyleTraditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Folk, Traditional Folk
Music MoodAmiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Organic, Rousing, Rollicking, Boisterous, Earnest, Exuberant
InstrumentBanjo, Guitar, Vocals, Leader

Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style (now called Scruggs style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Although other musicians had played in 3-finger style before him, Scruggs shot to prominence when he was hired by Bill Monroe to fill the banjo slot in the "Blue Grass Boys".


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Filmography

Selected Earl Scruggs film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

1981
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
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1966
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Music Department Credits

1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
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Soundtrack Credits

2008
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2006
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1998
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1991
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1981
Dallas Schoolgirls
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1977
Sharon
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1973
The Tycoon's Daughter
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