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Earl Scruggs and his "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." This clip is the famous Banjo Finale from the movie "Bluegrass Country Soul," released in 1972 and re-releas...
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Jan 11, 2019 · Here are five of his most memorable performances. “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on Late Show With David Letterman (2001) In the fall of 2001, Scruggs once again gathered an impressive array of ...
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The Family of Earl Scruggs is deeply grateful for all the thoughts, prayers, and expressions of sympathy that have come from all over the world. Earl's Memorial Service was held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. WSM radio (clear channel 650) broadcast the Service, and you can listen to it by clicking here.
Earl Scruggs was born and grew up near Shelby, North Carolina in Cleveland County. Located in the Piedmont section of the state, it is an area known for its strongholds of banjo enthusiasm. Earl's father, George Elam Scruggs, was a farmer and a bookkeeper. He also played fiddle and banjo. Earl's older brothers, Junie and Horace, and his two ...
Mar 29, 2012 · Earl Scruggs performs in Nashville, Tenn. in 2002. Banjo player Earl Scruggs, who helped define the sound of bluegrass, died Wednesday morning. Scruggs, who began playing the banjo when he was ...
Sep 6, 2023 · Pioneer. Earl Scruggs Shaped Bluegrass — and Jam-Grass Too. A New Festival Aims to Revive His Legacy. "It felt like Flatt & Scruggs had been dropped somewhere along the way. It was time to bring ...
Earl Scruggs was born January 6, 1924, near Shelby, North Carolina, in an area known as the Flint Hill community. His father, George Elam Scruggs, was a banjo player and fiddler, but Earl's memories of him are vague. He died when Earl was four years old, and although his mother, Lula Ruppe Scruggs, was not a musician, she encouraged him to ...
