Earl 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Give Me the Banjo
as Self
2011
The Three Pickers
as Self
2003
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Self
1981
Country Music on Broadway
as Self
1965
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self
1991
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
as Self
1993
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
as Self
1972
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
2019
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
as Self
2003
Bluegrass Country Soul
as Self
1972
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
as Self
2007
