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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.
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2008
- National Medal of Arts
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography7 titles
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993as Self
1993as Self
Give Me the Banjo
2011as Self
2011as Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992as Self
1992as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962as Self
1962as Self
Austin City Limits
1975as Self
1975as Self
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974Original Music Composer
1974Original Music Composer
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981as Self
1981as Self