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. This new style of playing became popular and elevated the banjo from its previous role as a background rhythm instrument to featured solo status. He popularized the instrument across several genres of music.
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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
Give Me the Banjo
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
The Beverly Hillbillies
Austin City Limits
Where the Lilies Bloom
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies