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.
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Filmography
all 18
self 16
Movies 13
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Movie
Self
Give Me the Banjo (2011)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007)
Movie
Self
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 (2007)
Movie
Self
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas" (2003)
Movie
Self
The Three Pickers (2003)
Movie
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
TV
6
Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)
Movie
Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1991)
Movie
Self
American Music Shop (1990)
TV
Composer
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
Movie
Self
Austin City Limits (1975)
TV
Composer
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Movie
Self
The Midnight Special (1972)
TV
Self
Bluegrass Country Soul (1972)
Movie
Self
Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972)
Movie
Self
Country Music on Broadway (1965)
Movie
Self
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 5.71
Based on 32.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1974
1991
1993
2019
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1924-01-06
Deathday2012-03-28 (88 years old)
Birth NameEarl Eugene Scruggs
Birth PlaceShelby, United States of America
ChildrenSteve Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEarl Eugene Scruggs
AwardsNational Medal of Arts, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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