Earl Scruggs

Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncopated, three-finger picking style quickly became a sensation. In 1948 Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt left Monroe's band and formed Flatt and Scruggs.

Influenced by: Bill Monroe, Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Poole

Label:

Columbia

Active:

1945-2012

Scene:

Nashville/North Carolina

Side projects

• Flatt and Scruggs
• The Foggy Mountain Boys

• Beers & Banjos: Slack Family BandFri, Aug 7
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• Stacey EarleThu, Oct 1
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• Pokey LaFargeWed, Sep 23
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• Sam BurchfieldMon, Aug 3
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• Alison BrownMon, Oct 12
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• Gillian Welch & David RawlingsThu, Oct 1
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• JigJamSat, Nov 7
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• Zach TopSun, Jun 21
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