Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs

(1924–2012) songwriter United States

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Earl Scruggs (1924–2012) was a United States songwriter.

About Earl Scruggs

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.

Notable works:

Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo

Awards:

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|National Medal of Arts|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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