Earl Scruggs
By J Poet
Earl Scruggs is one of bluegrass music’s founding fathers and one of the best banjo players in bluegrass, country and popular music. During his days with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys, he helped take bluegrass from the southern mountains to Carnegie Hall and the international stage. When he left The Foggy Mountain Boys to join his sons Gary, Randy and Steve in the Earl Scruggs Revue in 1970, he ventured into folk rock and alt.country with electric instruments, including an electric banjo. Since the 90s, Scruggs has been semi-retired, although he does show up a few times a year for live dates and recording sessions. In 1989, Scruggs was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship. He was an... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Flint Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Genre:
- Country, Bluegrass, Rock, Country Rock
- Birthdate:
- 01/06/1924
- Death date:
- 03/28/2012
