Earl Scruggs
Acting·January 6, 1924·† March 28, 2012 — 88 years old·Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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.
Known For
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993·7.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962·6.9
Austin City Limits
1975·6.3
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974·5.9
The Mike Douglas Show
1961·5.8
The Midnight Special
1972·8.1
Give Me the Banjo
2011·7.2
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992·7.0
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981·5.8
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993·9.5
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007·10.0
Country Music on Broadway
1965·9.0
Filmography · 19
2019Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass MusicSelf (archive footage)2011Give Me the BanjoSelf2007Opry Video Classics: PioneersSelf (archive footage)2007The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1Self2003CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"Self2003The Three PickersSelf1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTVSelf - Musical Guest1993Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass MusicSelf1992High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass MusicSelf1990American Music ShopTVSelf1981The Return of the Beverly HillbilliesSelf · Music1975Austin City LimitsTVSelf1974Where the Lilies BloomOriginal Music Composer1972The Midnight SpecialTVSelf1972Bluegrass Country SoulSelf1972Scruggs: A Festival of MusicSelf1965Country Music on BroadwaySelf1962The Beverly HillbilliesTVSelf1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf