Artist: Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs
Aliases
Earl Scruggs with Special Guests
The Earl Scruggs Revue
Born
January 6, 1924
Died
March 28, 2012
Country
United States
Comments
Country and bluegrass banjo and guitar player. Scruggs popularized three-finger style of banjo playing that became associated with bluegrass music.
Family
Louise Certain   Wife
Randy Scruggs   Son

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Are My Thoughts With You? The Earl Scruggs Revue 1973 Mickey Newbury
2 Banks of the Ohio Earl Scruggs with Special Guests 1972 Ernest V. Stoneman
3 Hey Porter Earl Scruggs 1975 Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
4 I Saw the Light Earl Scruggs 1972 Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
5 Jingle Bells Earl Scruggs October 21, 2003 Edison Male Quartette
6 Keep on the Sunny Side Randy Scruggs with Earl Scruggs & Doc Watson September 13, 1994 The Carter Family
7 Love Is Just a Four Letter Word Earl Scruggs with Joan Baez October 1971 Joan Baez
8 Never Ending Song of Love Earl Scruggs with Special Guests 1972 Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
9 Nine Pound Hammer Earl Scruggs October 1971
10 Propinquity Earl Scruggs with Special Guests 1972 The Monkees
11 Ring of Fire Earl Scruggs with Linda Ronstadt 1972 Anita Carter
12 Rita Ballou Earl Scruggs 1976 Guy Clark
13 Rock, Salt and Nails Earl Scruggs with Linda Ronstadt 1972 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
14 Shackles and Chains Earl Scruggs & Tom T. Hall April 30, 1982 Jimmie Davis
15 Single Girl, Married Girl Shawn Colvin with Earl and Randy Scruggs 2004 The Carter Family - Kelly Harrell
16 Some of Shelly's Blues Earl Scruggs with Special Guests 1972 Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys
17 Streamlined Cannonball Earl Scruggs with Doc Watson October 1971 Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
18 The Last Thing on My Mind Earl Scruggs with Doc Watson October 1971 Tom Paxton
19 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Earl Scruggs with The Byrds October 1971 Bob Dylan & The Band

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs (2 artists)
2 Down the Road Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs (2 artists)
3 Foggy Mountain Chimes Earl Scruggs The Larry Stephenson Band

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Anniversary Special Earl Scruggs 1975 Columbia
2 The Earl Scruggs Revue The Earl Scruggs Revue 1973 Columbia
3 The Earl Scruggs Revue, Volume II Earl Scruggs 1976 Columbia
4 His Family and Friends Earl Scruggs October 1971 Columbia
5 I Saw the Light With Some Help From My Friends Earl Scruggs with Special Guests 1972 Columbia
6 The Storyteller and the Banjo Man Earl Scruggs & Tom T. Hall April 30, 1982 Columbia

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Very Special Acoustic Christmas various artists October 21, 2003 Lost Highway
2 Red Hot + Country various artists September 13, 1994 Mercury Nashville
3 The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage of The Carter Family various artists 2004 Dualtone

Forum topics

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1 Sea of Love covers Add songs JMS 1 2009-03-10 14:53:47 GMT by bacon
2 Artist: Earl Scruggs (Bastien) Report Errors Limbabwe 1 2012-03-29 17:57:42 GMT by tsk

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