- Real name
- Earl Eugene Scruggs
- Born
- January 6, 1924
- Died
- March 28, 2012
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00005746691
00028200029 37 works
- Affiliation
- BMI
- Comments
- Country and bluegrass banjo and guitar player. Scruggs popularized three-finger style of banjo playing that became associated with bluegrass music. Some of his compositions were credited to his wife Louise Certain for tax reasons.
- Member of
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Earl Scruggs Revue
- Family
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Louise Certain Wife
Randy Scruggs Son
Gary Scruggs Son
Chris Scruggs Grandson
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