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Earl Scruggs

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Real name
Earl Eugene Scruggs
Born
January 6, 1924
Died
March 28, 2012
Country
United States
IPI
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
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Earl Scruggs Revue
Family
Louise Certain Wife
Randy Scruggs Son
Gary Scruggs Son
Chris Scruggs Grandson
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Songs written by Earl Scruggs

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Building on Sand Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Troy Martin, Carl Butler Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys April 26, 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
Bummin' an Old Freight Train Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs July 2, 1964 Covered by (3 artists)
Carolina Traveler Earl Scruggs John McEuen 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Cold Cold Loving Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Ruby Moody Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys February 3, 1961 Covered by (2 artists)
Dear Old Dixie Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys November 2, 1952 Covered by (15 artists)
Don't Get Above Your Raisin' Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys May 9, 1951 Covered by (4 artists)
Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys May 19, 1954 Covered by (22 artists)
Down the Road Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys May 1949 Covered by (18 artists)
Earl's Breakdown Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys October 24, 1951 Covered by (18 artists)
Fireball Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Josh Graves Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys June 3, 1964 Covered by (10 artists)
Flint Hill Special Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys November 9, 1952 Covered by (20 artists)
Foggy Mountain Breakdown Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys December 11, 1949 Covered by (71 artists)
Foggy Mountain Chimes Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys August 29, 1953 Covered by (12 artists)
God Loves His Children Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys November 1948 Covered by (7 artists)
Ground Speed Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys January 23, 1959 Covered by (15 artists)
He Took Your Place Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys May 9, 1951 Covered by (9 artists)
Hot Corn, Cold Corn Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Stringbean Covered by (16 artists)
If I Should Wander Back Tonight Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys November 9, 1952 Covered by (7 artists)
I'm Going to Make Heaven My Home Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys November 1948 Covered by Lost & Found
I'm Lonesome and Blue Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys October 24, 1951 Covered by (5 artists)
Instrumental in D Minor Earl Scruggs Earl Scruggs Revue February 1975 Covered by Larry Perkins & Friends
I've Lost You Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys May 9, 1951 Covered by (3 artists)
My Cabin in Caroline Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys November 1948 Covered by (8 artists)
Nashville Blues Earl Scruggs Flatt and Scruggs September 3, 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Pick Along Earl Scruggs Flatt & Scruggs with Doc Watson February 10, 1961 Covered by Jim Mills [US1]
Please Don't Wake Me Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs July 2, 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Poor Rebel Soldier Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, G.C. Ellis Flatt & Scruggs May 2, 1963 Covered by (5 artists)
Randy Lynn Rag Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys September 22, 1955 Covered by (6 artists)
Reunion in Heaven Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs The Foggy Mountain Quartet November 9, 1952 Covered by (3 artists)
Silver Eagle Earl Scruggs Earl Scruggs Revue December 11, 1973 Covered by Union Station
So Happy I'll Be Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys December 11, 1949 Covered by (4 artists)
Somehow Tonight Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys May 9, 1951 Covered by (14 artists)
Someone Took My Place with You Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Gurney Thomas Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys August 29, 1953 Covered by (8 artists)
Thinking About You Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Flatt & Scruggs November 9, 1952 Covered by (6 artists)
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys November 1948 Covered by (12 artists)
When I Left East Virginia Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys October 21, 1962 Covered by The Larry Stephenson Band
Your Love Is Like a Flower Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Everett Lilly Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys August 30, 1953 Covered by (18 artists)
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