
Earl Scruggs
Acting
1924-01-06 — 2012-03-28Cleveland 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

tv
5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv

tv
7.3
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · tv

tv
6.9
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · tv

tv
6.3
1975
Austin City Limits
1975 · tv

tv
8.1
1972
The Midnight Special
1972 · tv

movie
2019
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019 · movie

movie
5.8
1981
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981 · movie

movie
9.5
1993
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993 · movie

movie
1972
Bluegrass Country Soul
1972 · movie

movie
7.2
2011
Give Me the Banjo
2011 · movie

movie
10.0
2007
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007 · movie

movie
9.0
1965
Country Music on Broadway
1965 · movie

movie
7.0
1992
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992 · movie

movie
2007
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
2007 · movie

movie
2003
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
2003 · movie