Earl Scruggs

Acting

Born: 1924-01-06
Died: 2012-03-28
From: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Earl Eugene Scruggs

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2008
🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame