Earl Scruggs
AKA Earl Eugene Scruggs
Born: 6-Jan-1924
Birthplace: Flint Hill, NC
Died: 28-Mar-2012
Location of death: Nashville, TN
Cause of death: Natural Causes
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Bluegrass banjo pioneer
Wife: Louise Certain (m. 1948, d. 2-Feb-2006, two sons)
Son: Gary Scruggs
Son: Randy Scruggs
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Banjo (1945-48)
Flatt and Scruggs Banjo (1948-68)
The Earl Scruggs Revue (1968-)
Earl Scruggs
Grammy 1968 for Foggy Mountain Breakdown (country performance, with Flatt and Scruggs)
Grammy 1998 for Same Old Train (vocal collaboration, with Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, et. al.)
Grammy 2001 for Foggy Mountain Breakdown (country instrumental, with Leon Russell, et. al.)
Grammy 2004 for Earl's Breakdown (country instrumental, with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
National Medal of Arts 1992
Hip Replacement Surgery 1950s
Heart Attack 1996
Heart Bypass Operation
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Changing Hearts (15-Apr-2002) · Wedding Musician
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (29-Apr-1994) · Himself
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (6-Oct-1981) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.earlscruggs.com/
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