Acting
Earl Scruggs
EN cinema · 14 credits
Born
6 January 1924
Died
28 March 2012 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Also known as Earl Eugene Scruggs
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
Filmography
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
EN · 2019Not rated
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
EN · 200710.0
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
EN · 19815.8
as Self, Music
Where the Lilies Bloom
EN · 19745.9
Original Music Composer
