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Earl Scruggs
bj, 1924-2012 US, North Carolina
Musician of Country
A.k.a. Earl Eugene Scruggs
Earl Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina, USA - died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an American banjo player and musician, noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string banjo that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Along with Lester Flatt he founded The Foggy Mountain Boys. He first reached a mainstream audience in the early 1960's through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.
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Same Old Train on Tribute To Tradition by Various Artists You Ain't Going Nowhere on Turn Turn Turn - A Collection by The Byrds Cripple Creek (Instrumental) on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs 1959-1963 Vol.1 by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Theme From "Bonnie & Clyde" on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With The Foggy Mountain Boys by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys Flint Hill Special on Foggy Mountain Jamboree by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Blue Ridge Cabin Home on Foggy Mountain Jamboree by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms on Flatt & Scruggs - The Complete Mercury Recordings by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys The Ballad of Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies Featuring the Stars of the CBS Network Television Series by Various Artists Earl's Breakdown on Foggy Mountain Jamboree by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Special (with The Foggy Mountain Boys) - 78rpm Version on The Essential Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs by Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Collection- Live At The Ryman | Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends | 2008 | Compil. |
| Family & Friends | Earl Scruggs | 2006 | Album |
| The Complete Earl Scruggs Story | Earl Scruggs, Joan Baez, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Bill Monroe, The Morris Brothers, Doc Watson | 2005 | Single |
| The Essential Earl Scruggs | Earl Scruggs | 2004 | Compil. |
| The Three Pickers | Earl Scruggs / Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs | 2003 | Album |
| The Three Pickers | Earl Scruggs / Doc Watson / Ricky Skaggs | 2003 | Album |
| Classic Bluegrass Live 1959-1966 | Earl Scruggs | 2002 | Compil. |
| Earl Scruggs And Friends | Earl Scruggs | 2001 | Album |
| Dueling Banjos/Live At Kansas State | Earl Scruggs | 2000 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs | 1986 | Compil. |
| American Made - World Played | Earl Scruggs | 1984 | Album |
| Pedal To The Metal | Earl Scruggs | 1984 | Single |
| Top Of The World | Earl Scruggs | 1983 | Album |
| The Storyteller And The Banjo Man | Earl Scruggs & Tom T. Hall | 1982 | Album |
| There Ain't No Country Music On This Jukebox | Tom T. Hall & Earl Scruggs | 1982 | Single |
| Song Of The South | Tom T. Hall And Earl Scruggs | 1982 | Single |
| Sittin' On Top Of The World | Earl Scruggs | 1982 | Single |
| If I'd Only Come And Gone | Earl Scruggs | 1973 | Single |
| Dueling Banjos | Earl Scruggs | 1973 | Album |
| I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends | Earl Scruggs | 1972 | Album |
| The Brand New Tennessee Waltz / Foggy Mountain Breakdown | Earl Scruggs And Earl Scruggs Revue | 1972 | Single |
| Live At Kansas State | Earl Scruggs And The Earl Scruggs Revue | 1972 | Album |
| Lonesome Ruben / East Virginia Blues | Earl Scruggs | 1971 | Single |
| Train Number Forty-Five | Earl Scruggs | 1970 | Single |
| Nashville's Rock | Earl Scruggs | 1970 | Album |
| Nashville Skyline Rag | Earl Scruggs | 1970 | Single |
| 5-String Banjo Instruction Album | Earl Scruggs | 1967 | Album |
| Western Songs | Carl Smith, Earl Scruggs, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price | Single | |
| Could You Love Me One More Time | Earl Scruggs | Single |
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