Earl Scruggs
Known for: Acting
Born: January 5, 1924 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA - Died: March 27, 2012
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
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7.2
MOVIE
Give Me the Banjo
Self
2011
Documentary
5.7
MOVIE
The Three Pickers
Self
2003
Documentary
4.8
MOVIE
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Self
1981
Comedy
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MOVIE
Country Music on Broadway
Self
1965
Music
7.0
MOVIE
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self
1990
Documentary
10.0
MOVIE
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Self
1993
Documentary
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MOVIE
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
Self
1972
Music
10.0
MOVIE
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Self (archive footage)
2007
Music
0.0
MOVIE
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
2019
Music
0.0
MOVIE
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
Self
2003
Music
0.0
MOVIE
Bluegrass Country Soul
Self
1972
Documentary
0.0
MOVIE
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
Self
2007
Music
6.9
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
Self
1962
Comedy
7.2
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Comedy
6.2
TV
Austin City Limits
Self
1974
Documentary
0.0
TV
American Music Shop
Self
1990
Drama
7.8
TV
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Drama
5.4
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Comedy
5.8
MOVIE
Where the Lilies Bloom
Original Music Composer
1974
Drama