Earl Scruggs: Earl Scruggs, Beverly Hillbillies Bluegrass Legend, Dies

It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and asEarl Scruggs was one of the leading figures in bluegrass music, conceiving of the three-finger picking style that came to define the genre. That sound was.Click here to see a photo gallery of Earl Scruggs through the years. Here, he waits in his dressing room at the Ford Theatre at the

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