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Earl Scruggs
Composer, Actor
Born January 6, 1924Died March 28, 2012 (88 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2013 | The 55th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Give Me the Banjo · as Self |
| 2010 | Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 · as Self |
| 2008 | The Marty Stuart Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Opry Video Classics: Pioneers · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | |
| 2005 | Grand Ole Opry's Vintage Classics · as Self |
| 2003 | A Capitol Fourth · as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | American Roots Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Banjo Player |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | |
| 1981 | The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Nashville Sound · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Country Music on Broadway · as Self |
| 1964 | ABC's Nightlife (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Flatt & Scruggs TV Show (TV Series) · as Self |