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Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
Born: Jan 6, 1924 in Flint Hill, NC
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Genre: Country
Styles: Bluegrass, Folk, Contemporary Bluegrass, Country Folk, Country Instrumental, Progressive Country, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk
Biography: Earl Scruggs is to the five-string banjo what Paganini was to the violin. After more than 20 years with the Foggy Mountain Boys, forming the most famous band in bluegrass history, Scruggs and Lester Flatt parted company in 1969 because of artistic differences, with Flatt pursuing more traditional sounds ...Read full biography
Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends
Released: 1972
Label: Vivid Sound
Critics' Rating:
Earl Scruggs was only two years out of his partnership with Lester Flatt when he did the public television special that yielded Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends, an all-star effort that lives up to ...Read full review
Live at Kansas State
Released: 1972
Label: Columbia
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One of the best albums of Scruggs' solo career, Live At Kansas State is a mirror image of his best live work with Flatt & Scruggs from the earlier decade. Backed by the Earl Scruggs Revue, an electric ...Read full review
More Earl Scruggs albums: Main Albums (22), Compilations (6), DVD/Video (2)
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