| Earl Scruggs  AKA Earl Eugene Scruggs
Born: 6-Jan-1924
Birthplace: Flint Hill, NC
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Bluegrass banjo pioneer Wife: Louise Certain (b. 17-Feb-1927, m. 1948, d. 2-Feb-2006, two sons)
Son: Gary Scruggs
Son: Randy Scruggs
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Banjo (1945-48)
Flatt and Scruggs Banjo (1948-68)
The Earl Scruggs Revue (1968-)
Earl Scruggs
Grammy Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental (for Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Flatt and Scruggs)(1968)
Grammy Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (for Same Old Train with Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, et. al.) (1998)
Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance (for Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Leon Russell, et. al.) (2001)
Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance (for Earl's Breakdown with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (2004)
National Medal of Arts 1992
Hip Replacement Surgery 1950s
Heart Attack 1996
Heart Bypass Operation
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Changing Hearts (15-Apr-2002)
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (29-Apr-1994) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.earlscruggs.com/
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