When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He ...

Acclaimed banjoist Tony Trischka recruited celebrated guitarist/vocalist Billy Strings, fellow banjo wizard Béla Fleck and an all-star band to contribute to a new recording of “Brown’s Ferry Blues.” ...

What would have been Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday is this Saturday (January 6). A star-studded lineup of country and bluegrass musicians will gather to celebrate a man who helped change the way ...

There’s an amazing video on Youtube, uploaded nearly ten years ago now. It has 6.5 million views and more than 2,400 comments, most of them expressing appreciation. It also has more than 27,000 likes ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “The Earl Scruggs Music Festival is very special to me and I’m honored to have a part in it,” says JT Scruggs. “I ...

Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a ...

After its debut outing last year, Earl Scruggs Music Festival is back this September boasting a 2023 lineup headlined by Emmylou Harris, Greensky Bluegrass, The Infamous Stringdusters and Del McCoury ...

Jan. 11 (UPI) --Google is paying homage to renowned musician and banjo player Earl Scruggs with a new Doodle. Scruggs was born in 1924 in North Carolina where he grew up on a farm. He joined Bill ...

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Earl Scruggs Music Festival has announced the first round of artists for its inaugural event, taking place Sept. 2-4, 2022. The festivities will take place at the Tryon International Equestrian Center ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CoraWagoner_Bonnaroo2023 - Credit: Cora Wagoner* When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks ...