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Born: January 06, 1924 in Flint Hill, NC
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Genre: Country

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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 and Scruggs forming the Earl Scruggs Revue wi... Continue Bio >>

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Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Discography:
2003 Three Pickers
2001 Earl Scruggs and Friends
1984 Superjammin'
1983 Top of the World
1982 The Storyteller and the Banjo Man
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Filmography:
2003 Merlefest Live: 15th Anniversary Jam
2003 Our Country
2002 The Three Pickers
1994 High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
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Member Of: Lewis, Scruggs & Long Flatt & Scruggs More >> Similar Artists: Randy Scruggs Bill Keith Bill Monroe Laurel Canyon Ramblers Ralph Stanley More >>

Influenced By: Don Reno Morris Brothers Snuffy Jenkins More >> Followers: Preston Young Johnnie Whisnant Bill Keith Jim Smoak Rual Yarbrough More >>

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