| Full Name | Earl Scruggs |
| Net Worth | $500,000 |
| Date Of Birth | January 6, 1924 |
| Died | March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Place Of Birth | near Shelby, North Carolina, USA |
| Occupation | Bluegrass artist |
| Profession | Musician |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Louise Scruggs |
| Children | Randy Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Steve Scruggs |
| Parents | George Elam Scruggs, Georgia Lula Ruppe |
| Siblings | Horace Scruggs, Junie Scruggs, Ruby Scruggs, Eula Scruggs |
| Nicknames | Earl Scruggs, Scruggs, Earl Eugene, Earl Eugene Scruggs |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0780184 |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Icon Award |
| Music Groups | Foggy Mountain Boys, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys |
| Nominations | Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year, Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year |
| Movies | The Three Pickers, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, The Nashville Sound, All Star Bluegrass Celebration, Bluegrass: Country Soul, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along, Merlefest Live: 15th Anniversary Jam, Preachin', Prayin', Singin' With Charlie Daniels and Friends: ... |
| TV Shows | American Music Shop, Flatt & Scruggs TV Show |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame (1991). |
| 2 | Received an honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on March 15, 2005. |
| 3 | Following his death, he was interred at Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 4 | Earl invented what was to become known as "Scruggs tuners" allowing a quick dropping of the two middle strings from standard to "D" tuning. Originally, they were an extra pair of tuning pegs with cams pushing against the strings with adjustable set screws. This required drilling two extra holes in the peg head. Working with fellow banjo player Bill Kieth they were refined to geared units that simply replaced the two middle tuning pegs. Earl sometimes raised and lowered the strings as he picked them most notably in "Flint Hill Special" and "Earl's Breakdown". |
| 5 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 13, 2003. |
| 6 | Is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most imitated musician. "Scruggs Style" is synonymous with picking a banjo with three fingers, and countless musicians worldwide list him as their primary influence. |
| 7 | He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C (1992). |
| 8 | Had two sons with Louise Scruggs: Gary Scruggs and Randy Scruggs. They also had a third son, Steve, who killed his wife, Elizabeth, with a pistol, then himself on September 23, 1992. He was their youngest child. |
| 9 | His wife, Louise Scruggs, who guided her husband's career for more than a half century, was the first female to become an artist booking agent in Nashville. |
| 10 | As a member of Flatt & Scruggs, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1985). |
| 11 | After the breakup of Flatt & Scruggs, Earl formed the "Earl Scruggs Revue" with his sons: Gary Scruggs and Randy Scruggs. Later, they were joined by Steve. |
| 12 | With Lester Flatt, member of the Foggy Mountain Boys, 1948-1969. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Penguins of Madagascar | 2014 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | |
| The Marty Stuart Show | | TV Series writer - 6 episodes, 2008 - 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2008 | |
| The Office | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2001 - 2011 performer - 1 episode, 2001 | |
| Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 | 2010 | Video performer: "Our Love Is Home Grown" | |
| The Love Guru | 2008 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | |
| Opry Video Classics: Pioneers | 2007 | Video performer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" / writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | |
| Wanderlust | 2006 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | |
| Changing Hearts | 2002 | performer: "Old County Road" / writer: "Old County Road" | |
| Desert Blue | 1998 | "Foggy Mountain Special" | |
| Fire Down Below | 1997 | "Desert Breeze" | |
| Dutch | 1991 | performer: "Till The End Of The World Rolls Around" | |
| Moonlighting | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dallas Schoolgirls | 1981 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - uncredited | |
| Hot Dallas Nights | 1981 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - uncredited | |
| 13th Annual Music City News Awards | 1979 | TV Special writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" | |
| The Porter Wagoner Show | 1973-1978 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Sharon | 1977 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - uncredited | |
| The Tycoon's Daughter | 1973 | writer: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - uncredited | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | 1970 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 | writer: "Foggie Mountain Breakdown" | |
| Country Music on Broadway | 1965 | writer: "Flint Hill Special" | |
| Country Style, U.S.A. | 1958 | TV Series short writer - 1 episode | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Béla Fleck: How To Write A Banjo Concerto | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Give Me the Banjo | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bluegrass Diva | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| The Marty Stuart Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Late Late Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Banjo / Guitar / Vocals |
| A Capitol Fourth | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Our Country | 2003 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Banjo Player |
| American Roots Music | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Austin City Limits | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Roots of Country: Nashville Celebrates the Ryman | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Grand Ole Opry 65th Anniversary | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Nashville Story | 1986 | Video | Himself |
| The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| Banjoman | 1975 | Documentary | |
| Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend - Family & Friends | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host & Performer |
| The Nashville Sound | 1970 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Country Music on Broadway | 1965 | | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Grand Ole Opry | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Banjo Player |
| Flatt and Scruggs Grand Ole Opry | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
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