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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2023 Earl Scruggs Music Festival is ready to begin. The Earl Scruggs Music Festival returns this weekend for the second year ...

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 ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival will return to Mill Spring, N.C., for its fourth annual event on August 29-31. Continuing tradition, the occasion will take place at Tryon International Equestrian Center.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Moments before Earl Scruggs' silver-colored casket was escorted from the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry Sunday, a video of Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys ...

“Few players have changed the way we hear an instrument the way Earl has, putting him in a category with Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Chet Atkins and Jimi Hendrix.” Those words, penned by actor, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival returns this weekend for the second year to provide a multi-day celebration of the musician’s contributions and the rich musical culture of the region. Scruggs, dubbed ...