EARL SCRUGGS

ORIGIN

• Flint Hill near Shelby,N.C.

FACTS

• Born on January 6, 1924, died March 28, 2012
• Father, mother, and brothers played instruments
• Had four brothers

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• In his early teens he played for local dances
• Attended high school in nearby Boiling Springs
• In 1939 he played with a group called the Morris Brothers

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• Left to look after his mother and work
• Worked at the textile mills during WW2
• He joined bluegrass legend Bill Monroe bluegrass boys band

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• He elevated the banjo from a rhythm instrument to a load instrument through his particular three finger picking style also known as the Scruggs style
• He quit the Bluegrass Boys in 1948 and formed a band
• His bands name was called the Foggy Mountain Boys

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