Oral history interview with Earl Scruggs; 1973 December 29; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 Dec. 29.

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Oral history interview with Earl Scruggs; 1973 December 29; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 Dec. 29.

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In an interview originally conducted for Guitar Player magazine, bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs answers questions about his guitar playing. Discussion includes his guitar playing and the influence of guitar players Maybelle Carter and Merle Travis; his three finger guitar style; an overview of guitars he has owned; and comments on his feelings regarding his status as one of the most imitated country musicians.

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Scruggs, Earl

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Influential banjo player and bluegrass pioneer. Born January 6, 1924. Full name: Earl Eugene Scruggs. Important musical innovator, his thumb-and-two-finger banjo picking style became an essential building block of bluegrass. Member, Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1945-1948. Performed as Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, 1948-1969. In 1969 he formed the Earl Scruggs Revue with his sons. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

Scruggs, Earl

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Influential banjo player and bluegrass pioneer. Born January 6, 1924. Full name: Earl Eugene Scruggs. Important musical innovator, his thumb-and-two-finger banjo picking style became an essential building block of bluegrass. Member, Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1945-1948. Performed as Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, 1948-1969. In 1969 he formed the Earl Scruggs Revue with his sons. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...