Earl Scruggs
Known for: Acting
Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the traditional way the five-string banjo had previously been played.
Filmography
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Self
1962
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Film
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Self
1981
Film
Give Me the Banjo
Self
2011
American Music Shop
Self
1990
Film
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Three Pickers
Self
2003
Film
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Self
1993
Film
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self
1992
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
Self
1972
Film
Bluegrass Country Soul
Self
1972
Film
Country Music on Broadway
Self
1965
Film
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
Self
2007
Film
CMT Most Wanted Live: "A Very Special Acoustic Christmas"
Self
2003