Actor · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Jan 6, 1924 · Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Active 1974–2012 · Awards: National Medal of Arts, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.