Video: Bill Monroe & Earl Scruggs at the Grand Ole Opry

Earl Scruggs was a giant and his influence was felt across the music world. Scruggs will be greatly missed and remembered as one of the true musician's musicians. We present a video tribute. Sadly, bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs has passed away at the age of 88. In an age when clawhammer banjo playing still dominated the string band scene, Scruggs brought his three-finger picking style out of the North Carolina mountains and smack dab into the mainstream. It became the dominant playing style in bluegrass and roots music generally as a result of his virtuoso performances with Bill [...]