Editor’s note: This is the 471st in a series of articles recalling vanished Huntington scenes. Music historians view the duo of singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs as one ...

The birth of banjo great Earl Scruggs — born 96 years ago on January 6th, 1924, in the Cleveland County community of Flint Hill, North Carolina — predated the debut of the Grand Ole Opry by less than ...

Melissa Block talks with banjo legend Earl Scruggs about the release of a new DVD, The Best of the Flatt & Scruggs TV Show. The famous duo... Earl Scruggs on Country Music, and His Role in It MELISSA ...

It’s hard to catch your breath in bluegrass. The hail of banjo, dobro, mandolin, bass and fiddle merge into a stylized tornado of sound that’s as passionate and swirling as it is technical. Upbeat ...

101 Salty Dog Blues / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 102 Durham's Reel / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 103 ...

101 Jimmy Brown the Newsboy / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 102 Randy Lynn Rag / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt.

Earl Scruggs became a household name in the early 1960s when he and Lester Flatt joined vocalist Jerry Scroggins in recording "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," becoming the theme song for the hit ...

Through his work as a solo artist, session musician, collaborator, and member of a host of bluegrass groups over the past 50 years, Jerry Douglas has established himself as arguably the premier Dobro ...

For four hours on Saturday evening, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosted the persistent, echoing crescendo of a capacity crowd of foot-stomping bluegrass devotees celebrating banjo player Earl Scruggs' ...

Nashville – Gary Scruggs, Grammy-winning country music performer, producer, singer, bassist, and songwriter, passed away on Wednesday December 1, 2021, at 72. Gary was the eldest son of bluegrass ...

Grammy-winning performer Gary Scruggs, who was the oldest son of Earl Scruggs and played alongside his legendary bluegrass father as well as in a duo with his brother Randy, has died, the Tennessean ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based jamgrass quintet The Infamous Stringdusters have seen a dynamic start to 2023, balancing an ongoing national tour with the roll-out of their upcoming album A Tribute To Flatt & ...