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Earl Scruggs, pioneer of the country music genre ‘bluegrass’ and a legend on the banjo,  died on Wednesday morning of natural causes.  He was 88 years old. While his name may no longer be a household title to some music fans, Scruggs profoundly altered the course of country and bluegrass with his three-finger banjo-picking style [...]
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The banjo pioneer died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 88. Read Post

Even Jerry Garcia was influenced by this pioneer. Chicago Tribute: Banjo innovator and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died on Wednesday at a Nashville hospital at age 88. He had been in fa... Read Post

Earl Scruggs, the most significant banjo player in American music history, died of natural causes yesterday in a Nashville hospital. He was 88 years old. Journal pop and rock critic Jim Fusilli looks at what made him so great. Read Post