Earl Scruggs Music Festival, the annual gathering which honors the namesake three-fingered banjo picker, has unveiled the official artist lineup for its ...

The iconic North Carolina bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs would have turned 100 on Jan. 6. On Saturday, the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will host a special concert to honor his memory with the ...

When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival will return to North Carolina over Labor Day weekend 2026 for its annual celebration of the banjo trailblazer.

On May 22, an all-star crew of Americana, bluegrass and country stars joined forces at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to elevate the legacy of bluegrass icon Earl Scruggs. Country Music ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the donation of legendary musician, bluegrass pioneer and Country Music Hall of Fame ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Earl Scruggs was remembered Sunday as an influential, helpful and humble banjo player who put his own trademark on bluegrass music. Some 2,300 mourners attended Scruggs' public ...

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival has released its highly anticipated 2026 lineup for a three-day weekend of bluegrass and Americana music this fall.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - 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 ...

A statue of Earl Scruggs at the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby. tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com Whatever you’ve accomplished in your life, chances are you didn’t make history at age 10. But Earl Scruggs, ...