Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are known as pioneers of bluegrass music and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, is considered one of the most iconic groups in the genre's history. Formed in 1948, the ...

One hundred two years ago today, one of the most innovative and influential bluegrass musicians in the genre's history was born.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his ...

Country Music Memories: 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett' Hits No. 1 To this day, the song lives on. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are known as pioneers of bluegrass music and their band, the Foggy ...

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 ...

On this day (October 28) in 1936, Charlie Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Best known for his 1979 No. 1 single, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” Daniels was a pioneer, blending ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his ...