Earl Scruggs
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Earl Scruggs artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Studio Sessions
August 6, 2003 The bluegrass legends played in NPR's studios, and spoke to host Melissa Block.
Interviews & Profiles
April 1, 2012 Weekend Edition Sunday revisits a 2007 conversation with Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck and Steve Martin.
March 30, 2012 Fresh Air remembers the bluegrass legend with excerpts from an interview.
September 12, 2011 The poor, cross-eyed boy from Kentucky created the hard-driving, high-lonesome genre.
April 26, 2007 The banjo legend releases a new DVD, The Best of the Flatt & Scruggs TV Show.
Discover Songs
August 28, 2009 Banjo player David Johnston continues to find inspiration in the venerable bluegrass legends.
News
March 29, 2012 The banjo player developed a picking technique which defined the sound of bluegrass music.
More Stories
July 26, 2011 Hear a preview of some of the artists featured at this year's Newport folk and jazz festivals.
April 1, 2000 Earl Scruggs's song may have been the first to introduce audiences to bluegrass music.
