Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs, Legendary Banjo Player, Dies at 88 [VIDEO]
Earl Scruggs, Legendary Banjo Player, Dies at 88 [VIDEO]
Earl Scruggs, Legendary Banjo Player, Dies at 88 [VIDEO]
Have you heard 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' or 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett'? That's Earl Scruggs playing the banjo with his long-time partner Lester Flatt. Scruggs died on Wednesday, March 28, in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital at the age of 88. Scruggs pioneered the three-finger style of playing that helped popularize the banjo as a lead instrument.