Tony Trischka's Earl Jam band in Shelby, NC (1/13/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Bryce LaFoon was on hand with his camera this past Saturday for The Earl Scruggs Center's Remembering Earl concert, benefitting the Center, and celebrating both their 10th
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Brown’s Ferry Blues video from Tony Trischka, with Billy Strings
Banjo master Tony Trischka is marking the 100th anniversary year of Earl Scruggs' birth with a new album in his honor. Entitled Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs, and expected later this spring from the new Down The Road
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Earl Scruggs celebrated at The Ryman for his 100th birthday
The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and imitated banjo picker to date, was celebrated and remembered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Saturday night on what
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Happy Birthday Earl Scruggs!
As most serious banjo fans, tomorrow, January 6, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Earl Scruggs, born in 1924 in Cleveland County, NC. He lived another 88 years, along the way turning the five string banjo into a
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CBA to host Earl Scruggs 100th birthday tribute in Bakersfield
West coast grassers will have a chance to celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs in a special tribute show on January 6 in Bakersfield, CA, produced by the California Bluegrass Association in partnership with the Guitar Masters
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Earl Scruggs Center honors Earl on his 100th birthday
The Earl Scruggs Center, a museum and cultural center honoring Shelby, NC's most famous native, is also hosting a special concert on January 13, 2024 in honor of the great man's 100th birthday. This date lands just two days after
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Celebrate Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday at The Ryman
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville has scheduled a special appreciation concert on January 6, 2024 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the one and only Earl Scruggs. This unique show featuring a bevy of top bluegrass talent
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Earl’s Granada makes it to the Country Music Hall of Fame
On Monday afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum officially accepted the donation of Earl Scruggs' iconic Granada banjo into their permanent collection. This is the legendary banjo that Earl obtained in a swap with Don Reno in 1949,
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Lincoln Hensley and the pursuit of Earl Scruggs’ guitar
Earl Scruggs with his1955 Martin D-18 (Clemson University, 1964) - photo courtesy of Collectiques Lincoln Hensley, banjoist with Tennessee Bluegrass Band, is a young man with an old soul. To be so few in years, he has amassed extensive knowledge of
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Dan Tyminski and Po’ Ramblin’ Boys for Earl Scruggs Center
Dan Tyminski at the Malcolm Brown Auditorium in Shelby, NC - photo © Bryce Lafoon On Saturday evening, March 4, the Dan Tyminski Band performed in Shelby, NC for the Remembering Earl benefit show put on by the Earl Scruggs Center.