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.
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Roger Hester shares family memories of Earl Scruggs
Irene, Bryan, Anna Catherine, and Leonard Causby with Earl Scruggs, circa 1984 Banjoist Roger Hester, 81, of Sanford, NC, is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of bluegrass history. Recently, he shared a bit of his musical heritage that included the famous banjo
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Jeff Hanna talks Will The Circle Be Unbroken albums and how they resonate 50 years on
Those that have studied the evolution of bluegrass, traditional music, and the history of Americana music in general need not be told the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's impact on the arc of that trajectory. And the means by which they
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Banjo Legends site celebrates Earl Scruggs and J.D. Crowe on film
Daniel Duffin is a photographer, writer, and banjo enthusiast who had taken advantage of the opportunity to capture his favorite pickers, Earl Scruggs and J.D. Crowe, on film in the comfort of their own homes. Now that these legends have
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Earl Scruggs Center acquires Earl’s Ruben banjo for new exhibit
Earl Scruggs playing his Jim Faulkner Mark V Ruben banjo with the Earl Scruggs Revue The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has acquired a custom banjo made for Earl Scruggs by Jim Faulkner for their newest exhibit on the Earl