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    Mar 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Earl Scruggs, bluegrass legend, dies at age 88

    Pop & Hiss
    Earl Scruggs: Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs has died at 88....
    2. Mar 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Earl Scruggs: Remembering a bluegrass and American music legend

    Pop & Hiss
    Remembering bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs, who died on Wednesday at age 88. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts explores the legendary American musician's influence....
    3. Mar 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Earl Scruggs laid a foundation for others to build on, Marty Stuart says

    Pop & Hiss
    Earl Scruggs created a foundation for progressive musicians to build on. Bela Fleck is an example of one who took the banjo to new heights because of what Earl Scruggs created before him....
    4. Apr 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. 'The Beverly Hillbillies' and other great storytelling TV themes

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    "The Beverly Hillbillies" theme song featured great banjo playing by Earl Scruggs. It also nicely set up the world of "The Beverly Hillbillies." But it isn't the only TV series to tell a tale in its opening moments....
    5. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. Bluegrass veteran gets 'little help from his friends'

    The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.
    Even the Beatles, on occasion, needed a little help from their friends. In the world of bluegrass, veteran musician Donnie Ray Mayhew relied on his wide circle of friends to produce a new CD, titled "Long Overdue." So far, Mayhew's idea to draw on the...

    Tags: Earl Scruggs, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program)

    6. Apr 5, 2012 |Story| Interior Journal

  6. "A joyous time with the music"

    Earl Scruggs died last week and though not a Kentucky boy, his banjo playing was so elemental to what we now know as bluegrass that it defines our indigenous music.
    Earl Scruggs died last week and though not a Kentucky boy, his banjo playing was so elemental to what we now know as bluegrass that it defines our indigenous music. There is much more that defined the man, but most important is the hard picking banjo...

    Tags: Earl Scruggs, Music Industry, Respiratory Disease, Arts and Culture, Bluegrass (genre)

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