Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died Marc… Read Full Bio ↴Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music.
Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncopated, three-finger picking style quickly became a sensation. In 1948 Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt left Monroe's band and formed Flatt and Scruggs. In 1969, Flatt and Scruggs broke up and Scruggs started a new band, the Earl Scruggs Revue, featuring several of his sons.
Flatt and Scruggs won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Scruggs' instrumental Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Scruggs was an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991.
In 2002 Scruggs won a second Grammy award for the 2001 recording of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which featured artists such as Steve Martin on 2nd banjo solo (Martin played the banjo tune on his 1970s stand-up comic acts), Vince Gill and Albert Lee on electric guitar solos, Paul Shaffer on piano, Leon Russell on organ, and Marty Stuart on mandolin. The album, Earl Scruggs and Friends, also featured artists such as Elton John, Sting, Johnny Cash, Don Henley, Travis Tritt, and Billy Bob Thornton. Earl Scruggs and Friends (MCA Nashville, 2001).
On February 13, 2003, Scruggs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On September 13, 2006, Scruggs was honored at Turner Field in Atlanta as part of the pre-game show for an Atlanta Braves home game. Organizers set a world record (239) for the most banjo players playing one song together (Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Breakdown).
Scruggs' wife and manager Louise Scruggs died on February 2, 2006 at the age of 78 at Nashville, TN's Baptist Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in late 1945 and his syncopated, three-finger picking style quickly became a sensation. In 1948 Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt left Monroe's band and formed Flatt and Scruggs. In 1969, Flatt and Scruggs broke up and Scruggs started a new band, the Earl Scruggs Revue, featuring several of his sons.
Flatt and Scruggs won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Scruggs' instrumental Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Scruggs was an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991.
In 2002 Scruggs won a second Grammy award for the 2001 recording of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which featured artists such as Steve Martin on 2nd banjo solo (Martin played the banjo tune on his 1970s stand-up comic acts), Vince Gill and Albert Lee on electric guitar solos, Paul Shaffer on piano, Leon Russell on organ, and Marty Stuart on mandolin. The album, Earl Scruggs and Friends, also featured artists such as Elton John, Sting, Johnny Cash, Don Henley, Travis Tritt, and Billy Bob Thornton. Earl Scruggs and Friends (MCA Nashville, 2001).
On February 13, 2003, Scruggs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On September 13, 2006, Scruggs was honored at Turner Field in Atlanta as part of the pre-game show for an Atlanta Braves home game. Organizers set a world record (239) for the most banjo players playing one song together (Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Breakdown).
Scruggs' wife and manager Louise Scruggs died on February 2, 2006 at the age of 78 at Nashville, TN's Baptist Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Jingle Bells
Earl Scruggs Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Earl Scruggs:
Baby Blue Eyes I wonder if I'll ever forget you And if our love…
Back To The Cross I'm out on the sea filled with sorrows Tossed like a…
Before I Met You I thought I'd seen pretty girls in my time That was…
Black Mountain Blues When I was young And in my prime (in my…
Borrowed Love At every glance, you steal from me I catch your…
Bouquet In Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
Bugle Call Rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Cabin On the Hill There's a happy childhood home in my memory I can…
Come Back Darling Tonight as I sit by my window I'm reading your letter…
Doin My Time On this old rock pile with a ball and chain They…
Down The Road Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Fill Her Up Mobil station where I stand This old gas pump in my…
Foggy Mountain Top If I was on some foggy mountain top I'd sail away…
Give Me the Flowers While I'm Living In this world today while we're living some folks say…
Give Mother My Crown She labored so hard in this world below she didn't…
Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
Heavy Traffic Ahead On Saturday night when our work is done We load our…
Hey Jude Hey Jude, don't make it bad Take a sad song and…
Hey Porter Hey, Porter Hey Porter Would you tell me the time? How mu…
I Saw The Light I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin I wouldn't let…
I Shall Be Released They say everything can be replaced They say every distance…
I'd Rather Be Alone I'd rather be alone and have you dream of me…
I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime Are you going to be A saint on that shore Are the…
I'll Never Love Another I used to sit alone at night and worry little…
I've Lost You I've got something to tell you That I think you ought…
It Won't Be Long There will come a time some morning when all the…
It's Mighty Dark to Travel It's mighty dark for me to travel For my sweetheart she…
Love is Just a Four Letter Word Seems like only yesterday I left my mind behind Down in the…
Mandolin Wind When the rain came I thought you'd leave 'Cause I knew…
My Cabin In Caroline There's a cabin in the pines in the hills of…
My Little Girl In Tennessee Oh, little girl of mine in Tennessee I know she's waiting…
Never Ending Song Of Love I've got a never ending love for you From now on,…
No Mother Or Dad Now brother and I are all alone We have no place…
Old Salty Dog Blues Standin' on the corner with the low down blues Is a…
On My Mind I can't sleep and I can't eat all I do…
Passin' Thru Well I have stood upon the mountain I have seen the…
Propinquity ccccccccccccccccccccccI've known for a long time The kind o…
Reunion in Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
Ring Of Fire Love is a burning thing and it makes a firery ring bound…
Rock Salt And Nails On the banks of the river, …
Roll In My Sweet Baby If I was on some foggy mountain top I'd sail away…
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad I ain't gonna work…
Salty Dog Blues Standin' on the corner with the low down blues Is a…
Same Old Train Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina…
Some Of Shelley's Blues Tell me, Just one more time the reasons why you must…
The Angels Sometimes I feel like an innocent one To deserve this fate…
The Banks Of The Ohio I asked my love to take a walk, Just a little…
The Cabin There's a cabin in the pines in the hills of…
Thinking About You I've got something to tell you That I think you ought…
Till The End Of The World Rolls 'Round 'Til the end of the world rolls round, I'll keep…
True Love Never Dies The last time I thought about leavin' Was the last time…
Wabash Cannonball From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore Gre…
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart The time has come to say goodbye I'm asking you to…
What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul Brother how far, from the saviour today Risking your soul, f…
What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? Brother how far, from the saviour today Risking your soul, …
When the Saints Go Marching In Oh when the saints go marching in when the saints…
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings fr…
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@milindpradhan2699
You all came together
and played this song for us
Now you are known
world over 1
I listen to this tune
over and over
Always keep on playing
and never let this be over2
My best wishes to you
and to your family
You have made us today happy and jolly3
@elaineoswald3763
Even tho it was 14 years ago it’s AWESOME today in 2024! I LOVE IT!!! Thank you for posting 😉🤗🤗❤️❤️
@chrisdavies5912
Wonderful. RIP Earl, Randy, Gary and Phil. These guys brighten my day 😊
@phyllispetras3369
They ALL have passed???????
@chrisdavies5912
@@phyllispetras3369 Sadly, it is true that those four gentlemen passed away.
@leekoss7083
Very sweet! We’re getting onto Christmas 2023 now! ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉❤❤
@pascaldrake8811
How could anyone dislike this video? There are 5 Scrooges in the world. Love and miss you Earl. There will never be anyone like you. How lucky God is to have you home.
@Bradley_Bern_Astoria_Oregon
The man on the slide guitar, was a champion. Having fought cancer 5 times , only to have stupid Covid take him away at a young age.
This one's for you Phil 🍺
@vernwallen4246
If this don't get you into the Christmas spirit nothing will.💕💕💕Earl is the best.
@Snagglefratz
Possibly the best version of Jingle Bells ever.
@garywinstead2729
Amen a beautiful sound love it