Earl Scruggs(1924-2012)

Earl Scruggs wurde am 6 Januar 1924 in near Shelby, North Carolina, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Komponist, bekannt für Bonnie und Clyde (1967), Der Love Guru (2008) und Die Pinguine aus Madagascar (2014). Er war mit Louise Scruggs verheiratet. Er starb am 28 März 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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Offizieller Standort
- Official Site
Geboren am
- 6. Januar 1924
- near Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Verstorben
- 28. März 2012
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA(nicht bekannt gegeben)
Ehepartner
- Louise Scruggs18. April 1948 - 2. Februar 2006 (sie verstorben, 3 Kinder)
Andere Arbeiten
Stage Play: Hayride. Musical. Scenic Design by Art Guild, Jack Woodson and Jack Derrenberger. Stage Manager: Daniel Pennell [final Broadway credit]. 48th Street Theatre: 13 Sep 1954- 2 Oct 1954 (24 performances). Cast: Black Eyed Susan, Jody Carver, Sonny Day, Fiddlin' Irving, Lester Flatt, The Foggy Mountain Boys, Roy Horton, Eugene Jenkins, Mary Klick, Joe Maphis, Lilly May, Johnny Newton, Zeb Robinson, Earl Scruggs, Curly Sechler, Eddy Smith, Ray Smith, Quincy Snodgrass, Sunshine Sue, Jake Tulloch. Paul Warren. Produced by Barron Howard and Jack Stone.
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Wissenswertes
Earl invented what was to become known as "Scruggs tuners" allowing a quick dropping of the two middle strings from standard to "D" tuning. Originally, they were an extra pair of tuning pegs with cams pushing against the strings with adjustable set screws. This required drilling two extra holes in the peg head. Working with fellow banjo player Bill Kieth they were refined to geared units that simply replaced the two middle tuning pegs. Earl sometimes raised and lowered the strings as he picked them most notably in "Flint Hill Special" and "Earl's Breakdown".