Earl Scruggs(1924-2012)

Earl Scruggs est né le 6 janvier 1924 en Caroline du Nord, États-Unis. Il était acteur et compositeur. Il est connu pour Bonnie et Clyde (1967), Love Gourou (2008) et Les Pingouins de Madagascar (2014). Il était marié à Louise Scruggs. Il est mort le 28 mars 2012 dans le Tennessee, États-Unis.

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Site officiel
- Official Site
Date de naissance
- 6 janvier 1924
- near Shelby, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
Date de décès
- 28 mars 2012
- Nashville, Tennessee, États-Unis(non divulguée)
Conjoint
- Louise Scruggs18 avril 1948 - 2 février 2006 (son décès, 3 enfants)
Autres œuvres
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.
Annonces publicitaires
- 4 Articles

Anecdotes
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".