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03-28-2012, 09:10 PM
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RIP Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs, whose banjo-picking technique on hits such as “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” changed the way people play the instrument, has died. He was 88.
Scruggs died yesterday of natural causes at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, the Associated Press reported, citing his son, Gary.
Scruggs invented his style as a child in North Carolina, where many banjoists picked with three fingers instead of the usual two. His variation on that method let him play a song’s melody and rhythm simultaneously, making his sound unique.
Earl Scruggs, Banjoist Who Invented ?Scruggs Style,? Dies at 88 - Bloomberg
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