Earl Scruggs, who died Wednesday at age 88, was the banjo player of his time, right? Right. He defined the sound of a bluegrass band with his banjo style, right? Right. A bluegrass band without a ...

John McEuen discusses Earl Scruggs' innovations on the banjo. John McEuen discusses Earl Scruggs' innovations on the banjo. McEuen demonstrates different styles that take us from the melodies of the ...

Obrothers Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs, where art thou? In North Carolina, it turns out, performing side by side in concert for the first time. Dubbed "The Three Pickers," with a wink and ...

After a lifetime of taking his banjo playing to new places, Tony Trischka is going back to the source of bluegrass banjo as we know it: Earl Scruggs. “It’s rare that one man defines a whole style,” ...