Earl Scruggs
American bluegrass musician
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About Earl Scruggs
He was a well renowned American Grammy Award winning musician and instrumentalist.
Personal Life
He was named Earl Eugene Scruggs when he was born to George Elam Scruggs who worked as a bookkeeper and farmer. His mother was Georgia Lula. When his father died, his mother was left to take care of him together with his four other siblings. The whole family was interested in music which was a lot of fun for them.
Career
He started recording singles in 1949 starting with “God Loves His Children/I’m Going to Make Heaven My Home”. He has also released “I Sure Could Use the Feelings”, “It Was Only the Wind” and over a hundred more tracks.
Life and Death
In 1955, while driving to visit his sick mother together with his family, they got involved in an accident with a drunk driver. Even though his children were not badly hurt, he was badly hurt along with his wife. About twenty years later, he got involved in a plane crash when a plane he was flying went past the runway and flipped over. Even though he was badly injured, he survived. In 2012, he died of natural causes.
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F.A.Q. about Earl Scruggs
When is his birthday?
Earl Scruggs' birthday is on January 6, 1924.
In how many days is his birthday?
Earl's birthday is in 257 days
How old was Earl when he died?
He was 88 years old.
When did he die?
He died in March 28, 2012.
How old would he be today?
Earl Scruggs would be 100 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Earl from?
He was born in Shelby, North Carolina, U.S..