NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He ...

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Earl Scruggs, the bluegrass great, died on Wednesday at the age of 88. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically ...

Jerry Scoggins, who sang "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" that introduced the comical Clampett clan on "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. He was 93. Scoggins, who was born in Texas and began his career ...

Scruggs is known for pioneering the modern banjo sound. He learned to play at the age of 4 and started performing in the 1940s. His string-bending and lead runs became known worldwide as "the Scruggs ...

Jerry Scoggins, who sang “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” that introduced the comical Clampett clan on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” died Tuesday at age 93. Scoggins, who was born in Texas and began his ...