Events to celebrate 100 years of Earl Scruggs
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Saturday would’ve been Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday.
To honor the renowned musician, a live concert will be held in Nashville, Tennesse.
But for those who want to watch the tribute remotely, it will air on Veep Saturday night.
For subscribers of the streaming app, the performance is free. Those who want to sign on for the one-time event can pay $14.99.
The lineup includes:
The Earls of Leicester, Del McCoury Band, Gena Britt, Alison Brown, Sam Bush, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan, Jimmie Fadden, Bela Fleck, Jeff Hanna, Sierra Hull, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Jim Mill, Justin Moses, Jerry Pentecost, Todd Phillips, Harry Stinson, Bryan Sutton, Tony Trischka and more, according to musicrow.com.
Proceeds from the show will benefit the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, which also plans to celebrate Scruggs with a concert the following Saturday.
The Scruggs Center will host a benefit concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13.
This show will be held at Shelby High School’s Malcolm Brown Auditorium, followed by an Encore After Party at the Earl Scruggs Center.
Performers include The Traveling McCourys, Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam and special guest Jerry Douglas.
General admission tickets and VIP packages online at earlscruggscenter.org under events. Contact the Earl Scruggs Center for more information, 704-487-6233.
A native of Cleveland County, he grew up as a poor boy in the Flint Hill community.
Scruggs transformed into a pioneer player of the banjo, creating his own three-finger style known by some as “Scruggs-style picking.”
He learned to play banjo at age 4 and appeared on a radio talent scout show by age 11. By 15, he was playing in bluegrass bands.
Scruggs earned four Grammy awards between 1968 and 2004. His first award stemmed from his performance of Foggy Mountain Breakdown as a member of Flatt and Scruggs. The tune won for Best Country Performance, Duo or Group – Vocal or Instrumental in 1968.
In 1992, Scruggs was among 13 recipients of a National Medal of Art.
Though he passed away in 2012 at the age of 88, tributes to the acclaimed bluegrass musician continue.
He was honored in 2013 during the 55th Annual Grammys’ In Memoriam.
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Events to celebrate 100 years of Earl Scruggs
