On this day (January 6) in 1924, Earl Scruggs was born in Flint Hill, North Carolina. He was a member of two of the most influential bluegrass groups. Moreover, he was at the forefront of the genre in ...

We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and feature interviews with two of its members. First up, bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs. He and guitarist ...

We listen back to archival interviews with two Opry members: bluegrass musician Scruggs, who perfected three-finger banjo picking, and country star Lynn. Originally broadcast in 2012 and 2010.

SHELBY, N.C. — The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will be closed for more than a month starting Thanksgiving day, our partners at The Shelby Star reported. ALSO READ: Music pioneer and Cleveland Co.

Attending a music festival at an equestrian center is full-body immersion into a world of sleek horse haute-Derby style meets thigh-slapping, plaid-shirted, down-home mountain music makers — a place ...

This year’s Original Ozark Folk Fair is a full circle moment for the Ozark Daredevils, but it’s not a goodbye. It’s a see you later, maybe. Founding Daredevil John Dillon says they are still going ...

Rob McCoury can sum up banjo legend Earl Scruggs in one simple, yet seismic sentence. “Banjo at its finest,” said McCoury, a lauded Grammy-winning banjoist for the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin’ ...

Last year fans of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum boarded a time machine back to 1898 to experience an infamous jail break. On Aug. 8, fans of the museum will travel to a much groovier time.

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival, held Labor Day weekend at the Tryon Equestrian Center southeast of Asheville, may hit the Goldilocks sweet spot in music festival size. It’s big enough to attract ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival will return to Mill Spring, N.C., for its fourth annual event on August 29-31. Continuing tradition, the occasion will take place at Tryon International Equestrian Center.

It was the poppy red, Wimbledon white and metallic blue paint scheme, with a flat-black hood, that shot its automotive arrow of love into car enthusiast Earl Rebman Jr.’s heart. The sporty two-door ...