Del McCoury, playing guitar, leads his band during the funeral service for banjo great and bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, April 1, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Scruggs ...

On May 22, an all-star crew of Americana, bluegrass and country stars joined forces at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to elevate the legacy of bluegrass icon Earl Scruggs. Country Music ...

Already a giant of American music, bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs would seem to have nothing left to prove. The 78-year-old North Carolina native is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, ...

Bill Monroe, the man widely acknowledged as the father of bluegrass music, was in search of a new banjo player for his famed Blue Grass Boys when a young musician turned up backstage at Nashville’s ...

The banjo, for years in the background, stepped out of the shadows in the steady hands of Earl Scruggs. Beyond his many recordings and appearances, the bluegrass music legend, who died Wednesday at 88 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Earl Scruggs was remembered Sunday as an influential, helpful and humble banjo player who put his own mark on bluegrass music. Some 2,300 mourners attended Scruggs’ public funeral ...

The banjo, for years in the background, stepped out of the shadows in the steady hands of Earl Scruggs. Beyond his many recordings and appearances, the bluegrass music legend, who died Wednesday at 88 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Earl Scruggs was remembered Sunday as an influential, helpful and humble banjo player who put his own trademark on bluegrass music. Some 2,300 mourners attended Scruggs’ public ...

Some 2,300 mourners attended Scruggs' public funeral at the Ryman Auditorium Nashville: Earl Scruggs was remembered on Sunday as an influential, helpful and humble banjo player who put his own mark on ...