The birth of banjo great Earl Scruggs — born 96 years ago on January 6th, 1924, in the Cleveland County community of Flint Hill, North Carolina — predated the debut of the Grand Ole Opry by less than ...

On April 1, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the institution opened its archives, offering an unparalleled look at country music ...

In the mood for 'The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show Vol 1' on your favorite screen? Here are streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can ...

One of the groups most synonymous with the advent of bluegrass as we know it today is Flatt & Scruggs. On Dec. 8, 1945, the pair made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry, the country music institution ...

While "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" became a big hit, Scruggs' wife and manager, Louise, almost put a stop to the project. Speaking with NPR in 2003, she recalled showrunner Paul Henning approaching ...

On December 8th, 1945, as members of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs performed together on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time, signaling a sea ...

Marty Stuart has one of the most impressive resumes in country music. He started playing guitar and mandolin at a young age. When he was only 14 years old, he joined bluegrass legend Lester Flatt’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Moments before Earl Scruggs' silver-colored casket was escorted from the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry Sunday, a video of Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys ...

Meet Andy Sachs. A million girls would kill to have her job. She's not one of them.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Moments before Earl Scruggs' silver-colored casket was escorted from the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry Sunday, a video of Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys ...