If talk of music festivals, especially one scheduled for Labor Day weekend, seems like a garish Christmas display in July, know that it’s absolutely necessary. It’s not merely a rite of passage, like ...

SHELBY — The Earl Scruggs Center will host the 2026 Remembering Earl Concert on Saturday, April 18, at the Crest High School Auditorium, bringing two powerhouse bluegrass acts to Cleveland County for ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival, the annual gathering which honors the namesake three-fingered banjo picker, has unveiled the official artist lineup for its fifth annual Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-6, 2026 ...

After consistent reports of running back David Montgomery getting shopped, a deal finally broke on Monday. The Detroit Lions sent the 28-year-old to Houston for a 2026 fourth-round pick, a 2027 ...

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. KUOW is ...

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.

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’ ...

From the age of 7 to 17, Earl Scruggs, famed Bluegrass musician grew up, discovered his three-fingered style of picking and nurtured his musical style in a tiny, four room house on Riverside Road just ...