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How often is it that a true original literally invents a
new approach that revitalizes their chosen instrument?
"At the age of ten, he developed a style utilizing three fingers
that was to become known world-wide as "Scruggs-Style Picking."
The banjo was, for all practical purposes, "reborn" as a musical
instrument due to the talent and prominence Earl Scruggs gave
to the instrument."
From his bio on his website: http://earlscruggs.com/biography.html
Now that he is gone Bela Fleck is generally acclaimed as the best. Here is
what he says about Earl Scruggs and his influence on Fleck's playing.
Bela Fleck on Earl Scruggs
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