Happy 100th Birthday, Earl Scruggs!!! Earl Scruggs (1/6/1924-3/28/2012) was one of the pioneers that engineered the genre of music we know as Bluegrass. Scruggs is more especially known for his three-finger style picking on the banjo still played today by many musicians. Born in the community of Flint Hill, North Caralina to George and Lula Scruggs. He had five other siblings and the entire family played music. His music career started off at 21 years old with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegras