On this day (October 28) in 1936, Charlie Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Best known for his 1979 No. 1 single, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” Daniels was a pioneer, blending ...

Earl Scruggs became a household name in the early 1960s when he and Lester Flatt joined vocalist Jerry Scroggins in recording "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," becoming the theme song for the hit ...

Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

DOUGLAS: Josh Graves was a dobro player with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. And he was really the first person to use a three-fingered roll - use all three figures to play ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly ...