Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are known as pioneers of bluegrass music and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, is considered one of the most iconic groups in the genre's history. Formed in 1948, the ...

Seventy-seven years ago today (Dec, 8, 1945) was an historic day for country music: It was on that date that Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry, as part of Bill ...

The late Earl Scruggs was the definitive bluegrass banjo player of the 20th century. From his distinctive three finger roll technique to influential years with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Flatt & ...

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 ...

When the first loaf of sliced bread was sold — the summer of 1928 — Mac Wiseman was already 3 years old. He was born in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, where his school bus was a mule-drawn wagon, ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is the 471st in a series of articles recalling vanished Huntington scenes. Music historians view the duo of singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs as one ...

Jerry Douglas, considered by many to be the best dobro player in the world, brings his instrument to the studio and talks about his new album, The Earls of Leceister, a tribute to Flatt and Scruggs.

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 ...