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Earl Scruggs Dead at 88
 Earl Scruggs Dead at 88 
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Earl Scruggs Dead at 88

Master banjoist pioneered 3-finger picking

(Newser) - Earl Scruggs, the master banjoist whose three-finger power picking propelled the instrument from mere prop directly to center stage and the heart and sound of bluegrass, died yesterday of natural causes, reports the New York Times . He was 88. Scruggs came to prominence in the 1940s with guitarist and longtime...

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