If you know how to play the banjo, you’ve probably learned how to play “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” The same goes for students of guitar, violin, mandolin, and more—the song has become a standard for ...

Melissa Block remembers bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs, who died Wednesday at the age of 88. The North Carolina native popularized the three-finger playing style, and dazzled audiences with a ...

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 & ...