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Scruggs, Earl Eugene
(Encyclopedia)Scruggs, Earl Eugene, 1924–2012, American banjo player, b. Flint Hill, N.C. He developed a distinctive syncopated, three-finger style on the five-string banjo that changed the way it is played. From...observatory, orbiting
(Encyclopedia)observatory, orbiting, research satellite designed to study solar radiation, electromagnetic radiation from distant stars, the earth's atmosphere, or the like. Because the atmosphere and other aspects...DJ Kool Herc
(Encyclopedia)DJ Kool Herc : see Rap music.Combs, Sean Jomb Ca
(Encyclopedia) Combs, Sean Jomb : see Rap music. ...chromatic scale
(Encyclopedia)chromatic scale, in music: see scale. ...clef
(Encyclopedia)clef, in music: see musical notation. ...Grand Wizard Theodore
(Encyclopedia)Grand Wizard Theodore: see Rap music. ...N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes)
(Encyclopedia)N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes): see Rap music. ...authentic modes
(Encyclopedia)authentic modes: see mode, in music. ...rock and roll
(Encyclopedia)rock and roll: see rock music.Browse by Subject
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