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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...banjo
(Encyclopedia)banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine string...chromatic scale
(Encyclopedia)chromatic scale, in music: see scale. ...clef
(Encyclopedia)clef, in music: see musical notation. ...authentic modes
(Encyclopedia)authentic modes: see mode, in music. ...synthesizer, musical
(Encyclopedia)synthesizer, musical: see electronic music. ...Berkshire Festival
(Encyclopedia)Berkshire Festival: see Tanglewood Music Festival. ...rock and roll
(Encyclopedia)rock and roll: see rock music.rock 'n' roll
(Encyclopedia)rock 'n' roll: see rock music.rest
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