被广泛认为banjo style的创始人，现在叫做Scruggs style。Scruggs style指以美国南部的正宗乡村班卓琴为器乐,曲目长度很短,都是黑人们在田间劳作时间歇演奏的传统曲子,其根源性和本色性非常强。by David VinopalEarl Scruggs is to the five-string banjo what Paganini was to the violin. After more than 20 years with the Foggy Mountain Boys, forming the most famous band in bluegrass history, Scruggs and Lester Flatt parted company in 1969 because of artistic differences, with Flatt pursuing more traditional sounds and Scruggs forming the Earl Scruggs Revue with his two sons. The Revue appealed more to a young and urban audience and, with dobro player Josh Graves, played rock and other non-country music. Scruggs has made many albums since his parting with Flatt (including The Storyteller and the Banjoman with Tom T. Hall in 1982) and is seen on TV, often for reunion appearances.