Record #:

43874

Author(s):

Johnson, Randy

Abstract:

"The life and legacy of celebrated bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs gets a standing ovation in his native Shelby." Scruggs is best remembered along with Lester Flatt for their performance of the "Ballad of Jed Clampett" associated with the 1960s television comedy "The Beverly Hillbillies". The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby is located in Shelby's 1907 Courthouse.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Fall 2023, p48-54, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cleveland County--Description and travel; Festivals--Shelby; Scruggs, Earl (musician); Bluegrass musicians--North Carolina, Western