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Earl Scruggs Center Announces: Addition of Earl Scruggs’ personal Jim Faulkner-built Mark V “Ruben” banjo
The Earl Scruggs Center is proud to announce the addition of a historically significant instrument custom built for and owned by Earl Scruggs to its exhibits. A display highlighting the […]
Watch A Young Hank Williams Jr. Tear Up “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” On The Banjo
He is the son of the great Hank Williams, has had a long and successful career (and still turning out hits), has close to 60 honorable career awards and achievements, […]
How to Have a Perfect Couples Getaway in Shelby and Cleveland County NC
If you adore true southern hospitality, amazing mom and pop restaurants, and a trip through musical history, you’re going to absolutely love Cleveland County, NC. When it comes to having […]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Road Trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains: Hikes, Hush Puppies and a Retro-Chic Mountain Lodge
By Andrew Nelson / Photography by Travis Dove for The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2022 2:53 pm ET CRAVE ADVENTURE? Follow the Appalachian spring from Charlotte, N.C., to Nashville, Tenn., some 480 […]
Bluegrass Ambassadors to visit students, perform for the community
Cleveland County’s 4th graders will soon have a unique musical experience thanks to a group called the Bluegrass Ambassadors. Later this month, students will learn about musicians like Sonny Terry, […]
The great Earl Scruggs, now ten years gone
10 years ago, on March 28, 2012, Earl Eugene Scruggs, noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that bears his famous name, passed away. The Scruggs style became a defining characteristic not […]
Louise Scruggs: a ‘Club of One’ as a Pop Culture Pioneer and Bluegrass Visionary
Louise Scruggs spent over half a century guiding the career and exalting the brand of her husband, banjo innovator Earl Scruggs. As a manager, accountant and booking agent, first for Flatt […]
IBMA Foundation’s Grant
We are thankful and delighted to receive support from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Foundation for our “Roots and Strings: The Foundations of Bluegrass” project. During the week of […]
Gardner-Webb Archives and Earl Scruggs Center Collaborate on Bible Exhibit
By the late 18th Century, Bibles had become treasured family heirlooms-not just for the spiritual aspect, but because the pages were used to record marriages, births and deaths. In recognition […]
Earl Scruggs Center Announces: Center Stage Concert Series
Earl Scruggs Center Announces: Center Stage Concert Series Cost: $10 – $100 Live music returns to the heart of Cleveland County in early 2022 with the announcement of the Earl […]