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Earl Scruggs Center Announces Center Stage Concert Series Lineup and Dates
Click here to download the pdf version of this press release. The Earl Scruggs Center brings exceptional live music to the heart of Cleveland County with the announcement of this […]
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Our gift shop is full of gift options for everyone! Check out our recommendations for the special people in your life. You have probably seen the collage […]
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 […]