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    • Jan 6, 1924
    Earl Scruggs is born in Shelby, North Carolina. The innovative banjo man joins Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in the 1940s, then forms a duo with Lester Flatt on the way to the Country Music Hall of Fame as one of bluegrass' pillars
    Aug 3, 1953
    Songwriter/guitarist/producer Randy Scruggs is born to Earl Scruggs in Nashville. Among the projects he plays on are Miranda Lambert's "Automatic," George Strait's "Heartland," Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2"
    Oct 3, 1955
    Earl Scruggs suffers a fractured hip in an early-morning automobile accident 15 miles east of Knoxville, Tennessee. Also injured in the crash are his wife, Louise, and sons Gary and Randy Scruggs
    Jul 14, 1963
    Nine-year-old Randy Scruggs, a future producer and guitarist, performs live for the second time, playing "Wildwood Flower" on autoharp during a concert by his father, Earl Scruggs, at Nashville's Centennial Park
    May 24, 1969
    Two months after his split with longtime partner Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs debuts The Earl Scruggs Revue--sons Gary and Randy Scruggs, Boomer Castleman and Travis Murphy--in Gatlinburg
    Sep 13, 1969
    Earl Scruggs makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium since splitting with longtime partner Lester Flatt. He plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" with his sons, Gary and Randy Scruggs
    Nov 15, 1969
    Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Jan 10, 1971
    PBS airs "Earl Scruggs: His Family And Friends." In addition to Randy and Gary Scruggs, his guests include Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Byrds and Bill Monroe
    Mar 17, 1971
    Sammi Smith performs "Help Me Make It Through The Night" on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show." Also appearing: Mickey Newbury, Chris Gantry, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, The Dillards, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers
    Aug 9, 1971
    Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Jimmy Martin and Vassar Clements join The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Nashville's Woodland Sound on recording sessions for the album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The day's material includes "Soldier's Joy," "You Are My Flower" and "Earl's Breakdown"
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