Artist

Earl Scruggs

Wins

4

Nominations

17

Category

Country American Roots Music

51st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Bluegrass Album - Nominee

The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman. Earl Scruggs

47th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Winner

Earl's Breakdown. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas

46th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording - Nominee

The Three Pickers. Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs

46th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Pick Along. Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs

45th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Sally Goodin. The Chieftains, Earl Scruggs

44th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Winner

Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas, Leon Russell

42nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Mr. John Henry, Steel Driving Man (Track). Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs

41st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Lonesome Ruben (Track). Randy Scruggs, Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas

41st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals - Winner

Same Old Train. Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam

38th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Country Instrumental Performance - Nominee

Sally Goodin (Track). Byron Berline, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Earl Scruggs

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2009 Best Bluegrass Album Earl Scruggs The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman All Nominees
2005 Best Country Instrumental Performance Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas Earl's Breakdown All Nominees
2004 Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs The Three Pickers All Nominees
2004 Best Country Instrumental Performance Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs Pick Along All Nominees
2003 Best Country Instrumental Performance The Chieftains, Earl Scruggs Sally Goodin All Nominees
2002 Best Country Instrumental Performance Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas, Leon Russell Foggy Mountain Breakdown All Nominees
2000 Best Country Instrumental Performance Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs Mr. John Henry, Steel Driving Man (Track) All Nominees
1999 Best Country Instrumental Performance Randy Scruggs, Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas Lonesome Ruben (Track) All Nominees
1999 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam Same Old Train All Nominees
1996 Best Country Instrumental Performance Byron Berline, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs Sally Goodin (Track) All Nominees
1995 Best Country Instrumental Performance Randy Scruggs, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson Keep On The Sunny Side (Track) All Nominees
1986 Best Country Instrumental Performance Earl Scruggs Folsom Prison Blues (Track) All Nominees
1984 Best Country Instrumental Performance Earl Scruggs Roller Coaster (Track) All Nominees
1973 Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal Various Artists Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Album) All Nominees
1969 Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental) Flatt And Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown All Nominees
1964 Best Country & Western Performance Flatt And Scruggs Flatt And Scruggs At Carnegie Hall (Album) All Nominees
1963 Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording Flatt And Scruggs The Ballad Of Jed Clampett All Nominees
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Earl Scruggs News

Gary Scruggs, Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow, Earl Scruggs, and Randy Scruggs at the 2008 Special Merit Awards Ceremony

Earl Scruggs, 1924–2012

Dec 3, 2014 - 05:06 am

Béla Fleck

2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Recordings Announced

Dec 3, 2014 - 05:06 am

Tim McPhate

Earl Scruggs Dies

Dec 3, 2014 - 04:22 am

GRAMMYs staff

Looking Back On Americana In 2012

Dec 3, 2014 - 04:22 am

GRAMMYs staff