Finger pickin’ good

Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs is a true banjo innovator; the three-fingered style he pioneered is known simply as “Scruggs style” among pickers. This Saturday, the 87-year old performer takes stage at UCLA’s Royce Hall with special guest Merle Jagger for an evening of bluegrass, rock and classic country music.

Scruggs began playing banjo at age 4, and started using his trademark style by age 10. He came to bluegrass prominence in the late 1940s and 1950s with the Foggy Mountain Boys, and later co-wrote the theme song to The Beverly Hillbillies. He has since been honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor.

Tickets to the 8 p.m., November 5, concert start at $20, and are available online. Royce Hall is located at 340 Royce Drive. Park in Lot 4 or 5 for $11, or plan your trip with Metro.

Posted 11/1/11