Editing Scruggs style (section)

==Influence==
Some have debated how much of the "Scruggs style" was actually "invented" (instead of merely popularized) by Scruggs. For example, Scruggs names [[Snuffy Jenkins]] as a major influence.<ref>Garner, Steve (2007). ''Mel Bay's American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style'', p.4. {{ISBN|0-7866-5127-X}}.</ref> Either way, no one doubts that Scruggs did more to popularize the elements of his [[eponymous]] style than any of his contemporaries; it is hard to overstate his influence. In 1968, the instructional manual ''Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo'' (revised in 2005 under {{ISBN|0-634-06042-2}}) was published. This made Scruggs' technique more widely accessible, and as one of the earliest books of its kind for bluegrass banjo, helped spread Scruggs' influence considerably. The style was also popularized by Scruggs' recording of the theme song of the television program ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1962–1971), "[[The Ballad of Jed Clampett]]", as well as the use of "[[Foggy Mountain Breakdown]]" in the film ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)#Music|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' (1967).

On {{start date and age|2019|1|11|paren=y}}, a [[Google Doodle]] paid homage to Scruggs by featuring a "close-up" animated demonstration of the "Scruggs style".<ref name=2019CNET>{{cite web |title=Google Doodle celebrates Earl Scruggs, banjo-picking pioneer  |publisher=[[CNET]] |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-celebrates-earl-scruggs-banjo-picking-pioneer/ |first=Steven |last=Musil |date=2019-01-10 }}</ref>