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A farewell to Earl Scruggs

Musician Earl Scruggs, who died in Nashville on Wednesday at the age of 88, boosted the banjo to the top rank of instruments. Scruggs won four Grammy Awards and earned lasting fame with his "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and the theme song of CBS' "The Beverly Hillbillies."
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