David "Stringbean" Akeman
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David Akeman, better known as Stringbean, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, and semiprofessional baseball player best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit televisio
David 'Stringbean' Akeman
Earl Scruggs
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Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-fin
David "Stringbean" Akeman
…Egbert Westbrook as String Beans and Cousin Wilbur, a comedy duo who appeared on the same bill as Monroe's band. When he left Monroe, he was replaced by Earl Scruggs, a banjoist with a very different style. In 1945, Akeman married Estell Stanfill. The same year, he formed a comedy duet with Willie Egbert Westbrook…
Scruggs in 2005
Finger picks on thumb, index and middle finger
Bill and Charlie Monroe, c. 1936
Scruggs (left) in 1949