The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 2, 2012 Bluegrass Legend Earl Scruggs Dead at 88 ----------------------------------------- The late banjo musician Earl Scruggs was laid to rest in Nashville on Sunday following his death last week at the age of 88. Scruggs was widely considered a musical legend who helped pioneer the bluegrass genre. .