By adding his middle finger to his to his 2 (thumb and pointer) finger picking style to become a 3 finger style, Earl Scruggs made an extraordinarily fast tempo possible in banjo playing. Thus the banjo became a lead instrument, along with fiddle, guitar as played by Mother Maybelle Carter," and the mandolin. And gifted musicians such as Earl Carter and Maybelle Carter found these sounds out themselves, and then other players imitated them.

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Geniuses often are

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You're wrong. You should read Can't You Hear Me Callin'. Bill Monroe had a huge influence on a ton of different musicians including Elvis.

YIproductions Hello, yes Bill Monroe DID have a huge influence on many, I started my comment admitting I, too,am a fan of his. BUT, at the time, his music was not vastly different from, say, The Skillet Lickers, The step change was most certainly Earl Scruggs banjo style. Bill never went back to his previous line up did he? when Scruggs left the band Bill was quick to find another banjo player that had learned Scruggs' style!

i never questioned your fandom of bill monroe. i wasnt slighting earl scruggs cause i am a huge fan of his and he also played a huge role in the invention of bluegrass. but you have to give bill monroe credit where credit is due. It was Bill Monroe who hired Scruggs and made the banjo style popular by performing with scruggs in his band on the opry. Bill monroe's contribution is way more than giving the music its name. If several big name artists cite Bill Monroe as their influence you can bet that their music would sound different if they had never heard him. its impossible to say that music would be exactly where it is today without any one person. let alone someone as giant as Bill Monroe

Thank you, someone actually knows the truth