Chris Scruggs
Chris Scruggs is a Nashville multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose command of guitar, steel guitar, and upright bass has made him a fixture of the city's roots-music scene. The son of singer-songwriter Gail Davies and grandson of bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs, he has anchored country traditionalist Marty Stuart's band since the mid-2010s.
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- Born December 16, 1982, in Nashville; grandson of banjo innovator Earl Scruggs and son of Gail Davies.
- Joined the neo-traditional country band BR549 in the early 2000s on bass and later guitar.
- Released his solo debut Anthem (2009), writing most of its songs.
- A member of Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives since 2015.
- A wide-ranging sideman whose credits include Charlie Louvin, Ray Price, and Robbie Fulks.
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