Randy Scruggs

Randy Scruggs
Scruggs (right) in 1996
Background information
Birth name Randy Lynn Scruggs
Born (1953-08-03)August 3, 1953
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died April 17, 2018(2018-04-17) (aged 64)
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Music producer, songwriter, musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1970–2018

Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was twice named Musician of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. He was the middle son of Earl Scruggs.

Career

As a songwriter, Scruggs's credits include "We Danced Anyway", "Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)", "Love Has No Right", "Don't Make It Easy for Me", "Chance of Lovin' You", and "Angel in Disguise".

Scruggs worked with many artists, including Michael Card, The Talbot Brothers, Waylon Jennings, George Strait and Emmylou Harris. His career began in 1970 with the release of All the Way Home, a collaboration with his older brother Gary. Scruggs recorded his debut solo LP Crown of Jewels in 1998. He played the electric bass on John Hartford's 1972 album Aereo-Plain.

In 1994, Scruggs teamed with Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to contribute the song "Keep on the Sunny Side" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Scruggs died after a short illness on April 17, 2018 at the age of 64.[1][2]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
All The Way Home (Original title: Second Generation Scruggs) Randy & Gary Scruggs
Crown of Jewels

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[3]
1998 "It's Only Love" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter) 67 Crown of Jewels

References

  1. ↑ Oermann, Robert (2018). "Award Winning Randy Scruggs Passes". MusicRow. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. ↑ Betts, Stephen L. (April 18, 2018). "Randy Scruggs, Award-Winning Musician and Songwriter, Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
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