On January 6, 1924, future bluegrass hall of famer Earl Scruggs was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.

A mild-mannered North Carolinian from a mill town would strike few as a world-renowned, influential musician and composer. Earl Scruggs, once compared to violinist Niccolo Paganini, not only pioneered the three-finger banjo but played it to standards of taste and technique unmatched by thousands of disciples over seven decades. He was an important figure in the birth of the bluegrass genre, and also brought his artistry to the fields of country, folk, and rock, to college campuses, and to television and the movies.
Earl Scruggs – Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

   

 

 

 

Bluegrass
Issued by USPS in 2024
Artist: Heather Moulder
Designer: Antonio Alcalá

This extensive set included 1 stamp, 2 FDCs, 2 cancels (digital colour cancel and black cancel),, framed stamp, commemorative page, pin, ceremony pack, matte mounted, journal. 
This stamp was released as an NFT Crypto stamp on March 15, 2024. Copies: 3,580 were released, 

The biggest little project to come out of my Readyville print shop: this letterpress printed 2024 Bluegrass stamp artwork for the United States Postal Service. If I could go back in time to show this to my Papa and little kid me as we sat in his truck and wore out Flatt & Scruggs’ Live at Vanderbilt cassette, they would be thrilled– and I am!
Artist Heather Moulder (@lordymercy) • Instagram photos and videos