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Louise Scruggs (née Certain 17 February 1927 — 2 February 2006) was an American music manager and booking agent. Scruggs became the first woman manager in the music industry when she started managing American bluegrass band Flatt and Scruggs in 1955.
Mar 11, 2022 · As a manager and booking agent, Louise Scruggs guided the career and shaped the legacy of her husband, banjo innovator Earl Scruggs.
Feb 4, 2006 · Louise Scruggs, 78, who as the wife and manager of banjo legend Earl Scruggs helped broaden the audience for bluegrass and country music, died Thursday in Nashville. Her family said she had...
Fifty years ago, Louise Certain Scruggs, wife of famous banjo innovator Earl Scruggs, took on the role of manager and booking agent for the now legendary bluegrass outfit Flatt and Scruggs, making her the first female manager and booking agent in Country Music history.
Feb 3, 2006 · Louise Scruggs helped her banjo-playing husband expand the audience for bluegrass and country music. She was the manager of Flatt and Scruggs and the one who approved the theme for "The Beverly Hillbillies".
Louise Scruggs (1927-2006) was a pioneer in the music industry as the manager of Flatt & Scruggs. She branded them as country music and designed their distinctive album covers.
Feb 3, 2006 · Louise Scruggs was the first female manager in country music, helping her husband become a star in bluegrass, folk and other genres. She died in 2006 from complications of a respiratory illness at age 78.
