Earl Scruggs: 1924-2012

Musician Earl Scruggs performs onstage during day one of California's Stagecoach Country Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 25, 2009, in Indio, Calif.

Scruggs' son Gary said his father died March 28, 2012, at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88.

In this July 8, 2010, photo, Earl Scruggs poses for a portrait at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

He was a four-time Grammy winner and lifetime achievement award recipient.

Country Hall of Famer Earl Scruggs performs onstage during day one of California's Stagecoach Country Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 25, 2009, in Indio, Calif.

Musician Earl Scruggs performs during day 2 of Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on May 3, 2008, in Indio, Calif.

Musician Earl Scruggs attends the Stagecoach Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on May 5, 2007, in Indio, Calif.

Legendary banjo player Earl Scruggs attends the ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb.13, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.

Legendary banjo player Earl Scruggs and actor Kevin Nealon pose at the ceremony honoring Scruggs with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 13, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.

Bluegrass music legend Earl Scruggs and Billy Gibbons of the Texas rock group ZZ Top attend a ceremony honoring Dwight Yoakam with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 5, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.

Earl Scruggs performs during the first ever CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn., on June 12, 2002.

Banjo legend Earl Scruggs performs at FanFair, the world's largest country music festival on June 16, 2002, in Nashville, Tenn.

In this Aug. 9, 1982 photo, bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs plays his banjo.