Louise Certain Scruggs
February 17, 1927 - February 2, 2006
Louise Scruggs was the first female artist manager and booking agency in the history of country music. Born Anne Louise Certain, she grew up as an only child on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee. At age seven, she asked for, and received, a toy typewriter and a small desk for Christmas. Her interest in the business world grew.
In December 1946, Louise attended WSM-Radio's Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and met Earl Scruggs. They married in April 1948 soon after Earl and guitarist/vocalist Lester Flatt formed their musical partnership.
In 1955, Louise began booking concerts for Flatt & Scruggs and soon became their manager in an era when the music business was very much a man's world. Her managerial visions stayed strong and focused, and the band's popularity kept rising. Louise's busy workload also included promo, publishing, and bookkeeping duties for the duo.
When Flatt & Scruggs disbanded in 1969, Louise continued to manage Earl's iconic career until her passing. In an interview in 2005, Earl spoke of Louise and said, "I didn't get where I went just on talent. What talent I had would never have peaked without her. She helped shape music up as a business, instead of just people out picking and grinning."
In 2007, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted its
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In addition to being a respected trailblazing businesswoman, Louise Scruggs was a very devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1948.
Location. 36° 14.459′ N, 86° 43.334′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Madison. It is on Gallatin Pike South (U.S. 31E) 1.3 miles north of Briley Parkway (State Highway 155), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1433 Gallatin Pike South, Madison TN 37115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Earl Eugene Scruggs (here, next to this marker); Odoms Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (within shouting distance of this marker); Jimmy Martin (within shouting distance of this marker); Spring Hill Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 400 feet away); Address by President Lincoln at the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on December 26, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
