The deal also includes the majority of the song catalog of his son, Grammy winner Gary Scruggs.
Scruggs, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a multiple Grammy Award winner, and peermusic founderwere close friends for decades until their deaths, with peermusic serving as the publisher of Scruggs’ music from the start of his career.
Peermusic has also purchased the majority of the song catalog of Scruggs’ eldest son, Gary. The purchase price for both deals was not disclosed. Combined, the deal includes 348 copyrights from the father and son. The acquisition is a mix of U.S. and worldwide rights with peermusic also now serving as the global administration for compositions covered by both purchase agreements. Earl Scruggs died in 2012, while Gary Scruggs died in 2021.
“It’s a rare opportunity to acquire these incredible catalogs of songs in this competitive music rights landscape, but what makes this most meaningful to us is the decades-long relationship that peermusic has enjoyed with Earl Scruggs and Gary Scruggs,” said , president and COO of peermusic’s Anglo American Region, in a statement. “This deal really exemplifies everything a relationship between a songwriter and a publisher should be.
Earl Scruggs launched his solo career in 1969, enlisting Gary and his other son, Randy, to join him in the Earl Scruggs Review. The Scruggs played a crucial role in the creation of the seminal
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