Biography

Jerry Scoggins was born on September 30, 1911 in Mount Pleasant, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and Wagon Team (1952). He died on December 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Was the lead singer on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) theme, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett". Lester Flatt did the singing on the Columbia recording.

He was working as a stockbroker, singing only on weekends, when he was asked to sing the theme song for the pilot for The Beverly Hillbillies (1962).