The Meaning Behind “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” by Earl Scruggs
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The Meaning Behind “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” by Earl Scr…
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“Reuben” was the first tune Earl Scruggs ever played using his three-finger style. After an argument with his brother Horace, his mother sent him to the front room of the house to cool off. Earl picked up his banjo and began playing the only way he knew how until, almost without thinking, his middle finger slipped in. In that instant, everything changed. What came out of that became known as Scruggs style, a technique so singular that only a handful of musicians can truly say they play in a styl
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“Reuben” was the first tune Earl Scruggs ever played using his thr…
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In honor of Earl Scruggs' 101st birthday, watch Adam Lee Marcus perform the iconic song "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," written by the legendary Scruggs and first recorded by his group Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1949. It gained popularity again when it was used in the 1967 movie Bonnie & Clyde, and it won the duo a Grammy for Best Country Performance in 1969. 30 years later, the original recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Scruggs won another Grammy for the song
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Tony Trischka on Instagram: "Earl Scruggs came on board with @billmonroe_mandolin in October 1945, and the very first tune they recorded together was “Heavy Traffic Ahead,” a moment that helped set what would later be called bluegrass on a whole new path."
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