Why was Foggy Mountain Breakdown written?
The spark for writing this book came when Jim Mills told me that the 1949 recording of Foggy Mountain Breakdown kicked off his own interest in the banjo as a child, and that he still stops wherever he is to listen through when that track comes on, even through an eight-inch speaker in the ceiling of a late-night truck …
Is Foggy Mountain Breakdown hard to play on banjo?
FMB is NOT easy! I would not go so far as to say it is one of the most difficult songs, but it is definitely not easy. You have NOT taken too big a step. FMB was actually the FIRST song I tried to learn, because I loved that first break with the Scruggs role.
Who did Foggy Mountain Breakdown?
Earl Scruggs
It is a standard in the bluegrass repertoire. The 1949 recording features Scruggs playing a five-string banjo….Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
| “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Foggy Mountain Boys | |
| Genre | Bluegrass |
| Songwriter(s) | Earl Scruggs |
| Foggy Mountain Boys singles chronology |
Who wrote the song Foggy Mountain Breakdown?
Foggy Mountain Breakdown/Composers
Who is the world’s best banjo player?
10 banjo players to listen to right now
- Earl Scruggs: 1924-2012. turion2005.
- George Formby: 1904-1961. mkcwebmaster.
- Bill Keith: 1939-present day. MidwestBanjo Camp.
- Béla Fleck: 1958-present day. Rounder Records.
- Pete Seeger: 1919-2014. Joe Stead.
- Don Reno: 1927-1984.
- Barney McKenna: 1939-2012.
- Charlie Poole: 1892-1931.
Who wrote Foggy Mountain Special?
The 1949 recording features Scruggs playing a five-string banjo….Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
| “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Foggy Mountain Boys | |
| Released | March 15, 1950 |
| Genre | Bluegrass |
| Songwriter(s) | Earl Scruggs |
Why did Flatt and Scruggs break up?
Flatt and Scruggs actually split up because their manager Louise Scruggs insisted that Lester start wearing a purple head band on their shows, and she wanted to replace fiddler Paul Warren with Papa John Creech. False, though it’s more of an exaggeration of something that was partially true.