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Earl Scruggs — Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Album: Earl Scruggs and Friends
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:41
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Big Tenner on this tune.
... but now gazing at the entire Album ensemble, Geez.
How could I have lived this long without owning it?  
Posted 1 month ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
 KristianGregory wrote:

:o come on Bill: Last Play: Aug 04, 2003 - 07:06

So glad for the PSD button else I don't think I would have heard this! Love it when RP turns the tempo up! 


New 2022 format doesn't have last played or how frequently in the last 30 days on whichever mix.

Latest comment was a year prior to this comment.  Arriving via favorites myself.

This song has an incredible band and is excellent.
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:
"...Dick Dasterdly on the outside, cutting off Penelope Pitstop..."
 
I wonder what them Duke boys are up to these days...
Posted 4 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Bonnie and Clyde. 
 

It's not even 3:30 on Monday.  Should I uncork the bottle of corn whiskey? 
Posted 4 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Bonnie and Clyde. 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
{#Bananasplit}  {#Bananapiano} {#Bananajam}  {#Drummer}   {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 8 years ago by Rofl_01    [ Reply ]
It's been over a year... Maybe it's time to bring back a little Foggy Mountain? 
Posted 9 years ago by ericdaryl    [ Reply ]
Very accomplished but I prefer old timey banjo to this modern style.
Posted 10 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
" Looking forward, using all my breath,
Making love to you was never second best," 

Love it just the same!
Posted 10 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
I love banjo but thanks for the laugh!  {#Lol}
 
Joke also works with 'accordion'.

Jokes aside, I freakin' LOVE this. Them boys could pick a note or two... 
Posted 10 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Oh Hell Yeah!

"What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?"
"You take your boots off before you jump on a trampoline."
 

 
I love banjo but thanks for the laugh!  {#Lol}


Posted 10 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
That's fine!
Posted 10 years ago by doktorpsilo    [ Reply ]
"I'd like to talk about politics, but first a little 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'..."
- Richard Nixon
Posted 10 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
Clap yer hands, stamp those feet and yell out YEEEEE HAAWWWW!  {#Guitarist}
Posted 10 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:
"...Dick Dasterdly on the outside, cutting off Penelope Pitstop..."

 
LOL! That brings back some memories! 
Posted 10 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
That's damned good!
 
Posted 10 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
Hang on a sec, guys, I gotta go run from the sheriff. Be right back.
 
Posted 10 years ago by ShockwaveRider    [ Reply ]
"...Dick Dasterdly on the outside, cutting off Penelope Pitstop..."
Posted 10 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this since I was a kid. AWESOME! Now that is variety in music. Thanks!!
Posted 10 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]

Saw Earl at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in SF a few years ago.
Legend!
Wow...he's not missing a single note! 
Posted 10 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
This is great stuff. Is that Vince Gill on the guitar?
Posted 10 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
From Velvet Underground to some nice Pickin' 'n Kickin' bluegrass, y'all at RP make a mighty fine playlist.
Posted 11 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
Mr. Flat to Mr. Scruggs one day sez " can't take them longhaired dope smokin' hippies in the band " Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Flat responds " them' my boy's , it has been interesting " end of Flat & Scruggs......
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
All we need now is Jed and Granny.
Posted 11 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
 mr.selfdestruct wrote:
YEEHAA! I started dancin around like a grizzled old prospector to this, yelling "GOLD! GOLD I TELLS YA!"

I subsequently got fired.
 
LOL!
Posted 11 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Play, Daddy!  My father used to play this for me when I was a little girl.  Never forgotten. <3
He may not have been the expert picker as Mr. Scruggs, but he was my hero!
Posted 11 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Oh Hell Yeah!

"What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?"
"You take your boots off before you jump on a trampoline."
 

 
I second that
Posted 11 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Oh Hell Yeah!

"What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?"
"You take your boots off before you jump on a trampoline."
 
Posted 11 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Love it. How about Bill Monroe and Bluegrass Boys' "Bluegrass Breakdown" sometime? Also features Scruggs (and Lester Flatt).
Posted 11 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Top Shelf. Period!
Posted 11 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
Dang this rocks!
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]
Oh Yeah!

The Jam to this, some Jerry Douglas earlier followed by Rolling Stones Girl with Faraway Eyes. I dare anyone out there to find another station that provides such a great eclectic mix of music.

The radio station I always wanted and had thought about as a DJ in college down in FL

Thanks again Bill.

From a continuous and loyal supporter. 
Posted 11 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
That just kicks ass. 
Posted 11 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
WOW!!!

Can't stop nodding head and tapping feet!

THANK YOU for playing this! Super happy now! 
Posted 11 years ago by ferwoman    [ Reply ]
Went from a 9 to a 10 when the electric guitar kicked in.
Posted 11 years ago by bentonian    [ Reply ]
:o come on Bill: Last Play: Aug 04, 2003 - 07:06

So glad for the PSD button else I don't think I would have heard this! Love it when RP turns the tempo up! 
Posted 12 years ago by KristianGregory    [ Reply ]

At an 80th birthday party for Mr. Scruggs in 2004, country singer Porter Wagoner said, “Earl was to the five-string banjo what Babe Ruth was to baseball.”

Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) RIP

.
  
Posted 12 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Earl Scruggs & The Chieftains - "Sally Goodin" Live

"Hot damn there are flames coming off all those strings!!!! "

"Ecletic Music is the Best! Combining different music from around the world!!! "
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]


Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" Live 

"Stuart Duncan, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill, Randy Scruggs, Earl Scruggs, Steve Martin, Will Lee, Albert Lee, Jerry Douglas, Paul Schaefer. Yeah, not bad. "

"Steve Martin and John McCuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) were high school friends.Very small world! " 
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
It\'s to early for this BS. :(
Posted 21 years ago by MaK    [ Reply ]
not sure where this one is taking else, but we better slow the heck down!
Posted 21 years ago by mucre    [ Reply ]
Great song. Your audience seems to enjoy a little \'bluegrass break\'. You might consider playing Del McCoury. \'1952 Vincent Black Lightning\' is a good one.
Posted 21 years ago by dmann    [ Reply ]
Nice touch, (esp. after Springfield.)
Posted 21 years ago by SnipeHunter    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mr.selfdestruct: YEEHAA! I started dancin around like a grizzled old prospector to this, yelling "GOLD! GOLD I TELLS YA!" I subsequently got fired.
Posted 21 years ago by porcupinemeat    [ Reply ]
sometimes music lands perfect...
Posted 21 years ago by halcatus    [ Reply ]
woooooo hooooooooooo! Happy feet! It's nice to hear some "bluegrass" here on RP. I put bluegrass in quotes because this has some unusual instruments not found in traditional versions. It's enjoyable nonetheless.
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
He wrote it, so he can do it however he wants, but I think the original arrangement was better, somehow. I\'d have to compare side by side with this version but it sounds too modern. That probably just means it\'s nice and clean. The old 50s Flatt & Scruggs version is a tad grimy, I think. Anyway, it\'s still a solid 8. Y\'hafta be careful with country classics, \'cause lots of the old-timers re-record their stuff any time they change record labels.
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
What in tarnation?... Well, if you can play mainstream jazz on an "eclectic intelligent rock" station, then why not some mainstream bluegrass too?!? Go for it, Bill! I promise not to berate any more jazz tunes as long as you keep some of this in your rotation.
Posted 21 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Yeah baby! Get out the jug juice and take yer shoes off, we\'re going for a fiddlin! Yeeeeeeee haw!
Posted 21 years ago by Skeletor    [ Reply ]
Granny, go get Uncle Jed! yeeeehaa!
Posted 21 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
I saw this guy in concert in Boston in 1978.
Posted 21 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Now we\'re getting somewhere! This music is VERY popular where I live.
Posted 21 years ago by tuningin    [ Reply ]
This will get you moving!!!
Posted 21 years ago by JrzyTmata    [ Reply ]
:D :D
Posted 21 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa! I\'m the first.
Posted 21 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]