The State of Things on WUNC

The Untold Stories Behind ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’

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Two minutes and 40 seconds of lightning-fast picking propelled bluegrass music into the mainstream. " Foggy Mountain Breakdown " written by Earl Scruggs and first recorded by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1949 helped bluegrass move from a subgenre of country to a popular and recognizable sound for American audiences.
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