{"product_id":"earl-scruggs-and-foggy-mountain-breakdown-the-making-of-an-american-classic","title":"Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American Classic","description":"Recorded in 1949, \u003ci\u003eFoggy Mountain Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e changed the face of American music. Earl Scruggs's instrumental essentially transformed the folk culture that came before it while helping energize bluegrass's entry into the mainstream in the 1960s. The song has become a gateway to bluegrass for musicians and fans alike as well as a happily inescapable track in film and television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Goldsmith explores the origins and influence of \u003ci\u003eFoggy Mountain Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e against the backdrop of Scruggs's legendary career. Interviews with Scruggs, his wife Louise, disciple Béla Fleck, and sidemen like Curly Seckler, Mac Wiseman, and Jerry Douglas shed light on topics like Scruggs's musical evolution and his working relationship with Bill Monroe. As Goldsmith shows, the captivating sound of \u003ci\u003eFoggy Mountain Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e helped bring the banjo back from obscurity and distinguished the low-key Scruggs as a principal figure in American acoustic music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An enormous contribution to the history of bluegrass and a fascinating read, well organized and well told. Goldsmith's lengthy interview with Earl is a treasure trove of information not only about 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' but about the early days of bluegrass and specifically Earl's working relationship with Bill Monroe, which has long been clouded in mystery.\" - Murphy Hicks Henry, author of \u003ci\u003ePretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ear-opening journey into two minutes and forty-three seconds of heaven. 6\" x 9\" 179 pp.","brand":"Other","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29848850923584,"sku":"82-15","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/9412\/9472\/products\/82-15_27edda97-ade9-4b6d-a008-c431cc9980ce.jpg?v=1645736029","url":"https:\/\/www.elderly.surf\/products\/earl-scruggs-and-foggy-mountain-breakdown-the-making-of-an-american-classic","provider":"Elderly Instruments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}