Foggy Mountain Jamboree

by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Foggy Mountain Jamboree cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 October 1957
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 29:50
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering tracks recorded between 1951 and 1955, this milestone compilation captures the absolute pinnacle of mid-century bluegrass virtuosity. The iconic interplay between the banjo and guitar set a dazzling standard for acoustic musicianship that remains the bedrock of the genre. 'Foggy Mountain Jamboree' effectively codified the foundational repertoire for generations of subsequent pickers and rural string bands.

Genres

Descriptors: folklore, technical, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Flint Hill Special (2:03)
  2. Some Old Day (2:31)
  3. Earl's Breakdown (3:01)
  4. Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy (2:43)
  5. Foggy Mountain Special (2:04)
  6. It Won't Be Long (2:32)
  7. Shuckin' the Corn (2:03)
  8. Blue Ridge Cabin Home (2:57)
  9. Randy Lynn Rag (2:04)
  10. Your Love Is Like a Flower (2:37)
  11. Foggy Mountain Chimes (2:18)
  12. Reunion in Heaven (2:52)

Credits

  • Lester Flatt - primary artist
  • Earl Scruggs - primary artist, written by, banjo
  • The Foggy Mountain Boys - primary artist
  • Certain Stacey - written by

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