Foggy Mountain Boys

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential bluegrass band performing and recording the 1950s and 1960s.

Related Topics:
Lester Flatt - Earl Scruggs - Bluegrass - 1950s - 1960s

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Flatt and Scruggs met as members of Bill Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys in 1946. They both left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys. Scruggs' banjo style and Flatt's vocals gave them a distinctive sound that won them many fans. In 1955 they became members of the Grand Ole Opry.

Related Topics:
Bill Monroe - Blue Grass Boys - 1946 - 1948 - Banjo - 1955 - Grand Ole Opry

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Scruggs, who had always shown progressive tendencies, experimented on duets with saxophonist King Curtis and added songs by the likes of Bob Dylan to the group's repertoire. Flatt, a traditionalist, did not like these changes, and the group broke up in 1969. Following the breakup, Lester Flatt founded the Nashville Grass and Scruggs lead the Earl Scruggs Revue. Flatt died in 1979, while Scruggs still performs occasionally. Flatt and Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985.

Related Topics:
Progressive - Traditionalist - 1969 - Nashville Grass - Earl Scruggs Revue - 1979 - Country Music Hall of Fame - 1985

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