The Foggy Mountain Boys
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Biography
The Foggy Mountain Boys were an American bluegrass band formed in 1948, initially featuring Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. The duo met while performing with Bill Monroe's band before forming their own group, which included fiddle player Paul Warren and dobro player Burkett Howard Graves. Their breakthrough came with the release of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" in 1949, a song that later gained widespread popularity through its use in the film Bonnie and Clyde. The band released numerous albums, including Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (1959) and Foggy Mountain Banjo (1961). They achieved significant chart success with "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" in 1962, reaching Number 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The Foggy Mountain Boys disbanded in 1969 due to artistic differences between Flatt and Scruggs. Both were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985.
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- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms featuring Earl Scruggs
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown featuring Lester Flatt
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown by The Foggy Mountain Boys
- Old Salty Dog Blues featuring Lester Flatt
- Keep on the Sunny Side
- My Cabin In Caroline featuring Lester Flatt
- Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy
- God Loves His Children featuring Lester Flatt
- I'll Just Pretend featuring Lester Flatt
- Bugle Call Rag by The Foggy Mountain Boys
- Doin' My Time featuring Lester Flatt
- Pike County Breakdown featuring Lester Flatt
- Take Me In A Lifeboat featuring Lester Flatt
- Farewell Blues featuring Lester Flatt
- Cripple Creek featuring Earl Scruggs
- You Are My Flower
- The Homestead On The Farm
- Worried Man Blues
- Preachin', Prayin', Singin' featuring Flatt & Scruggs
- Down the Road featuring Earl Scruggs
- Reuben featuring Earl Scruggs
- Take Me In A Lifeboat featuring Earl Scruggs
- Doin' My Time featuring Earl Scruggs
- God Loves His Children featuring Earl Scruggs
