180g Audiophile Mono Vinyl Gatefold Package!
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio!
Pressed at RTI!
Nothing less than an essential part of every bluegrass collection. Three years after leaving Bill Monroe's seminal Blue Grass Boys in 1948, guitarist-vocalist Lester Flatt (1914-1970) and banjo virtuoso-vocalist Earl Scruggs (1924-2012) recorded the first selections that comprise Foggy Mountain Jamboree, one of the most important and widely influential albums in the history of American Roots Music. Spanning the years 1951 to 1955, Foggy Mountain Jamboree was made in Nashville under the watchful eye and empatheric ears of legendary producer Don Law, who saw to it that Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys sounded as clean and clear as the water of a Tennessee mountain stream. In addition to their instrumental prowess, Flatt & Scruggs, plus their featured sidemen (including Curly Seckler or Everett Lilly on mandolin, Benny Marin, Paul Warren, or Howdy Forrester on fiddle, and Josh "Buck" Graves on dobro), harmonized beautifully, as the vocals throughout this collection attest.
"Widely regarded as one of bluegrass' most influential recordings, Foggy Mountain Jamboree introduced audiences -- more specifically radio listeners -- to the crystal-clear vocals and peerless musicianship of former Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boys Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Amassed between 1951 and 1955, the 12 tracks that made the cut served as a veritable blueprint for a genre that had been growing in popularity since the late '40s. While numerous Foggy Mountain Boys appear throughout -- Chet Atkins, Josh "Buck" Graves -- Flatt's fluid tenor and rhythm guitar work anchored the sessions, Scruggs' machine-gun banjo work provided the steam, and fiddler Chubby Wise, along with mandolin player Curly Seckler, carried the whole thing home without a care in the world. "Flint River Special," "Earl's Breakdown," and "Foggy Mountain Special" became part of American culture, celebrating both its trailblazing work ethic and spirituality with equal amounts of grace and hellfire. Foggy Mountain Jamboree is essential listening for anyone with even the most remote interest in bluegrass." - allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Mono
Exhibit Records Audiophile Series
Gatefold Package
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio!
Pressed at RTI
Musicians:
Earl Sruggs, banjo
Lester Flatt, guitar
Foggy Mountain Boys:
Chet Atkins, guitar
Curly Seckler, mandolin
Everett Lilly, mandolin
Benny Martin, fiddle
Paul Warren, fiddle
Howdy Forrester, fiddle
Josh "Buck" Graves, dobro
Selections:
Side One:
1. Flint Hill Special
2. Some Old Day
3. Earl's Breakdown
4. Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy
5. Foggy Mountain Special
6. It Won't Be Long
Side Two:
1. Shuckin' The Corn
2. Blue Ridge Cabin Home
3. Randy Lynn Rag
4. Your Love Is Like A Flower
5. Foggy Mountain Chimes
6. Reunion In Heaven
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio!
Pressed at RTI!
Nothing less than an essential part of every bluegrass collection. Three years after leaving Bill Monroe's seminal Blue Grass Boys in 1948, guitarist-vocalist Lester Flatt (1914-1970) and banjo virtuoso-vocalist Earl Scruggs (1924-2012) recorded the first selections that comprise Foggy Mountain Jamboree, one of the most important and widely influential albums in the history of American Roots Music. Spanning the years 1951 to 1955, Foggy Mountain Jamboree was made in Nashville under the watchful eye and empatheric ears of legendary producer Don Law, who saw to it that Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys sounded as clean and clear as the water of a Tennessee mountain stream. In addition to their instrumental prowess, Flatt & Scruggs, plus their featured sidemen (including Curly Seckler or Everett Lilly on mandolin, Benny Marin, Paul Warren, or Howdy Forrester on fiddle, and Josh "Buck" Graves on dobro), harmonized beautifully, as the vocals throughout this collection attest.
"Widely regarded as one of bluegrass' most influential recordings, Foggy Mountain Jamboree introduced audiences -- more specifically radio listeners -- to the crystal-clear vocals and peerless musicianship of former Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boys Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Amassed between 1951 and 1955, the 12 tracks that made the cut served as a veritable blueprint for a genre that had been growing in popularity since the late '40s. While numerous Foggy Mountain Boys appear throughout -- Chet Atkins, Josh "Buck" Graves -- Flatt's fluid tenor and rhythm guitar work anchored the sessions, Scruggs' machine-gun banjo work provided the steam, and fiddler Chubby Wise, along with mandolin player Curly Seckler, carried the whole thing home without a care in the world. "Flint River Special," "Earl's Breakdown," and "Foggy Mountain Special" became part of American culture, celebrating both its trailblazing work ethic and spirituality with equal amounts of grace and hellfire. Foggy Mountain Jamboree is essential listening for anyone with even the most remote interest in bluegrass." - allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Mono
Exhibit Records Audiophile Series
Gatefold Package
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio!
Pressed at RTI
Musicians:
Earl Sruggs, banjo
Lester Flatt, guitar
Foggy Mountain Boys:
Chet Atkins, guitar
Curly Seckler, mandolin
Everett Lilly, mandolin
Benny Martin, fiddle
Paul Warren, fiddle
Howdy Forrester, fiddle
Josh "Buck" Graves, dobro
Selections:
Side One:
1. Flint Hill Special
2. Some Old Day
3. Earl's Breakdown
4. Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy
5. Foggy Mountain Special
6. It Won't Be Long
Side Two:
1. Shuckin' The Corn
2. Blue Ridge Cabin Home
3. Randy Lynn Rag
4. Your Love Is Like A Flower
5. Foggy Mountain Chimes
6. Reunion In Heaven
