Banjo Playing
Creator:
Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt, and The Foggy Mountain Boys. Earl Scruggs, banjo; Lester Flatt, guitar.
Description:
A banjo solo by Earl Scruggs in his song, Foggy Mountain Breakdown which was first recorded in 1949. The distinctive, three-fingered picking style is created using thumb, fore, and middle fingers. This style revolutionized string band music and became the iconic sound of bluegrass.
Publisher:
MCA Nashville
Contributor:
Evan Williams
Rights:
MCA Nashville, all rights reserved
Format:
mp3
Type:
audio
Source:
Excerpt of Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt & The Foggy Mountain Boys "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from the album The Millennium Collection: The Best of Flatt & Scruggs
Date:
Apr 24, 2001
Subject:
Bluegrass, Banjo, American Folk music, Southern music
Duration:
00:00:27
Bit Rate/Frequency:
256 kbps/44.1 khz