Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys - Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Collection 1948-62Guitarist and mandolinist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs were among the leading exponents of bluegrass music in the post war era. Scruggs is famous for developing the three finger style of banjo picking, elevating it's status from being a background accompanying instrument to a featured solo role. Both Flatt and Scruggs had been members of Bill Monroe's ground breaking band during the 1940s, resigning from that outfit in 1948 due to it's

they were not part of the Nashville in-crowd and they forged a new direction

but also a noted composer as well as a fine vocalist with a sophisticated approach to the Great American Songbook

Quite apart from setting the scene for the rest of their career as the Four Seasons

This great-value 51-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides of his releases on the Banner

which contributed to his approach as a pioneer of improvisational stand-up comedy

II is Ghost Train Orchestra's fourth album

a uniquely powerful

1s "The Wedding of the Painted Doll"

She was a highly distinctive performer

and over the next three years he had a dozen hits including the classics Runaround Sue

plus the Errol Garner Trio

is notable for having been a significant and formative influence on Little Richard