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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Biographies Biography |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Goldsmith, Thomas, 1952- Earl Scruggs and Foggy mountain breakdown. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2019 (DLC) 2019025460 |
Named Person: | Earl Scruggs; Earl Scruggs; Earl Scruggs |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Goldsmith |
ISBN: | 9780252051821 0252051823 |
OCLC Number: | 1105746766 |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 177 pages) |
Contents: | Out to Follow Scruggs's Path -- "I grew up around a banjo" -- The Piedmont's Rich Musical Soil -- Early Professional Days -- Joining Bill Monroe -- Working as a Blue Grass Boy -- Flatt and Scruggs Build a Career -- Recording "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" -- "Like a Jackhammer" -- How the Tune Works -- The Number-One Banjo Player -- The Beverly Hillbillies Welcomes the Banjo -- Riding with Bonnie and Clyde -- Scruggs Without Flatt : A Period of Transition -- Scruggs's Banjo Gains a Cult Following -- Reaping the Harvest. |
Series Title: | Music in American life. |
Responsibility: | Thomas Goldsmith. |
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"Remarkable . . . This book should prove indispensable to students of the banjo, whether raw beginners or ultra-advanced. It should have similar appeal to dedicated bluegrass fans who want to take a deep dive into the banjo sound, style, and technique that Scruggs made not only famous, but timeless and legendary." --Bluegrass Unlimited "A highly readable portrait of the man, the song, the times, and the music. . . . For lovers of Earl Scruggs and bluegrass music, Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown will become essential reading." --Ted Lehman, No Depression "A fascinating read! Goldsmith tells how Earl Scruggs used his unique artistic vision to invent a musical language understood and embraced by performers and audiences alike, reviving the five-string banjo to leave an enduring mark on American popular music."--Neil V. Rosenberg, author of Bluegrass Generation: A Memoir "A wonderfully written and engaging story that any music fan would enjoy." --Music Fest News "An enormous contribution to the history of bluegrass and a fascinating read, well organized and well told. Goldsmith's lengthy interview with Earl is a treasure trove of information not only about 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' but about the early days of bluegrass and specifically Earl's working relationship with Bill Monroe, which has long been clouded in mystery."--Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass "Thoroughly researched, elegantly written, this is a superb study of a tune, a man, and the creation of a highly distinctive American musical style. Loaded with information and interpretation, its warm personable style makes for a compelling and insightful read."-Douglas B. (Ranger Doug) Green Read more...


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- Scruggs, Earl.
- Scruggs, Earl. -- Foggy mountain breakdown.
- Banjoists -- United States -- Biography.
- Bluegrass musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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- Banjoists.
- Bluegrass musicians.
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