Well friends, I’d like to say, in some highly informative manner of course, that I had some lofty purpose for featuring the music of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys this week other than that being what I wanted to hear, but I can’t lie to you.
Earl Scruggs did indeed just celebrate his 88th birthday on January 6th, there is that. Yet, we know full well that if I attempted to dig up something that even the newest bluegrass fans among us doesn’t know about the most famous bluegrass band on the planet…good luck. And dwelling long and loud on the pivotal role that these gentlemen played in helping Bill Monroe to develop this uniquely American musical form…preaching to the choir.
Can tell you this, I might just ‘zig’ when you think I’m going to ‘zag’ tonight, at least. Of the 22 songs we’ll squeeze in, you’re much more likely to hear “Foggy Mountain Special” than “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” for instance. When a song has been featured in everything from Hollywood movies to an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus…great tune, but we don’t want to wear it out, right? Some of my favorites are a bit more obscure, rest assured, and a nice gospel set from Lester & Earl will close things out tonight.
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