Annotation

Recorded in the studio by Flatt & Scruggs on three occasions.
The original 1949 recording for the Mercury label is roughly 2:40 long, and all solos are taken by either banjo or fiddle.
The 1965 re-recording, for Columbia, has solos from dobro and harmonica in addition to banjo and fiddle, and is about 2:20.
The 1967 recording, also for Columbia, has dobro but no harmonica, and is about 2:10.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-21 05:56 UTC.

Relationships

composer:Earl Scruggs
Wikidata:Q652007 [info]
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 1)
later versions:Saiskos pluvan?

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1949-12-11Foggy Mountain Breakdown (studio, 1949-12-11: Mercury recording)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
1962Foggy Mountain BreakdownliveFrank Wakefield and Sid Campbell2:49
1965-09-03Foggy Mountain Breakdown (studio, 1965-09-03: Columbia recording, first released on Town & Country LP)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:21
1967-10-18Foggy Mountain Breakdown (studio, 1967-10-18: originally unissued and believed lost)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys2:16
1967-10-20Foggy Mountain Breakdown (studio, 1967-10-20: Columbia recording, first released on Changin' TimesLP)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:06
1969Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover and liveHank Williams, Jr.2:08
1971-01-18Foggy Mountain BreakdownliveThe Country Gentlemen2:27
1971-08-06 – 1971-08-11Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band2:39
1971-09-05Foggy Mountain Breakdowninstrumental and liveEarl Scruggs & the Festival Banjo Players5:51
1972-08-10Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt2:23
1974-03-18Foggy Mountain Breakdown (live, 1974-03-18: Neely Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA)liveLester Flatt0:46
1975-12-19 – 1975-12-20Foggy Mountain BreakdownliveFrank Wakefield & The Good Old Boys3:00
1979-04-18Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover and liveJ.D. Crowe & the New South2:27
1979-04-18The Martha White Radio Show: The Martha White Theme / The Ballad of Jed Clampett / Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover, live and medleyJ.D. Crowe and the New South8:15
1982-01Foggy Mountain breakdown (live, 1982-01-xx: Sveagruva, Svalbard, Norway)cover and instrumentalØystein Sunde1:18
1983-12-15Foggy Mountain Breakdown (live, 1983-12-15: The Bottom Line, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA)liveBill Monroe2:47
1996-03-06 – 1996-03-07Foggy Mountain BreakdownliveHot Rize1:25
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:22
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt and Scruggs2:42
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:22
Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Earl Scruggs Revue1:44
Foggy Mountain BreakdownBluegrass Harmony1:46
Foggy Mountain BreakdownJoe Maphis2:10
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt2:23
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:21
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt and Scruggs2:41
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs2:38
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys2:44
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:43
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:43
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:40
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs2:42
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs2:23
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:38
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Lilly Brothers & Don Stover3:10
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverTom T. Hall1:59
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverTom T. Hall2:00
Foggy Mountain BreakdownJim Shumate2:50
Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band2:32
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverThe Banjo Troubadours3:09
Foggy Mountain BreakdownCarl Jackson2:27
Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band2:34
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt2:25
Foggy Mountain BreakdownGeorge Winn and The Bluegrass Partners1:36
Foggy Mountain BreakdownThe Bluegrass Band2:36
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverThe Moody Brothers2:01
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs2:20
Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover and liveThe Earls of Leicester2:37
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverBluegrass Family2:34
Foggy Mountain BreakdownDel McCoury and The Dixie Pals3:03
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs?:??
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:45
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverGrass Cats2:18
Foggy Mountain BreakdownEarl Scruggs, Glen Duncan & Randy Scruggs4:48
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
Foggy Mountain BreakdownFlatt & Scruggs2:39
Foggy Mountain BreakdownJoe Maphis2:13
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Instrumental)instrumentalJoe Maphis2:13
Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverBobby & Kemp Atkins and The Countrymen2:23
Foggy Mountain BreakdownliveThe Flying Burrito Brothers?:??
Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover and liveThe Earl Scruggs Revue3:26
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:08
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:08
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:08
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:09
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:06
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (from Bonnie and Clyde)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:14
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (instrumental)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (theme from “Bonnie & Clyde”)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:41
Foggy Mountain RockcoverThe Bluegrass Album Band3:58
Foggy Mtn. BreakdowncoverThe Stoney Creek String Band2:13
Hog Bitch StompcoverBuckethead1:25
Ruebin's Train / Foggy Mountain BreakdowncoverThe Flying Burrito Brothers?:??
Shuckin The Corn_Foggy Mountain Breakdowncover and medleyThe Masterless Men1:46