Earl Scruggs And Friends - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2001)

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2010
  • Written by Earl Scruggs
    Banjo: Earl Scruggs
    2nd banjo solo: Steve Martin
    1st electric guitar solo: Vince Gill
    2nd electric guitar solo: Albert Lee
    Acoustic guitar: Randy Scruggs
    Dobro: Jerry Douglas
    Fiddle: Glen Duncan
    Mandolin: Marty Stuart
    Bass: Glenn Worf
    Drums: Harry Stinson
    Harmonica: Gary Scruggs
    Piano: Paul Shaffer
    Organ: Leon Russell
    Recorder: Ron Reynolds
    Mixer: Ron Reynolds
    Additional Engineer: Todd Parker
    © MCA Nashville
    Earl Scruggs received a second Grammy for his composition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, at the 44th annual ceremony on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. First recorded on December 11, 1949, by the bluegrass artists Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, he first released his instrumental March 15, 1950. It reached No. 55, and was featured as background music in the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde, especially in the car chase scenes, and has been used in a similar manner in many other films and television programs, particularly when depicting a pursuit scene in a rural setting. He recorded it with Lester Flatt and their performance was awarded a Grammy for Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental at the 11th ceremony in 1969.
    He recorded another performance in 2001 with Steve Martin on second banjo, Vince Gill on guitar, Marty Stuart on mandolin, Paul Shaffer on piano among many others. This work won the Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2002.
    In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @garrettrussell8346
    @garrettrussell8346 3 года назад +2987

    Little known fact: They had to stop the recording numerous times when Earl's banjo burst into flames during his solo.

    • @madams6198
      @madams6198 3 года назад +76

      He claimed that was only a rumor... A rumor that happened over and again!

    • @normankendall8480
      @normankendall8480 3 года назад +23

      Hahaha right on

    • @MasonCroneMusic
      @MasonCroneMusic 2 года назад +17

      That's too bad😂😂😂

    • @comfortablynumb7265
      @comfortablynumb7265 2 года назад +27

      😛👍 *In the voice of Jim Carrey from "The Mask" .....
      " SsMOkin'!!!!!💨 🚬🔥🧯😁😉😝

    • @fifty5074
      @fifty5074 2 года назад +13

      Whas he picking that fast?

  • @bloodeagle6458
    @bloodeagle6458 Год назад +394

    "They didn't start chasing us until you turned on that getaway music" - a legend

  • @carltonmorrison2148
    @carltonmorrison2148 3 года назад +704

    What a bunch of talented musicians and who's still listening to this in 2021

    • @gduanerollinsjr3693
      @gduanerollinsjr3693 2 года назад +8

      TRUE Talent

    • @oreobenavidez953
      @oreobenavidez953 2 года назад +11

      Me cause country music is not what it used to be

    • @Herr_Keystyne
      @Herr_Keystyne 2 года назад +1

      @@oreobenavidez953 yeah its all about drugs and beating wife

    • @oreobenavidez953
      @oreobenavidez953 2 года назад +5

      @@Herr_Keystyne to totally honest I have no idea what the lyrics are about cause if the music sounds horrible I ain't listening

    • @mattf8479
      @mattf8479 2 года назад +13

      Anyone who sees this comment is listening in 2021.

  • @marioortiz4529
    @marioortiz4529 3 года назад +516

    It’s scientifically proven this song is able to cure depression.

    • @brendabernstein286
      @brendabernstein286 2 года назад +3

      Abso-freaking-lutely

    • @coleenneilson2209
      @coleenneilson2209 2 года назад +4

      It cured mine🤗just saying

    • @BlyGuy
      @BlyGuy Год назад +6

      I'm not depressed, but this song makes me happy and I've now listened to it probably 30 times since discovering it yesterday.

    • @dmullinax1000
      @dmullinax1000 Год назад +2

      I played this song, over a dozen times yesterday on a continuous loop on my way to my property.

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames Год назад +1

      Do you have any peer-reviewed research to back up that claim?

  • @justfriendsgaming6151
    @justfriendsgaming6151 4 года назад +1346

    Can we talk about how Steve Martin is killing on that banjo. What a G!

    • @johnbevan4879
      @johnbevan4879 3 года назад +54

      I thought this video was some elaborate comedy sketch when I first saw it - had no idea he was an expert banjo picker! BUT - is he in the room with these guys? The shots of him don't have anyone else in them, and he's not in the group shots. Odd.

    • @loosensloppy8380
      @loosensloppy8380 3 года назад +25

      Steve Martin can pick a mean banjer. Look up some of his music if you're into some good bluegrass.

    • @txgmae1412
      @txgmae1412 3 года назад +9

      Hell yeah! If you don't like this, we can't be friends. 😂

    • @ZombifiedGuitarist
      @ZombifiedGuitarist 3 года назад +17

      Steve's cool, but Jerry Douglass on dobro is sick too.

    • @burningisis
      @burningisis 3 года назад +17

      @@johnbevan4879 Steve Martin is a very accomplished banjo player. He even has an amazing band!

  • @harrywinslow3946
    @harrywinslow3946 3 года назад +1261

    Argue if you want, but this is the greatest bluegrass video ever made.

    • @blessedtrinity9664
      @blessedtrinity9664 3 года назад +7

      No can do

    • @kennethmalone2856
      @kennethmalone2856 3 года назад +28

      I don't think I wouldn't necessarily consider this Bluegrass. I consider it a hybrid form of Bluegrass. I don't think they have organs or pianos in Blue Grass. LOL. I would just consider this one one hell of a jam session. Maybe the best jam session ever.

    • @Space_Drifter0621
      @Space_Drifter0621 3 года назад +60

      Every time I hear this song I imagine someone escaping from an avalanche while riding a mine cart

    • @jdinhuntsvilleal4514
      @jdinhuntsvilleal4514 3 года назад +37

      Well, I'll argue FOR you. For another post I looked up "best bluegrass songs" and according to ranker.com Foggy Mountain Breakdown is the NUMBER ONE all time favorite, and since this has GOT to be the best version of that tune you're right, this HAS to be the "greatest bluegrass video ever made."

    • @rodjohnon4950
      @rodjohnon4950 3 года назад +8

      Have you heard rawhide from Ricky Skaggs yet?

  • @hungadunga523
    @hungadunga523 Год назад +346

    This is a the ultimate bluegrass supergroup! Even if it's just for one song, it was a blessing to us all.

    • @dennistate5953
      @dennistate5953 Год назад +6

      Amen and hear here!

    • @yvonnemendez3075
      @yvonnemendez3075 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes luv those banjos❤

    • @carolgaines4946
      @carolgaines4946 4 месяца назад

      Who all were playing?

    • @cameronriviere
      @cameronriviere 2 месяца назад +2

      Albert Lee on the red electric guitar. The other electric, Vince Gill. Other banjo, on the far left, Steve Martin. Piano: Paul Shaffer. Keyboard: Leon Russell. Dobro: Jerry Douglas. Mandolin: I forget his name; a popular country musician. I don’t know who the bassist and drummer are. I think the violin, harmonica, and acoustic guitar might be sons of Earl Scruggs.

    • @MisterWensleydale
      @MisterWensleydale 2 месяца назад +2

      @@cameronriviere To finish out the lineup: Mandolin: Marty Stuart, Bass: Glenn Worf, Drums: Harry Stinson, Fiddle: Glen Duncan, Harmonica: Gary Scruggs, Acoustic Guitar: Randy Scruggs.

  • @kevinlehde2650
    @kevinlehde2650 3 года назад +465

    Albert Lee is at once the most anonymous musician in the world, while being the greatest guitarist in the world. Always a session player, never a leader. And he absolutely shreds everything he touches.

    • @tomaco7310
      @tomaco7310 2 года назад +29

      i'm a guitarist, but not a country guy. I wouldn't recognize him on the street, but the second he started playing I thought "is that him?". My dad would say that's the best of both worlds. Playing, creating, and get to go to the grocery store without being bothered.

    • @SMPMS8389
      @SMPMS8389 2 года назад +9

      He's phenomenal

    • @stinkymonkey4491
      @stinkymonkey4491 2 года назад +8

      I’m pretty sure I bought a chest freezer from him once

    • @jefftappan3091
      @jefftappan3091 2 года назад +1

      He's in a Carlene Carter video " I fell in love " .

    • @anthonybalistreri5226
      @anthonybalistreri5226 2 года назад +4

      And was a member of Emmylou's Hot Band

  • @javichuelas
    @javichuelas 4 года назад +487

    "They didn't start chasing us until you turned on that getaway music!"

    • @krazykkarl
      @krazykkarl 4 года назад +16

      "Think about me when you're having the best sex of your life"

    • @albertovasile3966
      @albertovasile3966 4 года назад +22

      I think the reason why half of us came here is that Homer's quote 😂

    • @pointman6778
      @pointman6778 4 года назад +1

      wait what are y'all talking about ahahhahahaha. I need to see this

    • @yvonnemendez3075
      @yvonnemendez3075 4 года назад +4

      Wow look out here comes Bonnie and Clyde lol

    • @javigurrol4451
      @javigurrol4451 3 года назад +1

      This RUclips comments is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Kudos!

  • @Firehydrant1051
    @Firehydrant1051 4 года назад +404

    It is so heartwarming to see men, who are legends in their own right, paying homage to the man who paved the way.

    • @polyscroll
      @polyscroll 10 месяцев назад +2

      Love your comment1

    • @juliearmenta4841
      @juliearmenta4841 10 месяцев назад +3

      Grew up listening to Blue Grass, my father and mother played. Lester and Earl were great. Bill Monroe was one of my all time favorites.

    • @Baddawg_313
      @Baddawg_313 5 месяцев назад

      Who is that?

    • @philtll
      @philtll 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Baddawg_313who is who, the man who paved the way? Earl Scruggs. The guy sitting down in the middle that they are all looking at with like worshipful eyes.

    • @Baddawg_313
      @Baddawg_313 3 месяца назад

      @@philtll mmmmkay

  • @Justagirl880
    @Justagirl880 3 года назад +244

    I wish I could be as happy about anything as Paul Schaefer is when he's playing the piano.

    • @nestorvelasquez9633
      @nestorvelasquez9633 2 года назад +28

      It's funny seeing Paul Schaefer so energetic while Leon Russell is just playing there, so calm

    • @brendabernstein286
      @brendabernstein286 2 года назад +3

      Truth

    • @chazmann108
      @chazmann108 2 года назад +7

      paul is looking like nirvana is upon him

    • @goatboy150
      @goatboy150 Год назад +4

      He nailed his part, too.

    • @SpaceSkeletonDragon
      @SpaceSkeletonDragon Год назад

      @@nestorvelasquez9633 You both mean Paul Shaffer. Googling Paul Schaefer brings up Nazi war criminal and child rapist Paul Shäfer as the first result. I wish I was joking.

  • @xPaulxPhoenixx
    @xPaulxPhoenixx 6 месяцев назад +21

    To be playing banjo as “friend” to earl Scruggs is such a daunting task, you can even see the relief on Steve Martins face after his solo wraps

  • @gailwebb9619
    @gailwebb9619 3 года назад +397

    I sometimes forget what a talented musician Steve Martin is until I see him here, playing that banjo! This is a great rendition of this classic bluegrass song!

    • @peterfangiullo2064
      @peterfangiullo2064 2 года назад +8

      I love the relieved look he has after his solo

    • @samsignorelli
      @samsignorelli Год назад +7

      Foggy Mountain was part of his routine back in his standup heyday,

    • @fenrislegacy
      @fenrislegacy Год назад +12

      Talented is an understatement, Steve is one of the top banjo players.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/ZyHipL45pwM/видео.html

    • @susiewatkins1775
      @susiewatkins1775 2 месяца назад +1

      He certainly has put his many great talents to use throughout his career.
      @@fenrislegacy

  • @josephkearns3999
    @josephkearns3999 Год назад +54

    What still impresses me with this video is that Harry Stinson could continuously play a train rhythm on the drums for almost 5 minutes. That's challenging.

    • @fredholstein7005
      @fredholstein7005 5 месяцев назад

      Always enjoy listening, good for the bones

  • @legendary6790
    @legendary6790 3 года назад +68

    Paul Shaffer is straight vibing here

    • @krevo81
      @krevo81 3 года назад +3

      lmao always is

    • @lauranyman207
      @lauranyman207 3 года назад +3

      I know 😆 I verbalized "he is ALL the way in"

    • @wjrasmussen666
      @wjrasmussen666 3 года назад +3

      Wow, that keyboard is on fire.

    • @b3j8
      @b3j8 3 года назад +7

      I like how Leon Russell is just playin and chillin back there while Paul Schaefer is jumpin all over the place!

    • @Pashasmom1
      @Pashasmom1 3 года назад +2

      @@b3j8 Everyone interprets and plays music in their own special and wonderful way.

  • @charsbob
    @charsbob 3 года назад +59

    I have never heard a better version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, and the people doing it look like they knew this was the best one that ever was.

    • @MasonCroneMusic
      @MasonCroneMusic 2 года назад +1

      I'd say so!

    • @Steve-cs8nd
      @Steve-cs8nd Год назад

      The original 49 version is still pretty hard to beat too.
      Earl had to dry his head with a light globe heater he made as they were all using calf skin heads still then, and he also always destined his banjo and removed the bridge before casing his axe and in those days before Gotoh planetary machines that stay in tune and are 14 to 1 on the 5th, it took him 40 minutes to get the banjo all soughted and intoned again.
      Old Earl never did anything by half measures. Even his banjo tutor was also a Luthier's manual Banjo History book and Flint hill of the 30s and tour Biography lol he even had a section on how to make his D tuners God luv him.
      I think I’ll end up buying Keith’s or one of those new no hole drilling clip on pairs for 3 bennies but you never know. It’s handy knowing how to knock out a pair of home made D tuning cams!
      The point being though, that’s some “ Tune a day for Banjo” book there Earl bless your soul.
      Has any one else seen the Martha White show version of Groundspeed ( I think the second time they had used it) and Earl starts waving his left hand around in the air when he’s on the G chord and sets of the whole band and announcers laughing.
      Extra funny as he was usually so laid back and quietly tongue in cheek you'd never expect it.
      They are GEMs those Old Opry shows.

  • @Tobb3
    @Tobb3 3 года назад +133

    3:57 When you get water in your ear after swimming.

  • @andrewfromtno
    @andrewfromtno 4 года назад +427

    Foggy Mountain Breakdown," with Scruggs's sons Randy on acoustic guitar and Gary on Harmonica, and a stellar group that included Vince Gill and Albert lee on electric guitar, Marty Stewart on mandolin, Glen Duncan on fiddle, Jerry Douglas on Dobro, Glenn Wolf on bass, Harry Stinson on drums, Leon Russell on organ and Paul Shaffer on piano.
    For those debating Martin's inclusion, want to rethink. He is a better banjo player than 95% of all banjo pickers. He even personally fund an award in the field of banjo and/or bluegrass music. He is straight up legitimate.

    • @MarylandBear1
      @MarylandBear1 4 года назад +23

      I've heard it said that, if Martin had his druthers, he'd be known as "that great banjo player, and hey, did you know he's funny, too?"

    • @kevincleary7808
      @kevincleary7808 4 года назад +6

      Andrew Rodgers , you left off Steve Martin

    • @dday7777
      @dday7777 4 года назад +19

      When he first performed stand up comedy he most always had his Banjo on stage with him If not carrying and playing it in his act. He is a top most Banjoist.

    • @johnwaddell1411
      @johnwaddell1411 4 года назад +7

      He's been doing it for a long time..

    • @geoffchappell2184
      @geoffchappell2184 4 года назад +7

      @@kevincleary7808 No he didn't. Click on the show more link. Martin has his own paragraph. Paul Shaffer doesn't belong in the group.

  • @Y2KMosh
    @Y2KMosh 3 года назад +30

    I drive a 68’ Shelby Mustang and this is what I put on the radio every time I go somewhere.

    • @aleciapacheco5338
      @aleciapacheco5338 Год назад +1

      You must have been doing 120mph every where you went! 🤠

    • @NottheWebb
      @NottheWebb 8 дней назад +1

      Fantastic car (my brother owned a '67 fastback), but with this song you really need a Ford De luxe Coup, 1932-34 vintage to really do it justice.

  • @johnreynoldsjr4157
    @johnreynoldsjr4157 2 года назад +87

    SIMPLY THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST ensemble of top notch musicians playing a most enjoyable bluegrass standard! I actually got a tad emotional watching it.

    • @3Doorsdownfan
      @3Doorsdownfan 6 месяцев назад +1

      You are NOT alone there buddy!!! TRUST ME! 😁😉

  • @djcfrompt
    @djcfrompt 4 года назад +230

    This here's Earl, Gene, Randy, and over on the keys we have Gandalf

    • @pattybarnes6988
      @pattybarnes6988 4 года назад +2

      Is that Leon Redbone?

    • @sardonicus76
      @sardonicus76 4 года назад +16

      Patty Barnes You’re halfway there. That’s the late, great Leon Russell.

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 4 года назад +4

      No, silly, that's Disney's Merlin from the end of the movie when he was vacationing in Bermuda.

    • @duaneberry3298
      @duaneberry3298 4 года назад +5

      Stranger in a Strange Land

    • @joseperaza3012
      @joseperaza3012 4 года назад +2

      Jajajaja que risa no entiendo mucho el inglés pero como me rei jajajjajajaj

  • @JamesWilson-vr3ql
    @JamesWilson-vr3ql 5 лет назад +660

    I just love Steve Martin's sigh of relief when he finished his solo. He's playing with the gods and damn well knows it!

    • @skipdow3
      @skipdow3 4 года назад +38

      Watch him play the same with the same, on Letterman. To be asked to do that shows they don't want any of martins' comedy , just the man showing what a professional playing of the banjo looks like.

    • @markmcguire9770
      @markmcguire9770 4 года назад +64

      steve martin has been playing banjo since 1978, so he can hold his own with the best

    • @curbmassa
      @curbmassa 4 года назад +19

      @@markmcguire9770 First time I saw him on TV back around then he was playing banjo with a fake arrow through his head. Shoulda done it here. No, not really.

    • @chasein7019
      @chasein7019 4 года назад +30

      He wasn't even in the room in this video

    • @JamesWilson-vr3ql
      @JamesWilson-vr3ql 4 года назад +3

      @@chasein7019 Still. He knows.

  • @shinyshinyyshinyyy2197
    @shinyshinyyshinyyy2197 Год назад +76

    I’ve never seen a group have so much fun before. They’re all VIBING, especially the pianist he’s having a blast. They love the music and creating it with each other, it’s definitely no wonder that it’s “& Friends”

    • @VioletJoy
      @VioletJoy Год назад +8

      He is INTO it. 😂 That's Paul Shaffer. He was the band leader on The Letterman Show for many years and was always this enthusiastic.

    • @TerpsichoreanSelenophile
      @TerpsichoreanSelenophile Год назад +6

      ​@@VioletJoyPaul Shaffer was always such a goober! An incredible musician, though. Watching this on Fathers Day in memory of my dad, a big Grand Old Opry and Earl Scruggs fan.

    • @doveman56
      @doveman56 Год назад

      Good, ain't it?

    • @VioletJoy
      @VioletJoy Год назад +3

      @@TerpsichoreanSelenophile LOL. But he was sure enjoying himself.

    • @rkoonce53
      @rkoonce53 Год назад +5

      Leon is minding his own business back there😊

  • @texasamericanpatriot8535
    @texasamericanpatriot8535 8 месяцев назад +19

    This should be in a national archive! Amazing!

  • @DWNHLLR13
    @DWNHLLR13 4 года назад +93

    I dare say we may never see a gathering of such legendary musical talent on one stage again.

  • @kristoffscuba5466
    @kristoffscuba5466 4 года назад +101

    Albert lees solo is like something from another planet. Absolutely shreds. If I hear it a million times I still won’t be tired of it.

    • @jefftheschauer1
      @jefftheschauer1 2 года назад +3

      I can never get tired of Albert Lee

    • @telecatsermaster
      @telecatsermaster 5 месяцев назад

      Amen

    • @wheatonna
      @wheatonna Месяц назад

      When I heard Vince Gill's solo, I thought "Uh oh, poor Albert." So wrong.

  • @rayseva1278
    @rayseva1278 Год назад +48

    I'm not really into country music. But I really like bluegrass...and am a HUGE Vince Gill fan. The man is criminally underrated: A killer guitarist...AND possessor of an equally-killer voice.

  • @woodiethompson526
    @woodiethompson526 4 года назад +425

    Probably some of the best stringed instrument players in the world at the time in that room !

    • @donreed
      @donreed 4 года назад +13

      No matter where you go, there he is, that ass-kissing, obnoxious Paul Schaeffer. Oh Lord the man is an ass.

    • @ferahcankaya
      @ferahcankaya 4 года назад +3

      Woodie thompspn totally agree with you and yet there are some idiots who disliked this video.. shame!

    • @woodiethompson526
      @woodiethompson526 4 года назад

      @@ferahcankaya yeah I know Therese, there is no accounting for taste !

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 4 года назад +7

      Therese C - the people that hit the dislike button are clearly dead inside.
      Its either that, or a slutty home wrecking banjo seduced their mothers and destroyed their family when they were young...

    • @jubalcalif9100
      @jubalcalif9100 4 года назад +1

      You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe !!

  • @Campingcam
    @Campingcam 6 лет назад +2001

    Little known piece of trivia: There were numerous fire extinguishers placed just out of shot in case any of their instruments burst into flames

    • @commodoresixfour7478
      @commodoresixfour7478 5 лет назад +58

      I'm surprised the amplifiers could handle it. Must be tube amps.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 5 лет назад +31

      LOL I reckon would need to be! Oh how I love this!

    • @janicefox2577
      @janicefox2577 5 лет назад +30

      Rhonda Boncutter They are already on fire! Love it!

    • @larrygreen8912
      @larrygreen8912 5 лет назад +33

      Campingcam and not a single one of them was holding their crotch .

    • @markrogers6833
      @markrogers6833 5 лет назад +20

      Ha ha right on my my my and Earl Scruggs the master shows them hr is still the man WOW

  • @charlesruffing5606
    @charlesruffing5606 2 года назад +17

    Having Leon Russell on Keyboard was great! So lucky to have in on this not long before he passed away. What a great video!

  • @squigmo1
    @squigmo1 3 года назад +143

    If you can watch this and not smile, you’re dead inside 😀

    • @endthefed5304
      @endthefed5304 3 года назад +1

      why do i tear up when i watch this!?

    • @pineapplepenguin9901
      @pineapplepenguin9901 3 года назад +2

      Love this video. Just a bunch of pals making some sick music. It's very awesome.

    • @nancyabsalon9436
      @nancyabsalon9436 3 года назад

      I mean, it's true but Hey!

    • @jodywatkins9467
      @jodywatkins9467 3 года назад

      Is this guy dead? 3:49

    • @GTmino
      @GTmino 3 года назад

      @@jodywatkins9467 his name is Leon Russell, he die in 2016

  • @debrakish9659
    @debrakish9659 3 года назад +41

    I never tire of watching this.

  • @bravevoice2771
    @bravevoice2771 4 года назад +88

    Talk about "a gathering of eagles". You can tell they are honored to be in each other's presence, each artist smiling from ear to ear in shear bliss.

  • @donaldschmidt2990
    @donaldschmidt2990 Год назад +19

    WHAT A JAM SESSION!! Has there ever been a better instrumental than Foggy Mountain Breakdown? Just a group of guys having a blast and collaborating beautifully.

  • @user-jd9ve4ky8g
    @user-jd9ve4ky8g 11 месяцев назад +13

    Steve Martin, your talent keeps up with legends. I never knew 😢

  • @alessandromirandola2412
    @alessandromirandola2412 3 года назад +78

    Doctor: "You have just five minutes to live"
    *Me putting on this video"

  • @Anna-sx7if
    @Anna-sx7if 8 лет назад +91

    earl Scruggs is my great grandpa and I play banjo!

    • @PiDev
      @PiDev 8 лет назад +5

      +Anna Ashley That's awesome. Keep on picking!

    • @ThatBaseballGuy13
      @ThatBaseballGuy13 8 лет назад +19

      And Obama is my mother in law

    • @trumppetition9384
      @trumppetition9384 8 лет назад +4

      +Anna Ashley earl scruggs is your great grandpa?? If that's true, then that's awesome!!!! He's the father of all 3 finger picking

    • @Belchmaster41
      @Belchmaster41 8 лет назад

      +Gaydolf Shitler I bet this piece stays in the G key (open)

    • @missymiller6454
      @missymiller6454 8 лет назад

      😍

  • @stevenscalici3470
    @stevenscalici3470 2 года назад +60

    How magnanimous was Scruggs to allocate ample time to each and every musician to showcase each one’s unique instrumental talents. My fav was the harmonica at 2:12. Hell every time I watch this, I have to watch it many times just to watch the nimble fingers move like they all have little brains in them!

    • @teastrainer3604
      @teastrainer3604 2 года назад +3

      That's Earl's son Gary. His son Randy, who passed away recently, played acoustic guitar.

    • @JFairweather
      @JFairweather Год назад +2

      Well, he had been playing that tune since 1947. He was plenty used to everyone else having a shot at it.

    • @lukepotosky7710
      @lukepotosky7710 Год назад +2

      My favourite part is the mandolin solo, which starts at 2:00.

    • @jimwilson7364
      @jimwilson7364 Год назад +1

      Thst is bluegrass music. On instrumentals or with vocals each instrument gets a solo. Always been that way

    • @ClassicTVMan1981X
      @ClassicTVMan1981X Год назад +2

      @@teastrainer3604 Randy was the one who did the acoustic solo on Rosanne Cash's version of "Tennessee Flat Top Box."

  • @Nantosuelta
    @Nantosuelta 2 года назад +15

    Earl, you're legacy will live on forever. The granddaddy of bluegrass banjo. All us banjo players owe you a tremendous debt.

  • @atlassolid5946
    @atlassolid5946 6 лет назад +42

    I love how everybody (even Harry Stinson) has gotten love from the comment section but nobody yet has mentioned that awesome bass player, Glenn Worf. He killed it in this song, props to him.

    • @hungadunga523
      @hungadunga523 Год назад +2

      Stinson and Worf were working just as hard as the soloists. To maintain the beat that steady, that fast, and that long - well, all I can say is Saaa-LUTE!

  • @jettcarlburg356
    @jettcarlburg356 4 года назад +66

    This is probably my favorite performance of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" ever!!!!! Earl Scruggs. Leon Russell. Vince Gill. Marty Stuart. Paul Schaffer. Steve Martin.

    • @Teamhlm52
      @Teamhlm52 4 года назад +1

      Jett Carlburg a

  • @konwin97
    @konwin97 2 года назад +41

    I’m a hard rock and heavy metal guy, but there is so much totally incredible talent here!! I love this so much!!

    • @MasonCroneMusic
      @MasonCroneMusic 2 года назад +2

      Bluegrass is awesome! I used to mostly be a rock musician but I've switched to bluegrass!

    • @user-bt3xy3vj1i
      @user-bt3xy3vj1i 2 месяца назад

      Bluegrass is the heavy metal of country!

  • @davidwoods8982
    @davidwoods8982 9 месяцев назад +12

    There will never be another recording like this one…. Ever!
    Every player was a master in his craft! Magnificent!

  • @conrox400
    @conrox400 4 года назад +149

    “Looks like those Duke boys are in a peck of trouble”

  • @kingfish4242
    @kingfish4242 7 лет назад +347

    pure f'ing genius. I don't care if you are a metalhead like me. If you can't respect this, you are hopeless

    • @mikefox2379
      @mikefox2379 5 лет назад +12

      Exactly my friend!

    • @commodoresixfour7478
      @commodoresixfour7478 5 лет назад +11

      HA, I purchased my first banjo from a metal head. And that was because he had a better one!

    • @RebelionDNA
      @RebelionDNA 5 лет назад +10

      They all have my respect!

    • @danieldekok6949
      @danieldekok6949 5 лет назад +8

      And they respect EACH OTHER'S work--otherwise this becomes just another "I can play this faster than you" moment

    • @ExSkyCyclePilot
      @ExSkyCyclePilot 5 лет назад +11

      I'm a classical nut and I love this. This guys are damned good. Makes me never want to play another instrument as long as I live.

  • @joepilot-jones9634
    @joepilot-jones9634 Год назад +11

    Never seen a group of world class musicians having so much fun together!

  • @charlesdavis391
    @charlesdavis391 Год назад +10

    IF this doesn't get you revved up, you had better check for a pulse!

  • @gaoutlaw
    @gaoutlaw 6 лет назад +110

    I hope Randy, Earl and Leon are having a big ol jam session in heaven.

  • @stevekunde1117
    @stevekunde1117 4 года назад +249

    Very few, if any, of what passes as “country” artists now days could even keep up.

    • @Chads6Strings
      @Chads6Strings 4 года назад +15

      Nashville doesn't need anyone with real talent, and it shows.

    • @Walkeranz
      @Walkeranz 4 года назад +12

      @@Chads6Strings I grew up around the music business in Nashville and your statement brought tears to my eyes. Cuz it's true, and sad as hell

    • @davids7692
      @davids7692 4 года назад +17

      There are different types of country just like any type of music. Relax and go listen to the one that brings YOU joy. Who cares what others listen to for THEIR joy?

    • @philgray1023
      @philgray1023 4 года назад +7

      @@Chads6Strings I wish what you said was crap, but unfortunately you're probably not wrong.

    • @hipfilms
      @hipfilms 4 года назад +4

      You got that right......

  • @michaelwilliams4702
    @michaelwilliams4702 Год назад +3

    Love you Earl Scruggs.

  • @tunasand31ch
    @tunasand31ch 11 месяцев назад +18

    この上なく素晴らしい演奏です!!演奏している皆さんが心から楽しそうに演奏されている事が何よりも素敵です。

    • @flashwashington2735
      @flashwashington2735 7 месяцев назад

      幸せな子供たちが遊ぶように、彼らは遊んで微笑みます。耳よりも目で音楽を楽しんで、聴いてニヤニヤしてみましょう。神のお恵みがありますように。
      They play and smile like happy children play. Enjoy music with your eyes rather than your ears, and smile while listening. god bless you.

  • @donrutter6765
    @donrutter6765 4 года назад +52

    History was made on this one. An all star cast played that day.

  • @garrick7076
    @garrick7076 10 лет назад +57

    That is so cool to see Steve Martin jammin up there..

  • @nfindc
    @nfindc Год назад +17

    I grew up on bluegrass, and everytime I heard Foggy Mountain Breakdown I would stop what I was doing and just listen to the excellent musicianship. This, of course, is no different. But, my God, just look at the musical juggernauts that slay on this track!!

  • @richardstill8689
    @richardstill8689 2 года назад +10

    what I love is Steve Martin in the background, he not the main, he just there chillin that what makes a star

  • @peterbaskind9872
    @peterbaskind9872 5 лет назад +200

    I suppose I could gush about how amazing this is...
    But when you get the best players IN THE WORLD playing for the fun of it, this is what happens.

    • @carolbaker2193
      @carolbaker2193 4 года назад

      ...got my clogging shoes on...let's dance!

  • @bobbeck2743
    @bobbeck2743 5 лет назад +73

    Earl Scruggs? Never will his talent be equaled, never mind beaten.

    • @klcwarchitect
      @klcwarchitect 4 года назад +5

      Bob Beck Bela Fleck is right up there but Earl Scruggs will always be my hero.

    • @lesheathjr4494
      @lesheathjr4494 4 года назад +2

      Never in the bluegrass world anyway

    • @danarockman2668
      @danarockman2668 4 года назад +1

      I agree l grew up listening to him , 💪....

  • @RobFraxedas
    @RobFraxedas 2 года назад +12

    I’d just like to say that I’ve been a drummer for 35 years, and I was amazed to hear Earl’s flawlessly metronomic playing. A computer couldn’t be more precise.

  • @stephaniel3139
    @stephaniel3139 3 года назад +18

    I love how they are all having such an awesome time - and how they are obviously honored to play with him!

  • @johnreynolds8293
    @johnreynolds8293 3 года назад +21

    Now there is a boat load of talent in that room!!

  • @shanermann2252
    @shanermann2252 7 лет назад +19

    one day i hope to be as happy as paul is when he is playing the piano

  • @randybaykey913
    @randybaykey913 Год назад +12

    One of those timeless songs that stays cool from one generation to the next

  • @timhouchens6691
    @timhouchens6691 2 года назад +11

    And THAT is how it is done!!👏👏👏

  • @commodoresixfour7478
    @commodoresixfour7478 5 лет назад +102

    I've seen this video thousands of times and I will watch it a thousand more!

    • @commodoresixfour7478
      @commodoresixfour7478 5 лет назад +1

      How many times did Earl play this song? I bet he never got tired or board from this bread and butter song. "Come on Earl, take my money and play it again and when you're done please teach me!!!".

    • @skipdow3
      @skipdow3 4 года назад

      I guess I'll get into trouble, but there is essentially the same thing on a You Tube Letterman show.

    • @commodoresixfour7478
      @commodoresixfour7478 Год назад

      I'm still here Earl, still listening to it, still wishing you were still here.

  • @tylerbrandon460
    @tylerbrandon460 4 года назад +662

    And on the 7th day God said "Let there be bluegrass." And it was good.

  • @JohnUSA7
    @JohnUSA7 8 месяцев назад +9

    Magic like this song happens when a bunch of super talented musicians get together and start jamming.
    Just amazingly enjoyable music.

  • @kit1951
    @kit1951 9 месяцев назад +12

    one of the BEST all time hits, never get tired of it!

  • @marthabixler1606
    @marthabixler1606 4 года назад +61

    Earl Scruggs is probably the coolest person that ever lived

    • @identitydixie1061
      @identitydixie1061 4 года назад +1

      always will be

    • @luvb4ugo
      @luvb4ugo 4 года назад +1

      Martha Bixler I had the pleasure of seeing him in Austin tex, in About 71 with his buddy, but unfortunately I did not know who he was, o well , great music, can't stop watching it. And it was good. Well said.

    • @campbellfiles9019
      @campbellfiles9019 4 года назад +2

      I got his autograph he said " I can't shake hands it would damage my playing "

    • @thomasfarmer1730
      @thomasfarmer1730 3 года назад +1

      Way cooler (and intelligent) than any crap rap artist.

    • @kookokoe
      @kookokoe 2 года назад

      that’s a very high compliment

  • @bernisweltredsun1245
    @bernisweltredsun1245 5 лет назад +309

    I love the United States! Long live the US! Greetings and much respect from Germany! Btw Steve Martin is beyond coolness!

    • @gregoryfrie8024
      @gregoryfrie8024 5 лет назад +6

      Dunka

    • @thomasmartinscott
      @thomasmartinscott 5 лет назад +10

      Hello to you, too! I was stationed in Bitburg, Germany from '78 to '81. I LOVED IT!!! Some of my Absolute FAVORITE memories are during that time. 5 other guys and I put together The Bitburg Bluegrass Band, and won the USAF Worldwide Talent Contest in 1980.

    • @smokeypotter5876
      @smokeypotter5876 5 лет назад +6

      Come visit brother 😀

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 5 лет назад +6

      Come visit, country music is everywhere! Love it! How I grew up, 65 now and would not change a thing!

    • @billylatham9878
      @billylatham9878 5 лет назад +6

      From Texas to you. Howdy

  • @nev707
    @nev707 Год назад +10

    Marty is a great mandolin player.
    This video is gold.

    • @paulinerothstein8982
      @paulinerothstein8982 Год назад

      Amen. And he's cute as a bug's ear!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @greatestever184
    @greatestever184 9 лет назад +26

    My grandpa used to be able to do this on banjo before arthritis took hold. He's 83--man is a beast.

    • @burningisis
      @burningisis 3 года назад +3

      So did my grandpa. At 90 was still able to pick that banjo. At 40 years old, its my turn to pick up his old banjo and learn to play myself.

    • @V8freaks
      @V8freaks Год назад

      @@burningisis How is it going?

  • @agramsci
    @agramsci 4 года назад +46

    This is the coolest thing I have ever seen.

  • @Idontknowmaybejohnsmith
    @Idontknowmaybejohnsmith Год назад +61

    These guys all nailed it on their solos. Each one is spot on.

    • @drakehonest2
      @drakehonest2 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing today…?

  • @Swiftiegirl05
    @Swiftiegirl05 2 года назад +38

    Beats any 2021 modern pop song. This piece straight up amazes me! The fact the tempo is that fast and the song flows this smoothly baffles me. This song will go down in history…

  • @Erling01
    @Erling01 8 лет назад +252

    I want this song to be played at my funeral.

  • @rhondaboncutter5812
    @rhondaboncutter5812 4 года назад +33

    I grew up where everyone carried their instruments in their car! We lived in Ky. we had so much fun dancing and singing! Music always in my soul!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 4 года назад +7

      This music was so much fun! I never even knew I was so poor! Music was my life!

  • @wrenchingearhead85
    @wrenchingearhead85 3 года назад +9

    Woke up this morning in a Bluegrass mood. No better way to start the day than with some Scruggs! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @WildWing-wl7nj
    @WildWing-wl7nj Год назад +8

    These are great musicians, pure and simple.

  • @JCWTFYT
    @JCWTFYT 8 лет назад +44

    An amazing and timeless performance made two years before Earl's passing (2012). A true pioneer in a lot of ways, hats off to ya, Earl, we miss you to this day. Thanks

  • @3acharyy87
    @3acharyy87 9 лет назад +48

    Albert Lee gets me everytime..the man is a beast of a guitar player

    • @bugspit.2977
      @bugspit.2977 6 лет назад

      Zachary Kelley
      Yeah he's a rock star.....kinda. ..

    • @fukhue8226
      @fukhue8226 6 лет назад +2

      He is the Double Stop king and between him and Ray Flake they molded the modern Nashville Rockabilly Guitar style. I'm sure Brent Mason would give these guys lot's of credit for opening up the door for Hick Rock on Country Radio and starting a whole new style of Hot Country Pickin.

    • @TedSeay
      @TedSeay 5 лет назад +2

      Saw Albert and Vince Gill in Melbourne, Australia at a little comedy venue.
      A-may-zing.

  • @Tessou
    @Tessou Год назад +12

    Jerry Douglas crushed his part. Fantastic work.

  • @Mbartel500
    @Mbartel500 2 года назад +26

    The amount of talent in that jam session is incredible…what an amazing performance😱😱😱

  • @doyleperkins4916
    @doyleperkins4916 3 года назад +20

    When I was a little boy growing up in West Texas, this Kentucky Blue Grass classic, a favorite of mine, literally brought tears to my eyes...And it still does. How I love FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN!

  • @leonmaliniak
    @leonmaliniak 4 года назад +132

    Wow
    Steve Martin really held up his end with great virtuosity

    • @skipdow3
      @skipdow3 4 года назад +15

      I was amazed when he began performing with the banjo. I kept waiting for that arrow through the head deal, and it never came. For what it's worth, that instrument he's playing, is not an easy instrument to play.

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 4 года назад +21

      Steve Martin has been a world class banjo player for years. On the old Glen Campbell TV show, Steve was the banjo player in the band.

    • @marycage5214
      @marycage5214 4 года назад +14

      Martin used the banjo as a prop in his early comedy days. He credits Earl Scruggs with inspiring him to learn the instrument.

    • @richiej7209
      @richiej7209 4 года назад +13

      Steve's a class act. Great guy & great player. Would think he told them I'll hang back and play. Leave it to the pros to b front and center as deserved.

    • @PHJimY
      @PHJimY 4 года назад +4

      Howard Smith,
      While Steve may have played the banjo on Glen's show, but John Hartford and Larry McNeely were the two best known Glen Campbell Show banjo players.

  • @jonathanfreedom1st
    @jonathanfreedom1st 9 месяцев назад +8

    A fitting super pack of musical brilliance near the end of a musical geniuses Life. Earl will never be far away with this superb Bluegrass hit of the ages. Long live all the excellent musical talent that joined him in this rendition. ❤

  • @fredjones7705
    @fredjones7705 Год назад +9

    Ultimate jam sessions of the worlds greatest musicians.

  • @GlowingBentley
    @GlowingBentley 7 лет назад +57

    Rest in Peace, Leon.

  • @V8trickshot
    @V8trickshot 9 лет назад +52

    man This Is REAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!

    • @onemoreseptember2550
      @onemoreseptember2550 6 лет назад

      Rory not really, just come here to enjoy the banjo.
      Real music helps people through hard times, not just play banjo, guitar, ect.

  • @chriswelcome8102
    @chriswelcome8102 Год назад +14

    Everyman who touches this kills it beyond words. They are gifted beyond what you can even think to appreciate. It's just a masterpiece no matter how you look at or listen to it. Amazing

    • @StacyNels42U
      @StacyNels42U Год назад +1

      Everyone who touches this Skills beyond words...

  • @ryanquick94
    @ryanquick94 3 года назад +13

    this is one of the best songs ever made.

  • @her0966
    @her0966 3 года назад +17

    I love when it cuts to the piano player and he's just like
    :DDDDD

  • @johnjacobs5683
    @johnjacobs5683 9 лет назад +222

    An amazing collection of instruments that modern country has abandoned

    • @marshmallowbudgie
      @marshmallowbudgie 9 лет назад +11

      John Jacobs it's not Country, it's Opry Pop!

    • @scottgoodson5132
      @scottgoodson5132 6 лет назад +23

      Wrong! It’s Bluegrass dude!

    • @user-cn3kp6oj1n
      @user-cn3kp6oj1n 6 лет назад +6

      scott goodson THANK YOU

    • @doittoit4116
      @doittoit4116 6 лет назад +22

      John Jacobs there's no such thing as modern country, I believe what your referring to is called "New Nshville noise" also known as "cookie cutter country" or just by it's more common name, dog shit!

    • @dougdavis8986
      @dougdavis8986 5 лет назад +18

      John Jacobs : modern country isn't country. It's pop rock with lame lyrics about your gf leaving, the truck breaking down etc. It sucks

  • @karenmoss1605
    @karenmoss1605 Год назад +10

    Legends being absolutely legendary ♥️♥️♥️ watched this 15 times in a row and my foot is still tapping an hour later LOL 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @airguy5024
    @airguy5024 2 года назад +10

    That is a heck of a lot of talent packed into one small room.

  • @PK-xe2fo
    @PK-xe2fo 7 лет назад +131

    Best version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown EVER!!

    • @singleman1986
      @singleman1986 7 лет назад +4

      AGREED! 'Nuf said.

    • @rynemurray1091
      @rynemurray1091 7 лет назад +4

      Lt. Rasczak this is the coolest version bc it's got all the great musicians and they are tearing it up! So much skill

    • @TakersMissy
      @TakersMissy 5 лет назад

      Amen, Lt. Rasczak!!

    • @tylerjohnson4635
      @tylerjohnson4635 5 лет назад

      No the one with all the banjos from the 70s is the best

    • @davidloman932
      @davidloman932 5 лет назад +1

      Tyler Johnson Can I find that on RUclips? Got a link? Would like to see it if available.

  • @shantyirish7564
    @shantyirish7564 5 лет назад +33

    Sometime in life your get to stumble upon a beauty like this.
    I feel so blessed.
    Wow.

    • @williegibney
      @williegibney 5 лет назад

      Brilliant playing

    • @toddbryant2714
      @toddbryant2714 5 лет назад +1

      I just finished watching this video, and I am overwhelmed with joy

  • @Brvnkaerv
    @Brvnkaerv 2 года назад +3

    So happy to be reunited with my son this year. Earl was so proud of his offspring.

  • @robertmiller1655
    @robertmiller1655 Год назад +3

    I don't know how you'd gather such accomplished musicians in one spot. Glory be..

    • @davidrose3218
      @davidrose3218 Год назад +1

      All it took was Mr.Scruggs saying let’s do this not a one is gonna say no

  • @rebekahbrown4052
    @rebekahbrown4052 4 года назад +17

    This song always makes me feel like it’s flying so fast it’s going to break apart and then there’s earl.....steady on

  • @onlyme114
    @onlyme114 9 лет назад +143

    Dang what a room full of talent ! Steve Martin doesn't get the credit he deserves as a musician and the guy playing that dobro nailed it !

    • @moonpiespotlight4759
      @moonpiespotlight4759 9 лет назад +15

      Shirley D That virtuoso playing the dobro is Jerry Douglas from Union Station. He always nails it.

    • @kenthanos
      @kenthanos 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I've seen him play on the travis smiley show back years ago.WOW!

    • @dougrogillio2223
      @dougrogillio2223 5 лет назад +1

      Playing Banjo is all the credit he needs. At least his mouth is shut.

    • @annacronism
      @annacronism 5 лет назад

      Shirley D, the Dobro guy is Jerry Douglas. ☺️

    • @jacquesblaque7728
      @jacquesblaque7728 5 лет назад +5

      Jerry Douglas happens to be an all-around musical genius, and one helluva nice guy. "The guy playing that dobro" indeed!