# Flatt and Scruggs — Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Flatt and Scruggs’s Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1949) is No. 2 in our Bluegrass ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1949
- **Label:** Mercury
- **On one list:** Bluegrass
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Flatt and Scruggs](https://waxonia.com/artist/flatt-and-scruggs/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/flatt-and-scruggs--foggy-mountain-breakdown/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Bluegrass](https://waxonia.com/genre/bluegrass/)

Earl Scruggs's three-finger roll, played faster than seems physically reasonable. The banjo stops being a rhythm instrument here and never goes back.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Flatt%20and%20Scruggs%20Foggy%20Mountain%20Breakdown) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE)

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