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Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American ClassicRecorded in 1949, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" changed the face of American music. Earl Scruggs's instrumental essentially transformed the folk culture that came before it while helping to energize bluegrass's entry into the mainstream in the 1960s. The song has become a gateway to bluegrass for musicians and fans alike as well as a happily inescapable track in film and television. Thomas Goldsmith explores the origins and influence of "Foggy Mountain
Recorded in 1949, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" changed the face of American music. Earl Scruggs's instrumental essentially transformed the folk culture that came before it while helping to energize bluegrass's entry into the mainstream in the 1960s. The song has become a gateway to bluegrass for musicians and fans alike as well as a happily inescapable track in film and television.Thomas Goldsmith explores the origins and influence of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" against the backdrop of Scruggs's legendary career. Interviews with Scruggs, his wife Louise, disciple Bela Fleck, and sidemen like Curly Seckler, Mac Wiseman, and Jerry Douglas shed light on topics like Scruggs's musical evolution and his working relationship with Bill Monroe. As Goldsmith shows, the captivating sound of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" helped bring back the banjo from obscurity and distinguished the low-key Scruggs as a principal figure in American acoustic music.Passionate and long overdue, Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown takes readers on an ear-opening journey into two minutes and forty-three seconds of heaven.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 10/07/2019
ISBN: 9780252084782
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
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★★★★★ 5
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I have seen several times on theaters and streaming and I have to say I was stunned by the quality of this transfer.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Perfect film
A perfect film, closely accompanying a public toilet cleaner in Japan. It doesn’t hurt that the actor Koji Yakusho, reflecting his responses to his routine, is very handsome.
I was surprised to see it listed as a Wim Wender’s film, the German filmmaker best known by me for the very strange Wings of Desire. It’s one of the best Japanese films I’ve seen!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great movie, encourage others to watch it
One of the best movies I saw in 2024, had to own it on bluray.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A fantastic ‘day-in-the-life’ movie set in Japan
I really like this movie. It’s kind of peaceful and relaxing and it’s about the mundanity of daily life and the beauty in that. The story does have some conflict but it’s definitely no action movie. Don’t get your expectations out of wack. This is an artistic movie made on a very low budget and character study of one man who works a boring job as a janitor and goes home and listens to cassettes at night. If that sounds interesting to you, you’ll probably love this movie. Also if you have any passing interest in Japan.
I strongly recommend it. Especially for the sale price. And it comes with some nice special features too
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great gift
My daughter’s very favorite movie! We were excited to find it in this format. She will love receiving this for Christmas.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2025