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John Ray Sechler (December 25, 1919 – December 27, 2017), known professionally as Curly Seckler, was an American bluegrass musician. He played with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in their band, Foggy Mountain Boys, from 1949 to 1962, as well as other bluegrass acts during his career in music.
Members of the American bluegrass music band the Foggy Mountain Boys, sometimes known as Flatt and Scruggs'. Pages in category "Foggy Mountain Boys members" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
In 1948, Jody Rainwater left North Carolina for Roanoke, Virginia where he joined the Blue Star Boys. Later that year he learned that Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and others were leaving the Blue Grass Boys to form the Foggy Mountain Boys. Jody was asked to join them to handle bookings and advertising, but he decided to stay in Roanoke.
Lester Flatt worked for Monroe at the time Earl Scruggs was considered for Bill Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys, in 1945. The two left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed the Foggy Mountain Boys. Flatt's rhythm-guitar style and vocals and Scruggs' banjo style gave them a distinctive sound that won them many fans.
When they parted ways in 1969, Flatt formed a new group, the Nashville Grass, hiring many of the Foggy Mountain Boys. He continued to record and perform with that group until his death in 1979. [5] His role as rhythm guitarist and vocalist in each of these seminal ensembles helped define the sound of traditional bluegrass music.
Josh Graves (September 27, 1927 Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee – September 30, 2006), born Burkett Howard Graves, was an American bluegrass musician.Also known by the nicknames "Buck," and "Uncle Josh," he is credited with introducing the resonator guitar (commonly known under the trade name of Dobro) into bluegrass music shortly after joining Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the ...
He joined Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1954, after fifteen years with the Tennessee Mountain Boys. As a member of that band, he was often called upon in concert segments featuring traditional fiddle tunes, including a number of the Arthur Smith tunes which had been recorded by Flatt and Scruggs, such as "Pig in the Pen". [2 ...
Foggy Mountain Jamboree: 1959 Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys: 1961 Foggy Mountain Banjo: 1963 I Saw the Light with Some Help from My Friends: The Ballad of Jed Clampett: Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall: 1964 Flatt and Scruggs Live at Vanderbilt University: The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs: 1965 ...