Curly Seckler

Curly Seckler (born John Ray Sechler) was best known as the mandolinist and tenor for Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, a group that went down in bluegrass history for their Grammy-winning tune "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." He spent much of his career touring and recording with bluegrass legends like Jim & Jesse McReynolds, Mac Wiseman, the Sauceman Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, Charlie Monroe, and Flatt & Scruggs. When the gigs didn't pay enough, Seckler patched together a living as a postal worker and truck driver in order to support his family. Though he never quite rea...