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Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) [1] was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl ...
Flatt, a traditionalist, did not like these changes, and the group broke up in 1969. [2] Following the breakup, Lester Flatt founded the Nashville Grass and Scruggs led the Earl Scruggs Revue. Flatt died of heart failure in Nashville, Tennessee, May 11, 1979 at the age of 64. [3] Scruggs died from natural causes on March 28, 2012 in a Nashville ...
Foggy Mountain Jamboree is an album by Flatt & Scruggs, released by Columbia Records in 1957. It was re-issued on CD by Columbia Records and Legacy Records in 2005. It was a 2012 inductee to the Grammy Hall of Fame .
It's a collection of bluegrass standards by Lester Flatt, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley and others. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ultimately, four volumes were released, recorded between 1980 and 1985. The Bluegrass Compact Disc [Rounder CD 11502, c. 1986] is a 20-song release drawn from volumes 1-4 of The Bluegrass Album.
Over the years, as with most bluegrass bands, the Nashville Grass saw numerous changes in personnel, including the addition of contemporary country music star Marty Stuart, who started with Flatt at the age of 13. [1] Lester Flatt continued to record and perform with the Nashville Grass until his death in 1979; at that time, Curly Seckler ...
Songs of the Famous Carter Family is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs featuring Mother Maybelle Carter and the Foggy Mountain Boys.It was released in 1961 by Columbia Records, catalog numbers CL 1664 (mono) and CS 8464 (stereo).
The Flatt & Scruggs version was first released as a single by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, on December 14, 1951. Buck Owens released his cover version "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" in August 1971 as the second single from his album Ruby. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [4]
Songs of Glory is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys. It was released in 1960 by Columbia Records, catalog numbers CL 1424 (mono) and CS 8221 (stereo). [1] [2] The album was released before Billboard magazine began maintaining its Top Country Albums chart in 1964. It was part of Louise Scruggs ...