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Joi Lansing (born Joy Rae Brown; April 6, 1929 [3] – August 7, 1972) was an American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well as a prominent role in the famous opening "tracking shot" in Orson Welles' 1958 crime drama Touch of Evil.
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 and Scruggs were an American bluegrass duo. Singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs, both of whom had been members of Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys, from 1945 to 1948, formed the duo in 1948. Flatt and Scruggs are viewed by music historians as one of the premier bluegrass groups in the history of the genre ...
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 .
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are visiting the Clampetts. Gladys Flatt (Joi Lansing) and Louise Scruggs came along. The women don't look forward to cooking lessons from Granny. Lester and Earl ask Jed why he hasn't married a city woman yet. Drysdale and Miss Jane come by the mansion to meet the men.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Owen wrote the album "Flatt & Scruggs and Watson play with a startling fluidity — these instrumentals are so rich and skillful that vocals would have been superfluous. For lovers of instrumental bluegrass, this album is a must-hear."
The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was released in 1964 by Columbia Records (catalog number CL 2255). [1] [2] The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on January 2, 1965, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for a total of 26 weeks. [3]
The Earls of Leicester is an American bluegrass group, assembled by Jerry Douglas in 2013 to present the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and their band the Foggy Mountain Boys to a contemporary audience. [1] [2] Their eponymous debut album earned a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015. [3]