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Lester Flatt

voc, g, 1914-1979 US, Overton County, Tennessee
Singer / Musician of Country
A.k.a. Lester Raymond Flatt

Lester Flatt (born June 19, 1914, Overtone County, Tennessee, USA - died May 11, 1979, Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an American singer and guitarist. He was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. Along with Earl Scruggs he founded the The Foggy Mountain Boys. He first reached a mainstream audience in the early 1960's through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Banjo
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Folk
  • Soundtrack
Plays With
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Flatt & Scruggs
Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Popular Tracks   
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Theme From "Bonnie & Clyde" on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With The Foggy Mountain Boys by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
The Ballad of Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies Featuring the Stars of the CBS Network Television Series by Various Artists
Flint Hill Special on The Complete Early Recordings Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms on Flatt & Scruggs - The Complete Mercury Recordings by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Special (with The Foggy Mountain Boys) - 78rpm Version on The Essential Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Earl's Breakdown (with The Foggy Mountain Boys) - 78rpm Version on 16 Biggest Hits by Flatt & Scruggs
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (with The Foggy Mountain Boys) on The Essential Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Old Salty Dog Blues on Flatt & Scruggs - The Complete Mercury Recordings by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Top (with Mother Maybelle Carter) on Songs Of The Famous Carter Family by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Shuckin' the Corn (with The Foggy Mountain Boys) on The Essential Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
RCA Country LegendsLester Flatt2003Compil.
Live At VanderbiltLester Flatt, Bill Monroe2002Album
Greatest HitsLester Flatt and Earl Scruggs1986Compil.
Rollin'Lester Flatt1976Album
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt1975Album
Lester Raymond FlattLester Flatt1975Album
The Best Of Lester FlattLester Flatt1974Compil.
Before You GoLester Flatt1974Single
Bluegrass CelebrationBill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, Lester Flatt, Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, The McPeak Brothers1974Single
Live Bluegrass FestivalLester Flatt1974Album
Before You GoLester Flatt1974Album
Blue Ridge Cabin HomeLester Flatt And Mac Wiseman1973Single
Country Boy / Featuring Feudin' BanjosLester Flatt1973Album
I've Been Away So LongLester Flatt1973Single
Over The Hills To The PoorhouseLester Flatt & Mac Wiseman1973Album
February Snow / Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt1972Single
Kentucky Ridgerunner / Roll In My Sweet Baby's ArmsLester Flatt1972Single
Salty Dog Blues / Mama's And Daddy's GirlLester Flatt And Mac Wiseman1972Single
Kentucky RidgerunnerLester Flatt1972Album
Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt1972Album
On The South BoundLester Flatt & Mac Wiseman1972Album
The Bluebirds Singing For MeLester Flatt And Mac Wiseman1971Single
Don't Take It So Hard Mr. WebsterLester Flatt1971Single
On The South Bound / Me And Your MemoryLester Flatt And Mac Wiseman1971Single
Lester 'N' MacLester Flatt & Mac Wiseman1971Album
Flatt On VictorLester Flatt1971Album
I Can't Tell The Boys From The Girls / Everyone Has One (But You)Lester Flatt1971Single
Flatt On VictorLester Flatt1971Album
Flatt OutLester Flatt1970Album
Drink That Mash & Talk That Trash / The Sunny Side Of The MountainLester Flatt1950Single
Regina / Reuben JamesLester FlattSingle
You're Still Mine TonightLester FlattSingle
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