They both left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed their own group, the foggy mountain boys. Albums include goodbye, babylon, foggy mountain jamboree, and foggy mountain breakdown no mother or dad. Lester raymond flatt june 19, 1914 may 11, 1979 was an american bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker earl scruggs in the foggy mountain boys popularly known as flatt and scruggs. Tommy also featuring johnny horton, george jones, moon mullican, buck owens. Flatt and scruggs foggy mountain jamboree signed vinyl. Earl scruggs was to the fivestring banjo what paganini was to the violin. Flint hill special some old day earl s breakdown jimmie brown, the newsboy foggy mountain special it wont be long shuckin the corn blue ridge cabin home randy lynn rag your love is like a flower. Lester flatt, singer and guitarist in duo with earl.
The band was originally formed in 1948 by flatt, who had been a member of bill monroes bluegrass band. Flatt and scruggs met as members of bill monroes band, the blue grass boys in 1946. In 1948 lester flatt and earl scruggs formed flatt and scruggs and the foggy mountain boys the name came from a song by the carter family called foggy mountain top that the band used as a theme song at the time. Earl joined his sons in the earl scruggs revue while lester formed the lester flatt and the nashville grass with lance leroy as manager. Earl scruggs born january 6, 1924, shelby, north carolina, usa died march 28, 2012, nashville, tennessee, usa was an american banjo player and musician, noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3finger style now called scruggs style on the 5string banjo that is a. Lester flatt and earl scruggs and the foggy mountain boys a.
Lester flatt and earl scruggs discography usa 45cat. Lester flatt and earl scruggs mercury songs of glory. Lester flatt, earl scruggs, and the foggy mountain boys were an influential bluegrass band performing and recording in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Good material on each and every disk with several songs you seldom get to hear now days. Lester flatt, earl scruggs and the foggy mountain boys this is an attempt to list all the. Tommy also featuring johnny cash, cowboy copas, lester flatt and earl scruggs, hylo brown a.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Lester flatt and earl scruggs discography usa page 2. Earl scruggs, the grammy awardwinning musician whose. Roy acuff, minnie pearl, wayne raney, jimmie skinner and t. Formed in usa tennessee artists, albums, songsartists, albums, songs.
The band was founded by guitarist lester flatt and banjo player earl scruggs. Containing a special personal message from roy acuff, guy willis, arthur guitar boogie smith, johnny bond and t. Songs of glory columbia legacy foggy mountain banjo. Play fulllength songs from the complete early recordings lester flatt, earl scruggs doxy collection by flatt and scruggs on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Because of the personnel, particularly scruggs, who has since become iconic in. Lester flatt and earl scruggs foggy mountain jamboree signed by earl scruggs columbia records cl 1019 very rare reissue date unknown. Lester flatt, the veteran singer and guitarist who performed for 25 years with the bluegrass duo of flatt and scruggs, died at a hospital in nashville yesterday of heart failure following a. In 1948 lester flatt and earl scruggs formed flatt and. Lester flatt and earl scruggs pose for a portrait circa 1965 in news photo. The complete early recordings lester flatt, earl scruggs. If you are a true traditional bluegrass fan you got to add this great collection of flatt and scruggs 19481959 to your collection. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Americana, bluegrass, classic country, country, folk. The late 1940s version of the bluegrass boys, with mr. Lester flatt songs list products biography similar artists. Find earl scruggs discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. A discography of commercial sound recordings of bluegrass music, that portion of the countryfolk music universe which was based largely on the string band music of bill monroe, lester flatt and earl scruggs, the stanley brothers, and others, originating in the mid1940s. Great picking on all the tracks and lester s voice is at its best. Earl scruggs born january 6, 1924, shelby, north carolina, usa died march 28, 2012, nashville, tennessee, usa was an american banjo player and musician, noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3finger style now called scruggs style on the 5string banjo that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Included are singles, eps, lps, cds, as well as information on the labels releasing these recordings.