Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group from the Un… Read Full Bio ↴Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group from the United States, that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion, and jazz, sometimes dubbed "blue-bop." The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively since then, often playing over 200 concerts per year.
Frontman Béla Fleck plays acoustic and electric banjos, mixing a bluegrass and folk sound into a modern improvisational style. Fleck has received Grammy nominations for jazz, bluegrass, pop, spoken word and country.
Brothers Victor Wooten and Roy "Future Man" Wooten form the rhythm section. Victor Wooten is widely lauded in jazz circles for his sometimes hyperkinetic slap and pop technique on bass guitar. Future Man plays percussion using the one and only 'Synthaxe Drumitar', a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.
Membership in The Flecktones is little changed since the band released its eponymous first album.
Harmonica and keyboards player Howard Levy appeared on the Flecktones' first three albums. After Levy's departure, Fleck and the Wooten Brothers regrouped on the album Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the title a reference to the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest based on Ken Kesey's novel. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the band beginning with the album Left Of Cool.
The band has won several Grammy awards.
Each of the current members of the quartet has released at least one solo album. The band's name is a play on the name of the 1960s rock band Dick Dale and His Del-Tones.
The band went on an amicable year-long hiatus throughout 2005, during which the individual members toured frequently in other configurations.
Since late 2009, the Flecktones have been touring with founding member and harmonica player Howard Levy for the first time in 18 years under the moniker "Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones."
Frontman Béla Fleck plays acoustic and electric banjos, mixing a bluegrass and folk sound into a modern improvisational style. Fleck has received Grammy nominations for jazz, bluegrass, pop, spoken word and country.
Brothers Victor Wooten and Roy "Future Man" Wooten form the rhythm section. Victor Wooten is widely lauded in jazz circles for his sometimes hyperkinetic slap and pop technique on bass guitar. Future Man plays percussion using the one and only 'Synthaxe Drumitar', a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.
Membership in The Flecktones is little changed since the band released its eponymous first album.
Harmonica and keyboards player Howard Levy appeared on the Flecktones' first three albums. After Levy's departure, Fleck and the Wooten Brothers regrouped on the album Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the title a reference to the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest based on Ken Kesey's novel. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the band beginning with the album Left Of Cool.
The band has won several Grammy awards.
Each of the current members of the quartet has released at least one solo album. The band's name is a play on the name of the 1960s rock band Dick Dale and His Del-Tones.
The band went on an amicable year-long hiatus throughout 2005, during which the individual members toured frequently in other configurations.
Since late 2009, the Flecktones have been touring with founding member and harmonica player Howard Levy for the first time in 18 years under the moniker "Béla Fleck and the Original Flecktones."
Off the Top
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Off the Top' by these artists:
A.D.O.R. 4 AM I hit the road OG I fill the whole…
Bando$ Like eBK, EBK, grah Uh nigga still shot clock Shot clock clu…
Big Tymers/Juvenile Whodie we get down but to a certain extent All that…
Hodgie Straight out the mud check out the plot You get a…
Juvenile & Big Tymers Whodie we get down but to a certain extent All that…
Juvenile Big Tymers Whodie we get down but to a certain extent All that…
Juvenile feat. Big Tymers Whodie we get down but to a certain extent All that…
Leeky G Bando Like eBK, EBK, grah Uh nigga still shot clock Shot clock clu…
T-Rell Yeah, yeah, Neeko you made that motherfuckin' beat? Ah nah y…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones:
A Moment So Close Funny how it goes with a moment so near In a…
Big Country Unknown Miscellaneous Railroad Bill And The Kitten Railroad …
Communication Communication is the only way Start saying what you mean to…
Moment So Close Funny how it goes with a moment so near In a…
More Luv Oh yeah ya man bela fleck gonna .... sounds like steel drums…
Polka on the Banjo Now there's a sweet young miss That I like to kiss. Listen…
Shuba Yatra aaahhhh…
Sojourn of Arjuna So Arjuna and Krishna you know they're hanging out on…
Stomping Grounds Unknown Miscellaneous Railroad Bill And The Kitten Railroad …
The Message One day I'd like to be rich and famous Maybe be…
The Sinister Minister Ain't nothing wrong with this chemistry Ain't nothing wrong…
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@BradenKorn
I can't believe this has only 62k views. As a mandolin player and fan of both of these men, any stringed instrument player should.see this as one of the greatest performances by a duo of all time. Love it.
@Ram44
If you only knew. In the summer of 2002 I saw them do a LONG amazing intro to this song before going into it with the rest of the Flecktones. It was magic. Fortunately I found an audience recording of it. Ravinia Festival Highland Park IL.
@kennethmardis2132
America is more concern with modern country and top forty
@nataliedomchenko5451
Lifts my spirit to levels I never knew. Thank you so much! In Ukrainian: Дуже дякую!💖
@GiacomodellaSvezia
Captivating from start to finish, and so in sync with each other. These are two astonishingly gifted musicians.
@thewoodfordbrothersband16
I was there! Amazing and beautiful! My best memory of that Greyfox. If only the people around me, would have been quiet and listened, instead of babbling on about stuff they could discuss at any other time , they might have enriched their life's and not disrupted those of us who are immersed in the music.
@JonahHorner
I agree
@syalutsa
Unbelievable that people would do that, yet they do. Clueless.
@LessThanFaceProductions1
Sometimes a performance doesnt translate into video well. In this case, for a very technical, intense, intricate tune, the video is probably easier to enjoy than it was live! Glad to be able to bring this to everyone to enjoy!
@lorenzolarue337
@@LessThanFaceProductions1 ....A 'hair, standing on end' performance....HOLY S...!....Ya know?!....