Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers… Read Full Bio ↴Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music.
Flatt was born in Jackson County, Tennessee to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt.[1] A singer and guitarist, he first came to prominence as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the 1940s. In 1948 he started a band with fellow Monroe alumnus Earl Scruggs, and for the next twenty years Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys were one of the most successful bands in bluegrass. When they parted ways in 1969, Flatt formed a new group, the Nashville Grass, hiring most of the Foggy Mountain Boys. His role as lead singer and rhythm guitar player in each of these seminal ensembles helped define the sound of traditional bluegrass music. He created a role in the Bluegrass Boys later filled by the likes of Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Peter Rowan and Del McCoury. His rich lead voice is unmistakable in hundreds of bluegrass standards. He is also always remembered for his library of compositions. The Flatt songbook looms titanic for any student of American acoustic music. He continued to record and perform with that group until his death in 1979. Flatt was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985 with Scruggs. He was posthumously made an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991.
Flatt and Scruggs were ranked #24 on CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music in 2003.
Flatt was born in Jackson County, Tennessee to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt.[1] A singer and guitarist, he first came to prominence as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the 1940s. In 1948 he started a band with fellow Monroe alumnus Earl Scruggs, and for the next twenty years Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys were one of the most successful bands in bluegrass. When they parted ways in 1969, Flatt formed a new group, the Nashville Grass, hiring most of the Foggy Mountain Boys. His role as lead singer and rhythm guitar player in each of these seminal ensembles helped define the sound of traditional bluegrass music. He created a role in the Bluegrass Boys later filled by the likes of Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Peter Rowan and Del McCoury. His rich lead voice is unmistakable in hundreds of bluegrass standards. He is also always remembered for his library of compositions. The Flatt songbook looms titanic for any student of American acoustic music. He continued to record and perform with that group until his death in 1979. Flatt was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985 with Scruggs. He was posthumously made an inaugural inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1991.
Flatt and Scruggs were ranked #24 on CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music in 2003.
The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
Lester Flatt Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Ballad Of Jed Clampett' by these artists:
Flatt & Scruggs Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named…
foggy mountain boys Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named…
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named…
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named…
Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass Come and listen to a story ā²bout a man named…
Lester Flatt feat. Earl Scruggs Come and listen to a story about a man named…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lester Flatt:
Baby Blue Eyes I wonder if I'll ever forget you And if our love…
Ballad of Jed Clampett Ome and listen to my story 'bout a man named…
Bouquet In Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
Cabin On The Hill There's a happy childhood home in my memory I can…
Doin' My Time On this old rock pile with a ball and chain They…
Don't Get Above Your Raisin' Now I got a gal that's sweet to me But she…
Down The Road Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Father's Table Grace While we sit at our table my family heads bowed…
Foggy Mountain Top If I was on some foggy mountain top I'd sail away…
Give Me Flowers While I'm Living In this world today while we're living some folks say…
Give Mother My Crown She labored so hard in this world below she didn't…
Gone Home She labored so hard in this world below She didn't have…
Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime Are you going to be A saint on that shore Are the…
I'll Never Love Another I used to sit alone at night and worry little…
It Won't Be Long There will come a time some morning when all the…
Little Cabin Home On The Hill Tonight I'm alone without you my dear It seems there's a…
My Cabin In Caroline There's a cabin in the pines in the hills of…
My Little Girl In Tennessee Oh, little girl of mine in Tennessee I know she's waiting…
No Mother Or Dad Now brother and I are all alone We have no place…
Old Salty Dog Blues Standin' on the corner with the low down blues Is a…
Reunion In Heaven When it's decoration day up in Heaven There's a bouquet I'm…
Roll In My Sweet Baby I ain't gonna work on the railroad I ain't gonna work…
Salty Dog Blues Standin' on the corner with the low down blues Is a…
Thinking About You I haven't seen you since this morning I'm filled with the…
Till The End Of The World Rolls 'Round 'Til the end of the world rolls round, I'll keep…
When the Saints Go Marching In Oh when the saints go marching in when the saints…
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@kickyMickey82
I donāt know about everybody else, but I would love to have Jed Clampett and his family as neighbor. I know I get some good food and have a lot of fun
@petesmith9472
It to mention Ellie May
@NellieOlsen
And Jethro ā@@petesmith9472
@ukmary1968
And some good vittals from Granny
@mikeellis623
If Jethro leaves any.
@shawnharris5682
Iām sure the food would be good, but you would probably end up eating several different things - all of them called ācritter.ā
@jamesb.9155
A Masterful performance. Nobody else could sing like that and nobody else played the banjo like Earl Scruggs,
@CatherineBurk
I always loved when they were on the show and would sing.
@jamesb.9155
This video and other Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs songs ought to be having 70 million+ views! And listening to, and watching these master showman perform this lovely piece is really a thrill a minute!
@ndb_1982
Because this is posted by random Fred. No actual association to Flatt and Scruggs.