Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential… Read Full Bio ↴Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential bluegrass band performing and recording in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Flatt and Scruggs met as members of Bill Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys in 1946. They both left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys. Scruggs' banjo style and Flatt's vocals gave them a distinctive sound that won them many fans. In 1955 they became members of the Grand Ole Opry. Many of the songs on their albums are credited to "Certain and Stacey". These were in fact written by Flatt and Scruggs and various other members of the Foggy Mountain Boys. Certain and Stacey are the maiden names of the wives of Flatt and Scruggs. Louise Certain, wife of Earl Scruggs and Gladys Stacey, wife of Lester Flatt.
Scruggs, who had always shown progressive tendencies, experimented on duets with saxophonist King Curtis and added songs by the likes of Bob Dylan to the group's repertoire. Flatt, a traditionalist, did not like these changes, and the group broke up in 1969. Following the breakup, Lester Flatt founded the Nashville Grass and Scruggs lead the Earl Scruggs Revue. Flatt died in 1979, while Scruggs continued to perform until his death in March 2012. Flatt and Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985
Flatt & Scruggs may be best known however as the performers of "The Ballad of Jed Clampit" the theme song from the sixties television show "The Beverly Hillbillies". Flatt & Scruggs made cameo appearances on the "The Beverly Hillbillies" as well.
Flatt and Scruggs met as members of Bill Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys in 1946. They both left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys. Scruggs' banjo style and Flatt's vocals gave them a distinctive sound that won them many fans. In 1955 they became members of the Grand Ole Opry. Many of the songs on their albums are credited to "Certain and Stacey". These were in fact written by Flatt and Scruggs and various other members of the Foggy Mountain Boys. Certain and Stacey are the maiden names of the wives of Flatt and Scruggs. Louise Certain, wife of Earl Scruggs and Gladys Stacey, wife of Lester Flatt.
Scruggs, who had always shown progressive tendencies, experimented on duets with saxophonist King Curtis and added songs by the likes of Bob Dylan to the group's repertoire. Flatt, a traditionalist, did not like these changes, and the group broke up in 1969. Following the breakup, Lester Flatt founded the Nashville Grass and Scruggs lead the Earl Scruggs Revue. Flatt died in 1979, while Scruggs continued to perform until his death in March 2012. Flatt and Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985
Flatt & Scruggs may be best known however as the performers of "The Ballad of Jed Clampit" the theme song from the sixties television show "The Beverly Hillbillies". Flatt & Scruggs made cameo appearances on the "The Beverly Hillbillies" as well.
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Black_Booger
this song is the gateway drug to banjo playing
Elliott Stevens
I've got the monkey on my back ....
Jack Worman
for me eric weissbergs version of shuckin the corn was what made me pick ip a banjo, i first heard it sampled on the beastie boys album pauls boutique
Lucid Meadows
Been hearing this song for about 5 years and literally bought a banjo today. Hoping as a guitar player I can pick it up well.
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@paul annen you both were right i got these recommended instantly holy shit
Al Telephono
YES
bigwigfanatic420
Does not get more American than this. This is the kind of music that makes me proud to be American.
K Hills
This is the kind of music that makes me wish I was American. lol
Abdellah Badaoui
I'm algerian music surpasses geographical cultural and all kinds of borders everybody can enjoy music.
Matthew Lawton
Depends on how you look at it. This style of music was taking HEAVY influence from celtic folk music. It's Americanized, of course, but nothing really just drops out of the sky, especially in music. All music is "genetic" in a sense, new styles are usually iterations of styles that came before it. All music is imported and always will be. Blue grass is just a more recent (broadly speaking) iteration on something mankind's been doing a long long time in many nations around the world. It's neither the first, nor the last take on this type of music, has belonged to many before us, and will again to many after us.