American Songwriter

On This Day in 1979, Bluegrass Lost One-Half of Its Greatest Duo and a Guitarist Who Shined Alongside Bill Monroe

On this day (May 11) in 1979, Lester Flatt died of heart failure in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 64. Most remember him as half of Flatt & Scruggs, the foundational bluegrass duo. He and Earl ...
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Watch Marty Stuart Perform a Flatt & Scruggs Classic Backed by Lester Flatt’s Guitar

Marty Stuart has one of the most impressive resumes in country music. He started playing guitar and mandolin at a young age. When he was only 14 years old, he joined bluegrass legend Lester Flatt’s ...
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Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall [sound recording]

101 Salty Dog Blues / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 102 Durham's Reel / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 103 ...
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The 1942 Martin D-18 that Lester Flatt used to forge the sound of bluegrass is going up for auction

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Lester Flatt

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 ...