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Bookmark or Share- Lester Flatt - WikipediaLester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) [1] was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs.
- Flatt and Scruggs - WikipediaSinger and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs, both of whom had been members of Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys, from 1945 to 1948, formed the duo in 1948. Flatt and Scruggs are viewed by music historians as one of the premier bluegrass groups in the history of the genre.
- Flatt, Lester Raymond - Tennessee EncyclopediaTenor and guitarist Lester Flatt is best know as half of the famous duo Flatt and Scruggs, credited for pioneering and popularizing bluegrass music. Born in rural Overton County, Flatt moved with his family to Sparta in White County when he was nine years old.
- On This Day #32 - Lester Flatt Centennial - Bluegrass TodayLester Raymond Flatt, the singer and guitarist (and occasional mandolin player), first came to prominence as a member of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1945. He was one of nine children. Young Lester Flatt was taught by his father to play the drop-thumb frailing banjo style, but could never master it so he quit to divert his energies elsewhere.
- LESTER FLATT - FolkWorksLESTER RAYMOND FLATT (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was a 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”).
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