Flatt and Scruggs Preservation Society

Jody Rainwater Passes. 1919-2011

2012-01-03T13:07:00.000-06:00

In the fall of 1949, Jody joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in Lexington, Kentucky, as their booking agent. He soon began doing comedy routines with the band, and when Cedric Rainwater left the Foggy Mountain Boys in the summer of 1950, Jody took over as bass player and bass singer. Jody made his first recordings with the Foggy Mountain Boys in October of 1950. Just a month later they were in Nashville for their first Columbia session, which included Jody's original song, "I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling." Their two sessions in 1951 produced fourteen songs. Jody sang the bass vocal part on the three gospel quartets: "I'm Working on a Road," "Get in Line Brother," and "Brother, I'm Getting Ready to Go."

Jody remained with Flatt & Scruggs until June of 1952.

Earl Scruggs at the Newport Jazz Festival July 30, 2011

2011-08-02T09:15:00.000-05:00

Earl performed at the jazz festival Saturday. He also performed there 52 years ago! Way to go Earl!

Jim Shumate to be inducted into the Blue Ridge Hall of Fame!

2011-06-06T09:24:00.000-05:00

There have been a lot great fiddle players over the years. Some of the ones I like most are Posey Rorer, Charley LaPrade, Paul Warren and J.E. Mainer. That’s a woefully incomplete list of fiddlers, and you’ve probably guessed that I’m partial to the old-time guys.

Well, there’s one fiddler who hasn’t had a lot of mainstream press, but is one of the most influential (and many say the best) of the bluegrass fiddle players who has roots in the old-timey styles.

He’s Jim Shumate of Hickory, and he’ll be inducted into the Blue Ridge Hall of Fame in Wilkes County.

Bluegrass isn’t that old. It came along in the mid-1930s, just in time for the fabled Robert Johnson to explore the infant musical style. Johnson, known for his blues (and being one of the most influential artists ever), dabbled in bluegrass before he died in 1938.

It was Bill Monroe who started the fire that today burns brighter than ever. Shumate was once the fiddler in Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys, at the time when Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt were with the group

Now, ol’ Bill was a taskmaster. Everything had to be just right. He didn’t cotton to foolin’ around on stage. His way of thinking was that the audience spent good money to see a good show and that’s what the folks were going to get. Monroe figured out what music energized a crowd, what animated people and what gave ‘em the dreamy, I-remember look.

He knew bluegrass was just the ticket.

So how good was Shumate? Good enough that the first time he was at the Grand Ole Opry (1944), the Bluegrass Boys opened the show and the first licks were Shumate doing the Opry theme song. Monroe thought Shumate was good. Real good.

Shumate didn’t record a lot. “The process was so tedious,” he recalled in a interview several years ago. And he really didn’t like the grind of road trips. Six years after Monroe first heard him play on WHKY Radio in 1943, Shumate came home for good.

However, he has a plaque hanging in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Shumate’s time with Monroe was critical for bluegrass music, a reality not lost on the fiddle great. He once mused, “Once we (the Bluegrass Boys) got started, it (bluegrass) didn’t take long to get going after that. When we were at the Opry, everybody was trying to do it just like we did. I said, ‘I don’t know what it is, but we’re making some kind of history.’ We just sort of laughed it off. Bill Monroe was the backbone of it. I know that. He is one fine fella to work for.”

As long as you deliver, and nobody every accused Jim Shumate of not delivering his best. He’s still remembered and revered by veteran performers and devotees of bluegrass.

Listen and watch closely: That’s Shumate on Lester and Earl’s “The Mercury Sessions” and the dynamic duo’s TV variety show. He was featured in “High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music,” a film by Northside Films of Brooklyn

Ah, so you have heard of him! Don’t get the impression that I know him. I met him one time and then only because a coworker was doing a story. So I did some checking up on Shumate. By the time I was done, I knew he was the real deal

The miracle of modern technology made studio recording less tedious, and Shumate has cut a couple of albums. If you find “Buckle Up The Backstrap,” grab it. Same goes to “Up And At ‘Em.” And he performed at various venues and conducted fiddle workshops for years, as long as there wasn’t too much travel time involved.

Let’s see. He was 70 in 1993 when he recorded “Buckle Up.” Hmmm. It’s about time to honor him with induction at the Blue Ridge Hall of Fame on June 11. Shumate will be enshrined with Emmylou Harris, Jens Kruger, Jim Lauderdale and Willard Watson.

Shumate is scheduled to perform. If you go, hang on to your hat. He’s not going into the great hall because he’s ordinary. Hey, he’s got a plaque in Nashville. Bill Monroe turned him loose on his very first note at the Opry.

The Wilkes County boy who learned to play from his brother and his uncle and memorized every stop and note Arthur Smith and Sam Kirk McGee could do favored home over fame. But he isn’t forgotten. Besides, Shumate never looked at his ability as a way to get rich and grab glory.

“It’s a gift from God,” he once said. It’s a gift he’s shared for decades. It’s good knowledgeable people know he deserves recognition.

Photos of Earl Scruggs House!

2011-03-09T08:29:00.000-06:00

Here are some photos of Earl's nice home near Nashville, TN.

Cousin Jake Bluegrass Festival March 12th

2011-02-21T08:48:00.000-06:00

Gem Theater-Downtown Historic Etowah

This festival of bluegrass music, named in honor of Cousin Jake Tullock, is held every year in March and located at the Gem Theater. Jake grew up in Etowah, Tennessee where he learned to make music with his family. After leaving home to make a career as a musician he landed a job with Flatt and Scruggs, playing bass and telling jokes. He traveled with Flatt and Scruggs for 20 years. Jake retired from the music scene and moved back to Etowah, where he served as a police dispatcher until his death. Come hear the music that Jake loved played. The festival is held at the Historic Gem Theater in downtown Etowah. There will be lots of jamming going on across the street at the L&N Depot Museum, so bring your instrument along. Between sets, pick up bargains at the many antique shops and outlets located in the downtown.

This event begins at 12:00 p.m. and is $15 for an all day ticket which is available at the box office the day of the performance.

For more information, contact Etowah Area Chamber of Commerce 423-263-2228

Reminiscing on Sandy Ridge Shows

2011-02-11T08:37:00.000-06:00

In 1948 Cleo Lemons heard on the radio that Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs had left Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys to form their own band. Upon hearing this news Cleo wrote a letter to Lester Flatt to see if they would agree to come to Sandy Ridge School and play a bluegrass show that would be sponsored by the American Legion. In a few days, Cleo received a response and the very first bluegrass show at Sandy Ridge School was scheduled.

That first evening Cleo met Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Jim Shumate and Howard Watts in a 1937 Ford two-door with bass on top and instruments along with sound equipment in the back. This would mark the beginning of one of the longest running annual bluegrass shows in history.

Flatt and Scruggs continued to appear at Sandy Ridge School until their breakup in 1969. Flatt and Scruggs broke up the Saturday night before the Sandy Ridge Show would have been played on March 7th. The Osborne Brothers agreed to play the show in their place. After this, Lester Flatt continued to do the show for many years. The Osborne Brothers became annual performers at the show along with others including The Lewis Family, Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, and more.

In the 60 plus years this concert has been held, there is just too much history that has taken place to be included in a few short paragraphs. One interesting fact relayed to Doug Hutchens by Earl Scruggs is that “Flatt and Scruggs played this show more times than any other one place except for the Grand Ole Opry.”

The Ballad of Jed Clampett

2011-01-07T09:20:00.001-06:00

Happy 87th Birthday Earl Scruggs! Jan 6, 1924

2011-01-06T08:13:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Earl! Thanks for all the great music! It has brought joy to thousands of people through the years! Wishing you many more years of good health!

Country Music Hall of Fame Celebrates Curly Seckler

2010-11-09T07:58:00.000-06:00

photo: (Patti Longmire/AP Photo)

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer Curly Seckler during a Saturday, Dec. 4 program at 1:30 p.m.

Seckler, who turns 91 on Christmas day, sang harmony vocals on classic Flatt & Scruggs hits including “Salty Dog Blues,” “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms” and “I’ll go Stepping Too.” He was also a part of Lester Flatt’s Nashville Grass band, and led that group after Flatt’s 1979 death. He remains an in-demand live attraction, performing at MerleFest, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and other high-profile events.

SIRIUS XM radio’s Kyle Cantrell will interview Seckler on December 4, and Seckler will perform several signature songs.

The event is included with Museum admission and is free to Museum members. For more information, check www.countrymusichalloffame.org or call 416‑2001.

Lester Flatt inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

2010-10-08T08:27:00.000-05:00

This is a couple years old but wanted to post it:

Memories. Gladys Flatt (third from left) holds the award presented by Songwriters Hall of Fame as they inducted her late husband, Lester Flatt, into its ranks of stars. L-R: Marty Stuart, who presented the award to Gladys; Earl Scruggs, Lester's partner who was also inducted; Gladys; and Tammy Herren Brumfield, the granddaughter of Lester and Gladys.

Wife and granddaughter accept award

The man who helped put Sparta on the map with his continuous string of bluegrass hits has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lester Flatt, whose slow drawl and easy manner won the hearts of millions of fans in the United States, as well as overseas, was given the award posthumously during an Oct. 14, 2007, event at Renaissance Hotel, in Nashville.

Marty Stuart, one of Lester's former prot�s, presented the trophy to Flatt's widow, Gladys Flatt, and his granddaughter, Tammy Herren Brumfield, both of White County. Stuart, who has risen to stardom in the world of bluegrass music through the past three decades, lived with the Flatts when he was a young boy and remained in their home approximately three years. Also honored Sunday night was Earl Scruggs, Lester's former partner. Lester first hooked up with Scruggs as part of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, in 1945. Within three years, the two men had left Monroe to venture out and start their own act.

In 1953, Flatt and Scruggs began their WSM radio show for Martha White Flour. In 1956, they joined the Grand Ole Opry. In 1962, Flatt and Scruggs gained worldwide recognition when they recorded the theme song to The Beverly Hillbillies TV show. The duo did not write the song, but it still hit number one within five weeks of the show's first broadcast. In 1962, they also performed at Carnegie Hall, becoming the first bluegrass act to have this honor bestowed upon them and performed the now-famous Martha White jingle. In 1967, Scrugg's instrumental, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, was used in the film Bonnie and Clyde. The song earned the duo a performance Grammy and went on to achieve Million-Air status from BMI. Flatt and Scruggs wrote many of their popular songs, including Don't Get Above Your Raisin', Crying My Heart Out Over You, Flint Hill Special and "Cabin in the Hills. They disbanded in 1969, but both were inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Honor. In 1985, Flatt and Scruggs became only the second bluegrass act to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

"It's really neat that more than 25 years after he died that he's nominated for something like this," said Brumfield, when talking about the man she affectionately still refers to as Poppa. "I'm just really sad that it couldn't have happened when he was living."

Flatt passed away in 1979 and is buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, in Sparta.

Brumfield recalled a story her grandmother had told her about one of the times Lester had gotten the inspiration to write a song. At that point in the interview, Gladys took over the storytelling and said she and Lester were traveling down the highway one day when he told her to find something on which to write. The only thing Gladys could find was a brown paper sack. Lester began reciting the words as Gladys took dictation. That song was Be Ready for Tomorrow may Never Come.

"When we got here [Sparta], he got his guitar out at my sister's house," said Gladys. "I mean he didn't change the tune. He didn't change a word. They [songs] would just come to him like that. It was amazing."

By Kim Swindell Wood

13th Annual Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration Oct. 9th.

2010-10-08T08:22:00.000-05:00

Sparta, Tennessee will again honor its bluegrass heritage on Saturday, October 9, 2010 with the 13th Annual Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration. Sparta is the hometown of bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Benny Martin, current bluegrass stars Blake Williams of The Expedition Show and Josh Swift of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Last year, during an unprecedented ceremony, the city of Sparta unveiled new city limits signs, declaring itself "Bluegrass USA" and also established the Sparta, Tennessee Bluegrass Hall of Fame, inducting Lester Flatt, Benny Martin and Blake Williams as well as local musicians John Henry Demps and Bill Jones.

In keeping with the branding of Sparta, Tennessee as Bluegrass USA while honoring the area's bluegrass heritage and annual event, city officials have commissioned a new logo for Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration. "The celebration at Liberty Square gives our entire region an opportunity to come together as one to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Lester Flatt", stated Sparta's Mayor, Jeff Young. "Lester Flatt is a name known around the world and Sparta is fortunate to have been his hometown."

W.D. Stone & Associates, a public relations firm based in Cookeville, Tennessee designed the new logo. "The logo created for Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration is intended to pay homage to the old concert prints of Lester Flatt' s era, but in a more modern design style", stated Roman Stone, owner of W.D. Stone & Associates. "Being such a legend in bluegrass music, it was only natural to include Lester's likeness in the new logo, especially considering the event was originally intended to honor him. Our design team used vintage colors and retro elements to be consistent with Sparta's historic bluegrass tradition, and to further enhance the brand that the area projects to the world. We feel the logo evokes a feeling of nostalgia while still honoring a relevant bluegrass pioneer."

Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration draws thousands to the Sparta and White County, Tennessee region annually. This year's event will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2010 on the city's square. The event will include craft and food vendors from many local businesses and non-profit organizations in the area as well as a classic car "cruise-in". At the center of the event, will be the national talent performing in front of the historic Oldham Theatre.

This year's lineup will include one of the most awarded groups in bluegrass, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, the International Bluegrass Music Association's 4-time Instrumental Group of the Year Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, hard-driving traditionalists Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramb lers and The Expedition Show which features Sparta native and past honoree, Blake Williams. Music will begin at 11:30am CST. For information on Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration, please visit www.SpartaTN.com or call 931-836-3248.

Curly Seckler will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame!

2010-10-05T10:49:00.000-05:00

Bluegrass music legend Curly Seckler will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Among the other inductees are Doc Watson, Andy Griffith, George Hamilton IV, Arthur Smith, Shirley Caesar, Don Gibson, and more. The ceremony is open to the public, however, as of September 10, the event is sold out. The evening will include a reception, dinner, and induction ceremony with a variety of entertainment. Several of the inductees, including Curly, will perform. For information, call the NCMHOF at: 704-934-2320, or visit: NorthCarolinaMusicHallOfFame.org.

Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler was featured in a Legends of Bluegrass set during the IBMA FanFest on October 2nd in Nashville. This week, he will return to his native North Carolina to be inducted into the NC Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis, NC at th David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building beginning at 6:00 PM.

Seckler was born in China Grove, NC on December 25, 1919. He got his start as a professional musician over WSTP radio in Salisbury, NC in 1935. In 1939 he joined Charlie Monroe's Kentucky Pardners and moved to WWVA in Wheeling, WV. He went on to perform with several of the top first generation bluegrass bands, including Jim & Jesse, the Stanley Brothers, the Sauceman Brothers, and Mac Wiseman & the Country Boys.

In 1949 Seckler joined Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, as tenor singer and mandolin player. He was an integral part of this group during its most musically productive years. During his tenure they landed a lucrative sponsorship with Martha White Mills and a daily radio show on WSM in Nashville, became members of the Grand Ole Opry, and began a series of highly successful television programs in multiple markets across the Southeast. Seckler remained with the Foggy Mountain Boys for about twelve years, recording over 130 songs with them, many of which have become bluegrass classics.

After Flatt & Scruggs parted ways, Seckler joined Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass. Before Flatt passed away in 1979 he asked Seckler to take over leadership of the band. Seckler continued to lead the Nashville Grass for another 15 years, before retiring from active touring.

In 2004 he was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame. That same year he made a series of new recordings and began performing more frequently. His recent appearances have included MerleFest in NC, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in CA, River of Music Party in KY, the IBMA Awards Show in Nashville, and the Song of the Mountains television series on PBS. At age 90, Seckler continues to be a creative, hard working entertainer. This year he celebrates his 75th anniversary in music! 10/7/10: Kannapolis, NC - David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building, 6:00 PM Curly will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Among the other inductees are Doc Watson, Andy Griffith, George Hamilton IV, Arthur Smith, Shirley Caesar, Don Gibson, and more. The ceremony is open to the public, however, as of September 10, the event is sold out. The evening will include a reception, dinner, and induction ceremony with a variety of entertainment. Several of the inductees, including Curly, will perform. For information, call the NCMHOF at: 704-934-2320, or visit: www.northcarolinamusichalloffame.org.

Earl Scruggs at IBMA 2010

2010-10-01T08:33:00.000-05:00

Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, center, appears with his sons, Gary, left, and Randy, right, as the late Louise Scruggs is inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame during the International Bluegrass Music Awards show on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn

Known Flatt and Scruggs Live Recordings

2010-09-20T07:55:00.002-05:00

Here is a lsting of live recordings by Flatt and Scruggs. Many are not commercially available:

1946-1948 Grand Ole Opry (w-Monroe)

1947/xx/xx Grand Ole Opry (w-Monroe, different)

1949/xx/xx WCYB Farm'n Fun Time (3 songs)

195x/xx/xx Earl & Don Reno on the Opry (2 songs)

195x/xx/xx Hotel Jam Session (late 50s)

1952/xx/xx Radio (?)

1952/xx/xx The Ritz Teather

1953/06/xx Martha White Monring Shows

1954/xx/xx Martha White Morning Shows

1955/xx/xx Martha White Morning Shows (w-1954 tracks)

1956/06/24 New River Ranch

1957/04/28 New River Ranch

1957/12/10 Fortune Feed Show

1957/12/xx Martha White Morning Show

1957/12/xx Leatherneck Jamboree

1957/xx/xx Martha White Biscuit Time

1957/xx/xx Jam at Arthur Smith's home

1958/06/15 New River Ranch

1958/07/27 New River Ranch

1958/xx/xx New River Ranch (various dates)

1959/09/06 New River Ranch

1959/xx/xx WSAZ-TV Shows (June and November)

1959 Earl w Hylo Brown Newport Folk Festival

1959/xx/xx Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry (from LP)

1960 F,S FMB Newport Folk Festival

1966 F,S FMB

196x/xx/xx Earl, Bill Keith & Randy Scruggs

1960/05/29 New River Ranch

1960/06/16 Folk Sound USA TV Broadcast

1960/12/16 Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry

1961/04/07 Iron City, TN

1961/08/04 Scottsville, KY

1961/12/03 Mount Vernon, VA

1961/xx/xx The Ash Grove

1961/xx/xx Sunset Park

1961/xx/xx Berkeley

1962/05/12 University of Illinois (archive)

1962/12/08 Carnegie Hall

1962/xx/xx Ash Grove

1962/xx/xx Sunset Park

1963/05/02 Vanderbilt University

1963/xx/xx Earl answering a fan

1964/xx/xx Cornell University

1964/xx/xx Macon, GA (incomplete?)

1964/xx/xx Martha White Shows

1965/xx/xx Houston, TX

1965/xx/xx Grand Ole Opry Shows

1966/10/06 Houston

1966/xx/xx Cornell University

1966/04/09 2nd Cornell University

1968/03/xx Osaka, Japan

Earl Scruggs Hospitalized in North Carolina

2010-09-17T08:39:00.000-05:00

The legendary musician was in Chapel Hill on Wednesday (September 15) for a sold-out show on the University of North Carolina campus but had to be taken to the hospital shortly after arriving to the venue.

Family members say the 86-year-old banjo great is feeling better today and that his condition is not cause for serious concern.

One of the most important figures in bluegrass history, Earl is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner. His rapid style of three-finger banjo picking, dubbed "Scruggs Style," has been used by countless bluegrass and country artists in his musical wake.

Earl got his big break playing in the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe's band in the mid 1940s. He left with fellow bandmate Lester Flatt to form the Foggy Mountain Boys. After two decades of playing together, Flatt and Scruggs won their first Grammy in 1968 for their instrumental 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown,' now a bluegrass classic. (Earl won another Grammy for his performance of the same song in 2001, alongside several guest musicians including Steve Martin, Vince Gill and Jerry Douglas.) Flatt and Scruggs, along with Jerry Scoggins, also wrote and performed 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett' -- the theme to the TV sitcom, 'The Beverly Hillbillies.'

The Foggy Mountain Boys broke up in 1969 due to artistic differences. Earl soon formed the Earl Scruggs Revue with his two sons. His beloved wife, the late Louise Scruggs, will be posthumously inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame this year.

Hylo Brown Festival expands to three days Sept. 17-19!

2010-09-16T13:16:00.000-05:00

The annual Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival will be held Sept. 17-19, at Goshen Memorial Park in MECHANICSBURG, Ohio . Presented by Dave Kehl Chevrolet, the festival has expanded to three days instead of the usual Saturday-only schedule.

Along with an expanding schedule, those in attendance can take advantage of on-site camping, as well as "open pickin'" all weekend. This year's lineup includes local bands, as well as national recording artists, decorated with awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).

Added this year are an open-mic night on Friday and gospel music on Sunday morning.

"After several years, we have finally taken the first step to expand the festival out from its usual one day," said Matthew Smith, festival manager. "It has been a great leap of faith, especially with the addition of such well-known bands to this year's event. The caliber of bands is truly at a high level."

The music

Typically featuring only central Ohio bands, this year's musicians are also traveling from Kentucky and West Virginia. "Several favorites are returning to the festival this year, including Jim Greer & the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks, as well as Grassahol," added Smith. "Both bands have supported our festival in the past."

Other additions to this year's festival include a live radio broadcast from the Classic Country Radio network (www.myclassiccountry.com) and a Saturday morning pancake breakfast by the Mechanicsburg Lions Club.

Headlining this year's festival is the award-winning bluegrass band IIIrd Tyme Out.

Led by the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) two-time "Male Vocalist of the Year" Russell Moore, IIIrd Tyme Out, has walked away with IBMA's "Vocal Group of the Year" award seven consecutive years. The band has garnered more than 50 industry awards since their inception in 1991. They feature a capella renditions of many songs, which stand in harmony with their instrumentation from some of the top musicians in the bluegrass business.

Their heavy touring schedule regularly includes performances on the Grand Ole Opry as well as GAC and RFD channel programs. With over 14 recordings, IIIrd Tyme Out is one of bluegrass music's most recognized and in-demand bands in the genre's history. The band has received six nominations for the upcoming 2010 IBMA Awards, to be held at the end of the month.

Also featured is local band and national recording artist Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers. The Radio Ramblers, a collaboration of veteran bluegrass musicians who have worked with one another during former musical endeavors, formed in 2006 for the primary purpose of performing at promotions by Classic Country Radio, a network of three southwest Ohio radio stations owned and operated by Mullins, featuring classic country, bluegrass and gospel music. However, due to the level of their professionalism and talent, the requests for performances by the Radio Ramblers has grown, thus expanding their schedule to include shows at area music venues, benefits, and festivals. The Radio Ramblers have quickly become a welcomed addition to the southwest Ohio bluegrass music scene.

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers have officially completed the recording process of their soon-to-be-released gospel project for Rebel Records.

"Hymns From The Hills" features both new and older songs, as well as special guests Ralph Stanley, Doyle Lawson, Rhonda Vincent and Larry Sparks.

"This project has been a lifetime in the making," said front man Mullins in a release. "In addition to the endless contributions of the Ramblers, I wanted the chance to record with some of the artists I have featured on my radio broadcast daily for many years. Besides the legendary musicianship and singing of each guest, I cherish the rich friendship I share with each one."

Rebel Records expects to release "Hymns From The Hills" later this year.

Hylo Brown

The Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival is held each autumn in memory of the legendary "bluegrass balladeer" Frank "Hylo" Brown. Originally from Johnson County, Ky., Brown brought his family to Ohio, where he began his career with Bradley Kincaid on local radio stations.

After this beginning, his life would lead him to television performances as featured vocalist with Flatt & Scruggs and with his own band, the Timberliners, appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, the WWVA Jamboree, the Newport Folk Music Festival, and more.

Retiring to Mechanicsburg, Brown passed away in 2003. Brown is a member of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America's Preservation Hall of Greats, an honoree on the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway, a 2009 recipient of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award, has been a candidate for the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, and has been recognized by the IBMA as one of the first generation pioneers of bluegrass music.

Brown memorabilia will be on display in a museum at the festival, set up by Brown's family.

For more on the festival and Hylo Brown, including ticket information and camping registration, please visit www.hylobrown.com, or call (937) 215-9363.

2010 Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival Schedule

(Schedule is subject to change without notice)

Friday, Sept. 17

8 p.m. - Open mic with Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band

Saturday, Sept. 18

10 a.m. - Springfield Special

11:30 a.m. - Grassahol

1:00 p.m. - Jim Greer & the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks

2:30 p.m. - Square Dancing

4:00 p.m. - Blue Storm

6:00 p.m. - Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers

7:30 p.m. - Coaltown

9:00 p.m. - Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Sunday, Sept. 19

9-11 a.m. - Gospel Music

Martha White Flatt and Scruggs TV Show Chronology

2010-09-15T10:43:00.000-05:00

Here's a list of the known Martha White Flatt and Scruggs TV shows:

Lester Flatt Liberty Square Celebration set for Oct. 9

2010-09-15T08:43:00.000-05:00

The annual Liberty Square Celebration begins at 11:30 a.m., Oct. 9, in downtown Sparta, and will feature four well-known bluegrass bands as a tribute to White County’s ‘hometown’ legend, Lester Flatt.

‘Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers’ is the featured band for the celebration.

Mullins has been a banjo player more than 25 years. He toured and recorded as a founding member of the Traditional Grass until 1995. He also recorded and performed with the band Longview, earning Song of the Year and Recorded Event of the Year awards from IBMA, in the late 1990’s. In 2006, he won ‘Instrumental Recording of the Year’ from IBMA. He owns a network of radio stations in Ohio, where he does an on-air bluegrass show. Mullins has also received numerous other awards in the bluegrass music industry.

Adam McIntosh performs vocals and plays guitar. He has been a member of Radio Ramblers since 2006

Tim Kidd plays bass. His roots are in Southern Gospel, but found a home with bluegrass music when he joined the Radio Ramblers.

Evan McGregor performs vocals and plays the fiddle. He has been with the Radio Ramblers since 2006. McGregor has spent his life on the road with several international bluegrass acts.

Mike Terry also helps out with vocals and plays the mandolin. He has been performing with bluegrass bands more than 12 years.

‘The Expedition Show’ is comprised of native White Countain Blake Williams, his wife Kimberly Williams, Wayne Southards and Alex Hibbitts.

As an accomplished musician on several instruments, Blake has been a professional bluegrass musician more than 34 years. He first toured with Bobby Smith and The Boys From Shiloh fresh out of high school and soon moved into the role of banjo player for Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass until Lester’s death in 1979. He then went to work with Bill Monroe, for 10 years, making him Monroe’s longest tenured banjo player.

In 1991, Blake was given the opportunity to play bass with comedian, Hee Haw star and Grand Ole Opry member Mike Snider, where he stayed until 2001. During his career, Blake has toured 48 states and seven countries, played Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Lincoln Center.

He has also performed on projects by Patty Loveless and Vince Gill. Blake has recorded three solo projects and performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry more than 23 years. He has also enjoyed songwriting success having his songs covered by Lester Flatt and The Nashville Grass, Rhonda Vincent, and Williams and Clark Expedition. He is a three-time nominee for ‘Entertainer Of The Year’ by Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America. In May 2009, Sparta unveiled new city limits signs declaring Sparta as ‘Bluegrass USA’ and the home of Blake Williams.

Kimberly Williams, a native of Texas, moved to Nashville in 1992. She had enjoyed her musical beginnings by performing with her family’s band, where she sang and played mandolin. Kimberly has performed demos as a vocalist for songwriters and publishers in Nashville. Kimberly has also worked as a producer for Gaylord Entertainment’s Opryland Productions and Grand Ole Opry Group. During her seven-year tenure with Gaylord, Kimberly produced shows and special events for Opryland theme park, including the popular “Sundays In The Park” event series that included a monthly bluegrass jam, gospel and songwriting events. She has enjoyed two guest appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. In 2005, she opened her own company, East Public Relations, with a focus on affordable tour support and publicity for bluegrass artists.

Wayne Southards is a native of Salem, Mo. He moved to Nashville, in 1990, with his wife and two sons. He would soon become a highly sought after guitarist and work for country artists such as John Conlee, The McCarters and Sweethearts Of The Rodeo. Southards is a seasoned professional in bluegrass, too. He performed with the Tennessee Gentlemen as their lead vocalist and guitarist and he is also an accomplished bass player. He is a Midwest Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ having won the award in 1987.

Alex Hibbitt, on mandolin, is the newest member of The Expedition. Hibbitts is an accredited musician on several instruments, a creative songwriter, and an outstanding harmony vocalist. He is from the small coal town of Grundy, Va., but now resides in Johnson City. Hibbitts is a recent graduate of East Tennessee State University, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He also obtained a minor in Bluegrass while enrolled in the Bluegrass/Old-Time and Country Music Program at ETSU.

Also on the list of entertainment is ‘Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out.’ IIIrd Tyme Out members include Moore on guitar, Steve Dilling, on banjo, Justen Haynes on fiddle, Wayne Benson on mandolin and Edgar Loudermilk on bass. The group has been selected IBMA’s ‘Vocal Group Of The Year’ for seven consecutive years.

Moore began playing music around the age of 11 after being inspired by bluegrass greats ‘The Osborne Brothers.’ By 1985, after several years of playing with numerous bluegrass bands, Moore went to work for the Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. Six years later, he left to help form IIIrd Tyme Out. He has been awarded several ‘Male Vocalist’ awards to date.

Steve Dilling fell in love with the banjo at the age of 10, after hearing a recording of Earl Scruggs playing the Foggy Mountain Breakdown. He finally got his first banjo on his 12th birthday. His musical influences are varied and include well known artists Flatt and Scruggs, J. D. Crowe, Terry Baucom and Tony Rice.

Donnie Carver has always been surrounded by music on his father’s side of the family. His grandfather, father, uncles, sisters and cousins would get together on Saturday nights and pick at his grandparents’ home in Kentucky. Somewhere around 1992, he took a job playing mandolin with a band that also provided ‘sound’ for concerts and festivals. In 1996, he joined IIIrd Tyme Out.

Justen Haynes grew up in a house where his mother and father toured with a gospel bluegrass band. By age 4, he developed his love of music. Throughout high school, Haynes gained experience while participating in the Virginia State Orchestra. He graduated and attended Shenandoah Musical Conservatory. Haynes studied to be a performance major.

Wayne Benson is one of bluegrass music’s leading mandolin players and has established himself as a unique and gifted stylist. After more than a decade with the Atlanta-based band, Benson had solidified his niche among the most respected bluegrass mandolin players, while also enjoying numerous IBMA awards and the SPBGMA Mandolin Player of the Year award five consecutive years.

After living in Nashville for 16 years, Benson recently returned to the Carolinas. In addition to being a full-time member of Third Tyme Out, he regularly records and freelances with many top, industry musicians.

Edgar Loudermilk is a relative of the famous Louvin Brother. He began playing guitar and mandolin in his family’s band at the age of nine. In July 2007, Loudermilk became the bass player for IIIrd Tyme Out.

‘Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper’ will also be featured in the lineup for Liberty Square Celebration.

Michael Cleveland is considered one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation. In 1993, he was chosen to be part of the Bluegrass Youth All Stars at the IBMA’s award show. Later that year, he made his Grand Ole Opry debut as a guest of Alison Kraus. He has performed with Bill Monroe, Jim and Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson and J.D. Crowe. He joined ‘Rhonda Vincent and The Rage’ in 2000. Cleveland has won numerous awards during his career.

Jesse Brock is featured on the mandolin and vocals. He was selected the 2009 IBMA Mandolin Performer of the Year. Brock also has countless awards a part of the bluegrass music industry.

Tom Adams is also a vocalist with the group and plays guitar. He gained national recognition more than 20 years ago as a banjo player with the legendary Jimmy Martin. He is a three-time winner of the IBMA’s Banjo Performer of the Year award.

Marshall Wilborn performs some of the vocals for the group and plays bass. He is the 2009 IBMA Bass Performer of the Year. He also played with Jimmy Martin and several other well-known bluegrass stars. Wilborn is also a songwriter, with his music recorded by Alison Kraus, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver and The Johnson Mountain Boys. .

Jessie Baker is the banjo player for Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Baker is still in his teens, but has already experienced bluegrass in a big way by playing with the stars he once only dreamed about.

Liberty Square Celebration begins at 11:30 a.m., Oct. 9, 2010. For more information call Lori Spivey, at Sparta City Hall, 836-3284.

Earl Scruggs to perform Oct. 17th in S.C.

2010-09-09T08:30:00.000-05:00

Although he won't be at the Newberry (S.C.) Opera House until Oct. 17, you might want to get your tickets now for legendary banjo king Earl Scruggs performing at 3 and 8 p.m. that day. Tickets are $40 for the matinee show and $35 for the evening show. Call (803) 276-6264 or visit:
Link

Earl Scruggs with special guest The Red Clay Ramblers Sept. 15th

2010-08-02T08:32:00.001-05:00

Wednesday, Sep 15 7:30p

Memorial Hall UNC-CH Campus
114 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514

Price: Varies
Phone: (919) 843-3333

Earl Scruggs to perform at the Newberry Opera House

2010-08-02T08:30:00.001-05:00

October 17
Earl Scruggs
$25.00

Link to website

Earl Scruggs revisits scene of bluegrass’ birth

2010-07-26T08:21:00.002-05:00

It’s been nearly 65 years, but Tut Taylor still vividly remembers the night Earl Scruggs changed it all.

It was Dec. 8, 1945, and Taylor was by his radio in Georgia listening to the Grand Ole Opry from the Ryman Auditorium, as usual. He was a big Bill Monroe fan and that night the Kentuckian’s Blue Grass Boys featured a brand new, 21-year-old banjo player who favored the three-finger picking style.

It wasn’t exactly a new way to play the banjo. Others had used it and had even played the style on the radio. No one played it like Earl Scruggs, though.

Add Monroe’s mandolin and Lester Flatt’s guitar and it made such an impression that Taylor has no problem remembering most of the details all these decades later — though the name of that first song escapes him.

“That whole Opry House just come alive and I thought it was going to explode,” said Taylor, a mandolin and dobro player who has become a friend of Scruggs. “The Opry House is like a guitar box. It absorbs sounds and makes them sound better. Well, that night you could almost see the walls going in and out from the volume of hands clapping and screaming and hollering. It was maybe a lot like some of the rock ‘n’ roll things they had, you know. But this was a new sound, it was a pretty sound and a welcome sound.”

Scruggs, now 86, will commemorate the 65th anniversary of that night — considered by many to be the evening bluegrass was born — Thursday during a performance at the Ryman.

The man whose rolling, rollicking style launched a thousand bluegrass bands hasn’t played the Ryman since 2008, but said in a recent interview he loves the old building known as the “mother church.”

“It is special,” he said of the Ryman, which hosted the Opry until 1974. “It brings back memories.”

Sitting in the Ryman’s balcony, Scruggs recalled the many great memories the building holds for him. Country Music Hall of Fame member raised his arm and pointed to a pew on the main floor.

“I met my wife here,” he said of the late Louise Scruggs. “She was sitting right there, about the third row back, and I’d work the left side of the stage. I got to smiling at her and she smiled back. And we started dating and never quit.”

Scruggs isn’t sure when he first played the banjo. He was part of a musical family, though, and he never remembers a time when he wasn’t trying to figure it out.

“I played guitar as much as I did the banjo, but for everyday picking I’d go back to the banjo,” Scruggs said. “It just fit what I wanted to hear better than what I could do with the guitar.”

During one practice session he was absentmindedly noodling and realized he wasn’t playing in the normal way. He was using his thumb, index finger and middle finger — and it sounded pretty darn good.

“I was playing a little tune — I still play it today — called ‘Reuben,’” Scruggs said. “We used to play it with a finger and a thumb and called it two-finger playing. But I had that third finger going on a roll and that excited me. That’s where it started.”

Scruggs began playing for money early on and was already well-known on regional radio shows.

Monroe was looking for a banjo player to fit the new sound he was working on when he heard about Scruggs. He visited Scruggs in his hotel room and asked him to come over the Ryman where the rest of the band was. They played a group of songs together and sealed the deal for $60 a week.

The rest is history.

“It’s anybody’s guess what made it click,” Scruggs said.

Earl Scruggs and Friends tonight at the Ryman Auditorium

2010-07-22T09:23:00.000-05:00

Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends
with special guest Sarah Jarosz
Thursday, July 22 at 7:30 pm
$26

Past members of the "Foggy Mountain Boys"

2010-07-19T13:09:00.000-05:00

Lester Flatt (lead guitar)
Earl Scruggs (banjo, rhythm guitar)
Paul Warren (fiddle)
John Ray "Curly" Seckler (mandolin)
Burkett "Uncle Josh" Graves (Dobro, bass)
English P. “Cousin Jake” Tullock (bass)
Robert "Chubby" Wise (fiddle)
Jim Shumate (fiddle)
Benny Martin (fiddle)
Benny Sims (fiddle)
Howdy Forrester (fiddle)
Art Wooten (fiddle)
Howard Watts aka "Cedric Rainwater" (bass)
Charles Johnson aka "Little Jody Rainwater" (bass)
Frank "Hylo" Brown (bass, guitar)
Charles “Little Darlin’” Elza (bass)
Joe Stuart (bass)
Bob Moore (bass)
Everette Lilly (mandolin)
Curly Seckler (mandolin)
Jim Eanes (guitar)
Mac Wiseman (guitar)
Billy E. Powers (guitar)
Johnny Johnson (guitar)
Earl Taylor (mandolin and harmonica)

Earl Scrugg's Famous Buttermilk Biscuits

2010-07-15T08:35:00.001-05:00

Here is a recipe for Earl's favorite biscuits from an old Martha White Cookbook. Goodness gracious the're good!

2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
7/8 cup buttermilk (1 cup less 2 tablespoons)
Melted butter or margarine

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Cut shortening into flour with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and stir with a fork only until dough leaves sides of bowl. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board; knead gently just until smooth.
Roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds with floured 2 1/2-inch cutter(use can also use a drinking glass.) Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Brush hot biscuits with melted butter or margarine. Makes 10 to 12 biscuits.

Earl Scruggs returns to Ryman

2010-05-25T08:29:00.000-05:00

Nearly 65 years after he stood on the Ryman Auditorium stage and helped create what is now known as bluegrass music, Earl Scruggs will return to the Ryman for a July 22 concert as part of the Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series.

The weekly series begins June 24 with a bluegrass-oriented Vince Gill show, and continues with concerts from Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, The Grascals with JD Crowe & The New South, Dailey & Vincent with The Quebe Sisters Band, Earl Scruggs and The Del McCoury Band with Steep Canyon Rangers.

In 1945, Scruggs brought his revolutionary banjo-picking style to Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys Band, and his addition solidified the now-classic bluegrass sound.

"Mr. Scruggs is the only remaining member of the ensemble referred to as the original bluegrass band, and his appearance at the Ryman, where he helped birth a new style of music, is testament to his continuing influence and creativity," said International Bluegrass Music Association executive director Dan Hays.

Ticket prices start at $26 per show, and tickets are available through www.ryman.com.

Lester Flatt June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979

2010-05-12T14:19:00.002-05:00

To one of the greatest bluegrass singers and entertainers of all time. We miss you Lester!

Flatt and Scruggs Singles Discography

2010-05-10T12:43:00.002-05:00

Mercury (1948-50)

6161 God Loves His Children / I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home - 15-01-49
6181 We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / My Cabin In Caroline - 10-04-49
6200 Baby Blue Eyes / Bouquet In Heaven - 08-49
6211 Down The Road / Why Don't You Tell Me So - 11-49
6230 I'll Never Shed Another Tear / I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime - 15-01-50
6247-X45 No Mother Or Dad / Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 15-03-50
6268-X45 Is It Too Late Now / So Happy I'll Be - 15-06-50
6287-X45 My Little Girl In Tennessee / I'll Never Love Another - 15-10-50
6302-X45 Cora Is Gone / (The Masters Family:) That Little Old Country Church House - 01-01-51
6317-X45 Pain In My Heart / Take Me In A Lifeboat - 15-03-51
6333-X45 Doin' My Time / Farewell Blues - 24-05-51
6372-X45 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / I'll Just Pretend - 14-12-51
6396-X45 Pike Country Breakdown / Old Salty Dog Blues - 01-05-52
70016-X45 Preachin', Prayin', Singin' / Will The Roses Bloom - 13-10-52
70064-X45 Back To The Cross / God Loves His Children - 01-53
72739 Theme From Bonnie And Clyde (Foggy Mountain Breakdown) / My Cabin In Caroline - 09-67 (reissue)

(EPs)

EP 1-4034 I'll Never Shed Another Tear / Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Pain In My Heart / +1 - 61

Columbia (1950-69)

20777 Come Back Darling / I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - 01-01-51
4-20805 I'm Head Over Heels In Love / We Can't Be Darlings Anymore - 09-04-51
4-20830 Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy / Somehow Tonight - 11-06-51
4-20854 Don't Get Above Your Raising / I've Lost You - 24-08-51
4-20886 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered / Earl's Breakdown - 30-11-51
4-20915 Get In Line, Brother / Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go - 21-03-52
4-20957 Old Home Town / I'll Stay Around - 13-06-52
4-21002 Over The Hills To The Poorhouse / My Darling's Last Goodbye - 29-08-52
4-21043 I'm Gonna Settle Down / I'm Lonesome And Blue - 21-11-52
4-21054 Flint Hill Special / Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, loud Music) - 12-12-52
4-18004 Reunion In Heaven / Pray For The Boys - 13-02-53 (released on OKeh)
4-21091 Why Did You Wander? / Thinking About You - 03-04-53
4-21125 If I Should Wander Back Tonight / Dear Old Dixie - 19-06-53
4-21147 I'm Working On A Road / He Took Your Place - 03-08-53
4-21179 I'll Go Stepping Too / Foggy Mountain Chimes - 02-11-53
4-21209 Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come - 18-01-54
4-21248 I'd Rather Be Alone / Someone Took My Place With You - 03-05-54
4-21295 You're Not A Drop In The Bucket / Foggy Mountain Special - 09-08-54
4-21334 Till The End Of The World Rolls Round / Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky - 22-11-54
4-21370 You Can Feel It In Your Soul / Old Fashioned Preacher - 21-02-55
4-21412 Before I Met You / I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open - 20-06-55
4-21460 Gone Home / Bubbling In My Soul - 24-10-55
4-21501 Randy Lynn Rag / On My Mind - 20-02-56
4-21536 Joy Bells / Give Mother My Crown - 09-07-56
4-21561 What's Good For You / No Doubt About It - 24-09-56
4-40853 Six White Horses / Shuckin' The Corn - 18-02-57
4-40928 Give Me The Flowers While I'm Living / Is There Room For Me - 20-05-57
4-40990 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me - 19-08-57
4-41064 I Won't Care / I Won't Be Hangin' Around - 25-11-57
4-41125 Big Black Train / Crying Alone - 17-02-58
4-41184 Heaven / Building On Sand - 26-05-58
4-41244 I Don't Care Anymore / Mama's And Daddy's Little Girl - 29-09-58
4-41336 Million Years In Glory / Jesus Savior Pilot Me - 16-02-59
4-41389 Cabin On The Hill / Someone You Have Forgotten - 27-04-59
4-41518 Crying My Heart Out Over You / Foggy Mountain Rock - 09-11-59
4-41708 The Great Historical Bum / All I Want Is You - 20-06-60
4-41786 Polka On A Banjo / Shucking The Corn [remake]- 05-09-60
S7-30904 [stereo] Ground Speed / Home Sweet Home - 60
S7-30905 [stereo] Sally Ann / Reuben - 60
S7-30906 [stereo] Cripple Creek / Lonesome Road Blues - 60
4-41983 I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow / If I Should Wander Back Tonight (remake) - 03-04-61
4-33019 Jimmie Brown The Newsboy / Mother Prays Loud In My Sleep - 61 (reissue)
4-42141 Where Will I Shelter My Sheep / Go Home - 18-08-61
4-42280 Cold, Cold Lovin' / Just Ain't - 12-01-62
4-42413 Hear The Whistle Blow A Hundred Miles / Legend Of The Johnson Boys - 13-04-62
4-42606 The Ballad Of Jed Clampett / Coal Loadin' Johnny - 12-10-62
4-42755 Pearl, Pearl, Pearl / Hard Travelin' - 28-03-63
4-42840 New York Town / Mama Don't Allow It - 06-08-63
4-42954 My Saro Jane / You Are My Flower - 07-01-64
4-42982 Petticoat Junction / Have You Seen My Dear Companion? - 11-02-64
4-43080 Workin' It Out / Fireball - 30-06-64
4-43135 Little Birdie / Sally, Don't You Grieve - 05-09-64
4-43204 Father's Table Grace / I Still Miss Someone - 11-01-65
4-33074 Go Home / The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - 29-03-65 (reissue)
4-43259 Gonna Have Myself A Ball / Rock, Salt, And Nails - 23-06-65
4-43412 Memphis / Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1965 version( - 27-09-65
4-43497 Green Acres / I Had A Dream - 17-02-66
4-43627 Colours / For Lovin' Me - 16-05-66
4-43803 The Last Thing On My Mind / Mama You Been On My Mind - 06-09-66
4-43973 It Was Only The Wind / Why Can't I Find Myself With You - 02-01-67
4-44040 Roust-A-Bout / Nashville Cats 9486 - 20-02-67
4-44194 Last Train To Clarksville / California Up Tight Band - 20-06-67
4-44380 Down In The Flood / Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1967 version( - 16-11-67
4-44623 Like A Rolling Stone / I'd Like To Say A Word For Texas - 06-08-68
4-44731 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / Universal Soldier - 17-12-68
4-33152 Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Like A Rolling Stone - 20-05-69 (reissue)
4-33158 Universal Soldier / Down In The Flood - 24-06-69 (reissue)
4-45030 Maggie's Farm / Tonight Will Be Fine - 28-10-69

(EPs)

B 10191 "Foggy Mountain Jamboree": Flint Hill Special / Earl's Breakdown / Foggy Mountain Chimes / Foggy Mountain Special - 57
B 2811 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered / Dim Lights Thick Smoke / Earl's Breakdown / Flint Hill Special - 07-58
B 2823 „Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys“ : Randy Lynn Rag / My Mother Prays / I'll Go Stepping, Too / Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy - 58
B 14241/B 14242/B 14243 "Songs Of Glory, Pt. 1/3" - 60

Flatt and Scruggs LP Discography w/ Track Listings

2010-05-10T12:19:00.002-05:00

Columbia CL-1019 Foggy Mountain Jamboree:

Flint Hill Special; Some Old Day; Earl's Breakdown; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy; Foggy Mountain Special; It Won't Be Long; Shuckin' The Corn; Blue Ridge Cabin Home; Randy Lynn Rag; Your Love Is Like A Flower; Foggy Mountain Chimes; Reunion In Heaven - 07-10-57

Mercury MG-20358 Country Music:

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Farewell Blues; Doin' My Time; God Loves His Children; Pike County Breakdown; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; My Cabin In Caroline; I'll Just Pretend; Preachin', Prayin', Singin' - 28-02-58

Columbia CL-1424/CS-8221 Songs Of Glory:

When The Angels Carry Me Home; Heaven; Get On That Road To Glory; Bubbling In My Soul; I'm On My Way To Canaan's Land; Give Mother My Crown; Angel Band; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; I'll Never Be Lonesome Again; Take Me In The Lifeboat; Joy Bells; Give Me Flowers While I'm Living - 03-60 (MX: XSM-48751/2)

Harmony HL-7250 Flatt And Scruggs With The Foggy Mountain Boys:

Randy Lynn Rag; On My Mind; Shuckin' The Corn; Before I Met You; Foggy Mountain Special; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; Earl's Breakdown; Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy; I Won't Be Hanging Around; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - 06-60 (rechanelled and reissued on HS-11314 in 1969)

Mercury MG-20542 With The Foggy Mountain Boys:

I'll Never Shed Another Tear; Baby Blue Eyes; So Happy I'll Be; Will The Roses Bloom; I'll Never Love Another; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home; Is It Too Late Now; That Little Old Country Church House; Pain In My Heart; Back To The Cross; Cora Is Gone; Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 09-60

Columbia CL-1564/CS-8364 Foggy Mountain Banjo:

Ground Speed; Home Sweet Home; Sally Ann; Little Darlin', Pal Of Mine; Reuben; Cripple Creek; Lonesome Road Blues; John Henry; Fire Ball Mail; Sally Goodwin; Bugle Call Rag; Cumberland Gap - 02-61 (MX: XSM 51531/2)

SESAC PA-C 151/2 Country & Western "Drummers":

Howdy Neighbor; Friendly Station; Your Country And Western Station; Stay Tuned; Brighten Up Your Day;This Is Your Country And Western Staion; Favorite Station; Rise And Shine; Needn't Fret; Time Of Day; Who's Got The Time; Gee But It's Hot; We're Gonna Have Snow; Give Us The Score; Wake Up Show (Opening); Wake Up Show (Closing); Gospel Show (Opening); Gospel Show (Closing); Stop! Everybody (Shoes); You're Gonna Save (Store); Little People (Do-It Yourself); Old TV (TV Sales); Best Buys (Food); Finest Used Cars - 61 (jingles)

Columbia CL-1664/CS-8464 Songs Of The Famous Carter Family:

Keep On The Sunny Side; Foggy Mountain Top; False-Hearted Lover; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy; You Are My Flower; On The Rock Where Moses Stood; Forsaken Love; The Homestead On The Farm; Pickin' In The Wildwood; Worried Man Blues; The Storms Are On The Ocean; Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - 08-61 w. Mother Maybelle Carter

Columbia CL-1830/CS-8630 Folk Songs Of Our Land:

Legend Of The Johnson Boys; Hear The Wind Blow; George Alley's F.F.V.; Good Times Are Past And Gone; Ellen Smith; Sun's Gonna Shine In My Backdoor Someday; This Land Is Your Land; Philadelphia Lawyer; Life Of Trouble; Nine Pound Hammer; I'll Be No Man's Wife; McKinley's Gone - 08-62 (reissued as part of Wounded Bird 8630)

Columbia CL-1951/CS-8751 Hard Travelin':

Hard Travelin'; Dixie Home; The Wreck Of The Old 97; Over The Hill To The Poorhouse; Drowned In The Deep Blue Sea; Coal Miner's Blues; Pastures Of Plenty; The Ballad Of Jed Clampett; My Native Home; When I Left East Virginia; 99 Years Is Almost For Life; Bound To Ride - 02-63

Mercury MG-20773/SR-60773 Original Sound Of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs:

I'll Be Going To Heaven Some Time; Why Don't You Tell Me So; Bouquet In Heaven; Take Me In The Life Boat; My Little Girl In Tennessee; No Mother Or Dad; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Cora Is Gone; Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms; My Cabin In Caroline; Pike County Breakdown; Doin' My Time - 03-63 (reissued on SR 61162 Original Theme From Bonnie & Clyde in 1968)

Columbia CL-2045/CS-8845 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs At Carnegie Hall!:

Salty Dog Blues; Durham's Reel; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; Footprints In The Snow; Flint Hill Special; Dig A Hole In The Meadow; The Martha White Theme; I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Mama Blues; Take This Hammer; Fiddle And Banjo; Yonder Stands Little Maggie; Let The Church Roll On - 10-08-63 (MX: XSM 59668/9, reissued on Koch KOC-CD-7929 in 1996)

Columbia CL-2134/CS-8934 Flatt & Scruggs Recorded Live At Vanderbilt University:

Lost All My Money; Maggie Blues; Steamboat Whistle Blues; Paul And Silas; Cannonball Blues; You Are My Flower; Old Leather Britches; Across The Blue Ridge Mountains; Old Folks; Going Back To Harlan; Poor Rebel Soldier; No Hiding Place Down Here; Going Up Cripple Creek - 03-64 (MX: XSM 75997/8, CD-reissue A-8934 in 1991)

Columbia CL-2255/CS-9055 The Fabulous Sound Of Flatt & Scruggs:

Hello Stranger; Amber Tresses Tied With Blue; The Good Things (Out-Weigh The Bad); Bummin' An Old Freight Train; I'm Walking With Him; The Train That Carried My Girl From Town; My Wandering Boy; Georgia Buck; Father's Table Grace; When Papa Played The Dobro; Please Don't Wake Me; A Faded Red Ribbon - 11-64 (reissued as part of Wounded Bird 8630)

Harmony HL-7340 Kings Of Bluegrass (Great Original Recordings, vol. 1):

'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; Over The Hills To The Poorhouse; Why Did You Wander?; Dear Old Dixie; I'm Gonna Settle Down; You're Not A Drop In The Bucket; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Someone Took My Place With You; Get In Line Brother (If You Want To Go Home); Thinking About You - 65 (all original single versions)

Columbia CL-2354/CS-9154 Pickin', Strummin' And Singin'/The Versatile Flatt & Scruggs:

You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone; I Still Miss Someone; Wabash Cannonball; I'll Be On That Good Road Someday; Rock Salt And Nails; Confessing; Will You Be Lonesome Too?; The Soldier's Return; Loafer's Glory; You've Been Fooling Me Baby; Rose Conelly; Branded Wherever I Go - 05-06-65 (reissued on LE-10032 in 1973 and with 3 songs omited on Harmony H-30932 Wabash Cannon Ball in 1971)

Columbia CL-2402/CS-9202 The Beverly Hillbillies: The Ballad Of Jed Clampett;

Beverly Hills; Vittles; A Long Talk With That Boy; Jethro's A Powerful Man; Elly's Spring Song; Back Home U.S.A.; Critters; Doctor Granny; Lady Lessons; Birds An' Bees; Love Of Money; The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - 65 w. Zeke Manners O. (TV programm)

Columbia CL-2443/CS-9243 Town And Country:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Ten Miles From Natchez; Houston; Memphis; Kansas City; The Last Public Hanging In West Virginia; Jackson; The Boys From Tennessee; Nashville Blues; Take Me Back To Tulsa; Detroit City; Seattle Town - 15-01-66 (reissued on LE-10104 in 1973 and as part of Collectables COL-CD-6477)

Columbia CL-2513/CS-9313 When The Saints Go Marching In:

Troublesome Waters; God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign; No Mother In This World; A Stone The Builders Refused; Call Me On Home, Too; When The Saints Go Marching In; Wait For The Sunshine; The Cabin On The Hill; Thank God I'm On My Way; I Saw Mother With God Last Night; Who Will Sing For Me - 16-07-66 (MX: XSM 113723/4)

Starday S-SLP-365 Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry:

[Jim & Jesse:] Border Ride; Pardon Me; Changing The Words To My Love My Song; Hard Hearted; Have You Lost Your Love For Me; I'll Love Nobody But You; [Flatt & Scruggs:] Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Salty Dog Blues; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Doin' My Time; Cabin In Caroline; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - 66

Columbia CL-2570/CS-9370 Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs' Greatest Hits:

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (Theme From The Beverly Hillbillies); Flint Hill Special; Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy; I Still Miss Someone; Petticoat Junction (Theme From Petticoat Junction); Fireball; Earl's Breakdown; You Are My Flower; Pearl Pearl Pearl; The Good Things (Out-Weigh The Bad); My Saro Jane - 15-10-66

Harmony HL-7402/HS-11202e Sacred Songs (Great Original Recordings):

Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; Gone Home; Joy Bells Ringing In My Soul; He Took Your Place; Bubbling In My Soul; Old Fashioned Preacher; I'm Working On A Road To Gloryland; Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come; Give Mother My Crown - 11-03-67 (all original single versions, reissued on LE-10445)

Columbia CL-2643/CS-9443 Strictly Instrumental: Pick Along;

Nothing To It; Evelina; Jazzing; Liberty; Tammy's Song; John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man; Lonesome Ruben; Spanish Two-Step; Careless Love; Bill Cheatham - 22-04-67 w. Doc Watson

CL-2686/CS-9486 Hear The Whistles Blow:

Southbound; East Bound Train; Roust-A-Bout; Bringin' In The Georgia Mail; Hear The Whistle Blow A Hundred Miles; I'm Gonna Ride That Steamboat; Atlantic Coastal Line; Train No.1262; Orange Blossom Special; Starlight On The Rails; Going Across The Sea - 22-07-67 (reissued on LE-10522)

Columbia CL-2796/CS-9596 Changin' Times:

Down In The Flood; Mr. Tambourine Man; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; Where Have All The Flowers Gone; Blowin' In The Wind; It Ain't Me Babe; Ode To Billie Joe; Four Strong Winds; Buddy, Don't Roll So Slow; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; This Land Is Your Land - 06-01-68 (MX: XSM 135244/5, reissued as part of Collectables COL-CD-6477)

Harmony HL-7465/HS-11265 Songs Of Cherish:

Give Me Flowers While I'm Living; Is There Room For Me; Mama's And Daddy's Little Girl; Big Black Train; Million Years In Glory; Heaven; Old Folks; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Crying My Heart Out Over You - 03-68

Columbia CS-9649 The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde:

The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Another Ride With Clyde; Reunion; A Picture Of Bonnie; Get-Away; The Barrow Gang Will Get You Little Man; The Chase; See Bonnie Die, See Clyde Die (See Bonnie And Clyde Die); Highway's End; Bang, You're Alive - 13-04-68 (MX: XSM 136709/10 )

Starday S-SLP-423 Songs And Sounds From Bonnie And Clyde:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Doin' My Time; A Picture From Life's Other Side; Salty Dog Rag; Bonnie And Clyde's Getaway; Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; If I Lose; Farewell Blues - 68

Sears SPS-136 The Original Foggy Mountain Breakdown: (sampler) - 68

Columbia CS-9741 Nashville Airplane:

Like A Rolling Stone; Folsom Prison Blues; Gentle On My Mind; If I Were A Carpenter; Freida Florentine; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight; Rainy Day Women Numbers 12 And 35; Catch The Wind; Long Road To Houston; Times They Are A Changin'; Universal Soldier - 14-12-68 (reissued in 1973 on LE-10044)

Columbia Music Treasury DS-493 Detroit City:

When The Saints Go Marching In; Get-Away; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Atlantic Coastal Line; Give Me Flowers While I'm Living; Detroit City; Pearl Pearl Pearl; Troublesome Waters; Who Will Sing For Me; Crying My Heart Out Over You - 69 (sampler)

Columbia CS-9945 Final Fling:

Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance; Nashville Skyline Rag; I Walk The Line; Tonight Will Be Fine; Boy Named Sue; Maggie's Farm; Wanted Man; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; One More Night; Girl From The North Country; One Too Many Mornings - 21-12-69 (reissued on LE-10105, CSP P-13265)

Harmony HS-11401 Foggy Mountain Chimes:

Legend Of The Johnson Boys; Good Times Are Past And Gone; Sun's Gonna Shine In My Backdoor Someday; This Land Is Your Land; Nine Pound Hammer; Foggy Mountain Chimes; Your Love Is Like A Flower; Reunion In Heaven; McKinley's Gone - 05-70

Columbia GP-30 20 All Time Great Recordings:

I Still Miss Someone; Ninety Nine Years Is Almost For Life; When Papa Played The Dobro; John Henry; Cripple Creek; Petticoat Junction; Jackson; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Kansas City; Sally Ann; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Detroit City; Soldier's Return; Lonesome Road Blues; Dig A Hole In The Meadow; You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone; Coal Miner's Blues; Wabash Cannonball; Memphis Tennessee; Salty Dog Blues - 05-06-70 (double, sampler)

Columbia C-30347 Breaking Out:

Foggy Mountain Rock; That Old Book Of Mine; Come Back Darling; Iron Curtain; Great Historical Bum; Polka On A Banjo; Six White Horses; Handsome Molly; Rambling Gambler; Mama Don't Allow It; Poor Rebel Soldier - 14-10-70 (reissued as part of Wounded Bird 347)

Nashville NLP-2087 Golden Hits Of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs: (sampler) - 70

Harmony H-30932 Wabash Cannon Ball:

You're Gonna Kiss Me When I'm Gone; Wabash Cannonball; I'll Be On That Good Road Some Day; Rock Salt And Nails; Confessing; Will You Be Lonesome Too; Soldier's Return; Leafe's Glory; You've Been Fooling Me Baby - 71 (all tracks from CS-9154)

Everest FS-259 Flatt & Scruggs: Pike County Breakdown; Doin' My Time; I'll Be Going To Heaven Some Time; Theme From Bonnie And Clyde; Cora Is Gone; Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms; No Mother Or Dad; Why Don't You Tell Me So; Bouquet In Heaven; My Little Girl In Tennessee - 71 (sampler)

Columbia KG-31964 The World Of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs:

Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Salty Dog Blues; Martha White Theme; Memphis Tennessee; Orange Blossom Special; Petticoat Junction; Earl's Breakdown; Wabash Cannonball; Reuben; Flint Hill Special; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy; Cripple Creek; John Henry; Footprints In The Snow; Nine Pound Hammer; Kansas City; Buddy Don't Roll So Slow; Worried Man Blues - 01-73 (sampler, double)

Columbia House 4P-6041 The Best Of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs:

(sampler) - 73 (4 LP set)

Columbia House 2P-6116 [1P-6117/1P-6118] The Best Of Flatt & Scruggs:

This Land Is Your Land; My Saro Jane; I Still Miss Someone; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy; Atlantic Coastal Line; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight; You Are My Flower; Hear The Whistle Blow A Hundred Miles; Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; When The Saints Go Marching In; Wabash Cannonball; Chase; Hard Travelin'; Kansas City; Earl's Breakdown; Universal Soldier; Troublesome Waters; Good Things (Outweight The Bad); Six White Horses; Cripple Creek - 73 (double, sampler)

Columbia C-32244 A Boy Named Sue: Lonesome Road Blues; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; Buggle Call Rag; Nashville Skyline Rag; Boy Named Sue; Detroit City; Forsaken Love; Will You Be Lonesome Too; Take Me Back To Tulsa; I Walk The Line; Kansas City - 09-73 (sampler, reissued as part of Wounded Bird 347)

Vintage Collector's Club ZK 001 Live Shows 1956-1960:

Big Black Train; Don't Forget Me Lil'l Darling; I've Found A Way; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Stone's Rag; I Know What It means To Be Lonesome; Darlin' Pale Of Mine; Josh & Jake Comedy; Ground Speed; Polka On The Banjo; Foggy Mountain Special; Crying Holy; Blackberry Blossom; Sally Ann; Sign Upon The Dotted Line; Shuckin' The Corn - ca 74

Collector's Classics CC-LP-4 Flatt & Scruggs Live 1958-59:

Nine Pound Hammer; Hundred Years From Now; Someone You Have Forgotten; Randy Lynn Rag; Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; Going Down; Farewell Blues; Head Over Heels; If I Should Wander Back; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Foggy Mountain Rock; Cabin On The Hill; Nobody's Business; Earl's Breakdown; Hundred Years From Now - 74 (radio broadcats)

King Of Bluegrass LPS-651 Early "50" Radio Broadcasts:

Leather Britches; Will You be Loving Another Man?; Nobody Loves Me, Nobody Cares; Salty Dog Blues; Have You Come To Say Goodbye?; Blue Ridge Coming Home; Somebody Else Will; Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me; I'm head Over Heels In Love; I'm Getting Ready To Go; Reuben; I'd Rather Be Alone; Black Eyed Susie; I'm waiting To Hear You Call my Name; Earl's Breakdown; Love And Wealth; Billy In the Low Ground - 75

County CCS-101/CSP P-13810 The Golden Years:

Dear Old Dixie; Somehow Tonight; Over The Hills To The Poorhouse; I'm Head Over Heels In Love With You; I'm Lonesome And Blue; I'll Stay Around; He Took Your Place; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Dim Lights, Thick Smoke; Earl's Breakdown; That Old Book Of Mine; I'd Rather Be Alone; I've Lost You; Old Fashioned Preacher - 77

Rounder SS-05/CSP P-13826 The Golden Era:

Flint Hill Special; Your Love Is Like A Flower; I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling; I'm Head Over Heels In Love With You; I'm Working On A Road (To Glory Land); Till The End Of The World Rolls 'Round; I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open; Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music); Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Randy Lynn Rag; The Old Home Town; Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go - 77

Power Pak PO-297 Golden Hits Of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Salty Dog Blues; We'll Meet Again, Sweetheart; Round Town Gals*; Doin' My Time; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Farewell Blues; My Cabin In Caroline; Bending The Strings*; Preachin', Prayin', Singin' - 77 (sampler, *unknown artist, reissued on Hollywood HT-287 in 1987)

County CCS-102/CSP P-14612 Blue Ridge Cabin Home:

Blue Ridge Cabin Home; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Some Old Day; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; I'll Take The Blame; Six White Horses; A Hundred Years From Now; On My Mind; Shuckin' The Corn; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; No Mother In This World; I Won't Be Hanging Around - 78 (1990 CD reissued contains 3 bonus songs: Randy Lynn Rag; What's Good For You; No Doubt About It)

Rounder SS-08/CSP P-14816 Don't Get Above Your Raisin':

Come Back Darling; We Can't Be Darlings Any More; Don't Get Above Your Raisin'; 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; My Darling's Last Goodbye; Get In Line Brother (If You Want To Go Home); Why Did You Wander?; Thinking About You; I'm Gonna Settle Down; You're Not A Drop In The Bucket; Foggy Mountain Special; Reunion In Heaven - 78

Collector's Classics CC-LP 13 Les And Earl On The Radio 1957:

Will You Be Loving Another Man; On My Mind; Earl's Breakdown; Stonewall; Brother I'm Ready; Some Old Day; God Loves His Children; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Lovesick And Sorrow; Shuckin' The Corn; Is There Room For Me; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Give Me The Flowers; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile - 78

51 West Q-16071 On Foggy Mountain: Foggy Mountain Breakdown;

Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; Petticoat Junction; You Are My Flower; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; John Henry; Foggy Mountain Top; Coal Miner's Blues; Wabash Cannonball; Jimmy Brown The Newsboy - 79 (sampler)

Columbia FC-37469 Columbia Historic Edition:

I'll Go Stepping Too; Dear Old Dixie; No Doubt About It; You Put Me On My Feet; Before I Met You; Foggy Mountain Special; Till The End Of The World Rolls 'Round; What's Good For You; Who Knows Right From Wrong; Cabin On The Hill - 82
Time/Life TLCW-04 Country & Western Classics: Will You Be Loving Another Man [transcription]; Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy [transcription]; I've Lost You Forever; Go Home; Lonesome Reuben [transcription]; Going Across The Sea [transcription] + 34 previously issued songs - 82 ( 3 LP set)

Radio Gems RG-1 Martha White Biscuit Time, 1953:

Katy Hill; Dim Lights Thick Smoke; Preachin' Prayin' Singin'; Head Over Heels In Love With You; Purple Heart; I Heard My Mother Call My Name; Grey Eagle; Salty Dog Blues; I Have Found My Way; Lover's Lane; Back Up And Push; Over The Hills To The Poorhouse; He Took Your Place; Thinking About You; When It's Moonlight On The Cabin; It's Two O'clock; I'm Getting Ready To Go; Doin' My Time; I'll Be Going To Heaven Somewhere; You Took My Sunshine Away; Steel Guitar Rag - 84 (Reissued on Sandy Hook SH-2104 Live Broadcast Bluegrass)

Rounder SS 18 The Mercury Sessions, vol. 1:

Take Me In The Life Boat; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Salty Dog Blues; Farewell Blues; Is It Too Late Now; Cora Is Gone; So Happy I'll Be; Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms; No Mother Or Dad; Back To The Cross; Pike County Breakdown; I'll Just Pretend; Down The Road; I'll Be Going To Heaven Some Time - 07-85

Rounder SS 19 The Mercury Sessions, vol. 2:

My Little Girl In Tennessee; Will The Roses Bloom; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; Bouquet In Heaven; My Cabin In Caroline; I'll Never Love Another; God Loves His Children; Pain In My Heart; Baby Blue Eyes; Doin' My Time; Preachin' Prayin' Singin'; Why Don't You Tell Me So; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home - 07-85

De-Luxe DLX-7787 20 Greatest Hits:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Down The Road; Yonder Stands Little Maggie; Flatland Two Step; Mockin' Banjo; I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open; Drink That Mash And Talk That Trash; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Daddy Sang Bass; I'd Like To Have Papa Show Me Around; Salty Dog Blues; Round Town Gals; Doin' My Time Blues; Farewell Blues; My Cabin In Caroline; Bending The Strings; Preachin' Prayin' Singin'; Dill Pickle Rag - 86 (solo and common tracks)

Radio Gems RG-4 The Best From Pet Milk, Vol. 1:

[program A:] Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Katy Hill; Cabin On The Hill; Shuckin' The Corn; Florida Blues; Baby Quit That Noise; Crying My Heart out Over You; [program B:]Nine Pound Hammer; Foggy Mountain Rock; Canaan's Land; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Feast Here Tonight; Black Eyed Susie; Nobody's Business; A Hundred Years From Now - 86

Radio Gems RG-5 Martha White Biscuit Time:

[program A:] Turkey In The Straw; Little Girl In Tennessee; I'm Gonna Make Heaven My Home; I'll Just Pretend; I'll never Shed Another Tear; Charleston No. 1; God Loves His Children; Earl's Breakdown; I'm Working On The Road To Gloryland; God Loves His Children; Cumberland Gap; Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy; [program B:] Fire On The Mountain; If I Should Wander Back; Get In Line Brother; Orange Blossom Special; Pain In My Heart; Long Journey Home; Give Me The Roses Now; I'm gonna Settle Down; Goin' Up Cripple Creek; Reuinion In Heaven; Why Did You Wander; Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me; Buggle Call Rag - 87 (recorded in June 1953)

County CCS-111/CSP P-20220 You Can Feel It In Your Soul:

Cabin On The Hill; Joy Bells Ringing In My Soul; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; Who Will Sing For Me; Is There Room For Me; It Won't Be Long; Bubbling In My Soul; Gone Home; Give Mother My Crown; Million Years In Glory; Give Me Flowers While I'm Living; Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come - 87 (sampler, CD reissued includes on more track: Heaven)

Gusto GTCD-1031 20 Greatest Hits: (sampler) - 87

Copper Creek CCLP-0103 Singles Collection (And Other Neat Stuff):

What About You; Welcome To The Club; Too Old For A Broken Heart; Crying Alone; Go Home; Where Will I Shelter My Sheep; Shuckin' The Corn; Building On Sand; Jesus Savior Pilot Me; Pray For The Boys;. Someone You Have Forgotten - 07-88

Bear Family [GER BCD-15472 Flatt & Scruggs, 1948-59:

God Loves His Children; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; My Cabin In Caroline; Baby Blue Eyes; Bouquet In Heaven; Down The Road; Why Don't You Tell Me So?; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; No Mother Or Dad; Is It Too Late Now!; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime; So Happy I'll Be; My Little Girl In Tennessee; I'll Never Love Another; Doin' My Time; Pike County Breakdown; Cora Is Gone; Preachin', Prayin', Singin'; Pain In My Heart; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Back To The Cross; Farewell Blues; Old Salty Dog Blues; Take Me In A Lifeboat; Will The Roses Bloom; I'll Just Pretend; Come Back Darling; I'm Head Over Heels In Love; I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling; The Old Home Town; I'll Stay Around; We Can't Be Darlings Anymore; Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy; Somehow Tonight; Don't Get Above My Raising; I'm Working On A Road; He Took Your Place; I've Lost You; `Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; I'm Gonna Settle Down; Earl's Breakdown; I'm Lonesome And Blue; Over The Hills To The Poorhouse; My Darling's Last Goodbye; Get In Line Brother; Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go; Why Did You Wander?; Flint Hill Special; Thinking About You; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Dim Lights, Thick Smoke; Dear Old Dixie; Reunion In Heaven; Pray For The Boys; I'll Go Stepping Too; I'd Rather Be Alone; Foggy Mountain Chimes; Someone Took My Place With You; Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep; That Old Book Of Mine; Your Love Is Like A Flower; Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come; Till The End Of The World Rolls Around; You're Not A Drop In The Bucket; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Foggy Mountain Special; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; Old Fashioned Preacher; Before I Met You; I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open; Randy Lynn Rag; On My Mind; Blue Ridge Cabin Home; Some Old Day; It Won't Be Long; No Mother In This World; Gone Home; Bubbling In My Soul; Joy Bells; What's Good For You; No Doubt About It; Who Will Sing For Me; Give Mother My Crown-Six White Horses; Shuckin' The Corn; I'll Take The Blame (previously unissued); Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; A Hundred Years From Now; Give Me The Flowers While I'm Living; Is There Room For Me; I'll Take The Blame; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; I Won't Be Hanging Around; I Don't Care Anymore; Big Black Train; Mama's And Daddy's Little Girl; Crying Alone; A Million Years In Glory; Heaven; Building On Sand; Jesus Savior Pilot Me; Crying My Heart Out Over You; Ground Speed; Who Knows Right From Wrong; Iron Curtain; Cabin On The Hill; Someone You Have Forgotten; Foggy Mountain Rock; You Put Me On My Feet - 05-91 (4CD box)

Bear Fanily [GER] BCD-15559 Flatt & Scruggs, 1959-63:

I'm On My Way To Canaan's Land; Angel Band; When The Angels Carry Me Home; I'll Never Be Lonesome Again; Get On The Road To Glory; Take Me In Your Lifeboat; Bubbling In My Soul; Heaven; Joy Bells; Give Me Flowers While I'm Living; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; Give Mother My Crown; The Great Historical Bum; I've Lost You Forever; Polka On A Banjo; All I Want Is You; Shuckin' The Corn (instr.); Home Sweet Home (instr.); Fire Ball Mail (instr.); Cripple Creek (instr.); Reuben (instr.); John Henry (instr.); Cumberland Gap (instr.); Lonesome Road Blues (instr.); Sally Goodwin (instr.); Little Darlin', Pal Of Mine (instr.); Sally Ann (instr.); Bugle Call Rag (instr.); I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Cold, Cold Loving; Welcome To The Club; False Hearted Lover (instr.); Pickin' In The Wildwood (instr.); The Homestead On The Farm; Foggy Mountain Top; You Are My Flower; Forsaken Love; The Storms Are On The Ocean; Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (instr.); Worried Man Blues; On The Rock Where Moses Stood; Keep On The Sunny Side; Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy; Just Ain't; Where Will I Shelter My Sheep; I Saw Mother With God Last Night; Go Home; Handsome Molly; Coal Loadin' Johnny; Hear That Whistle Blow (A Hundred Miles); Too Old For A Broken Heart; The Legend Of The Johnson Boys; Good Times Are Past And Gone; Georg Alley's F.F.V.; This Land Is Your Land; Philadelphia Lawyer; Sun's Gonna Shine In My Back Door Some Day; Hear The Wind Blow; I'll Be No Man's Wife; McKinley's Gone; Nine Pound Hammer; Ellen Smith; Life Of Trouble; The Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Hard Travelin'; The Wreck Of The Old 97; Ninetynine Years Is Almost For Life; Over The Hills To The Poorhouse; New York Town; Dixie Home; Pastures Of Plenty; Bound To Ride; When I Left East Virginia; Drowned In The Deep Blue Sea; My Native Home; Coal Miner's Blues; Pearl, Pearl, Pearl; What About You; Rambling Gambler; Mama Don't Allow It; I'm Troubled; My Saro Jane; The Train That Carried My Girl From Town; Little Birdie; You Are My Flower; Po' Rebel Soldier; Old Joe Clark; Sally Goodin; Black Mountain Rag; Billy In The Lowground; Twinkle Little Star; Old Fiddler; Soldier's Joy; Georgia Shuffle; Golden Slippers; Tennessee Wagner; Salty Dog Blues; Durham's Reel; Down The Road; Rainbow; Big Ball In Brooklyn; Flint Hill Special; Dig A Hole In The Meadow; I Hung My Head And Cried; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine; You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming; Footprints In The Snow; The Martha White Theme; I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Old MacDonald Had A Farm; He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Let The Church Roll On; Wildwood Flower; Hear That Whistle Blow (A Hundred Miles); Fiddle And Banjo; Old Leather Britches; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Yonder Stands Little Maggie; Reuben; Mama Blues; I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome; Foggy Mountain Rock; Take This Hammer; McKinley's Gone; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Gotta Travel On; Mountain Dew - 92 (5 CD box)

Mercury 312 512 644-2 The Complete Mercury Sessions:

Pike County Breakdown; Doin' My Time; My Little Girl In Tennessee; Down The Road; Old Salty Dog Blues; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; My Cabin In Caroline; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; I'll Just Pretend; Pain In My Heart; Is It Too Late Now; Why Don't You Tell Me So; Cora Is Gone; I'll Never Love Another; Baby Blue Eyes; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; Farewell Blues; Will The Roses Bloom; Back To The Cross; Take Me In A Lifeboat; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home; Bouquet In Heaven; No Mother Or Dad; I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime; So Happy I'll Be; God Loves His Children; Preachin' Prayin' Singin'- 92 (also on Rounder SS 18/SS 19 The Mercury Sessions, vol. 1/2, reissued on Mercury B000070-02 in 2003)

Bear Family [GER] BCD-15879 Flatt & Scruggs, 1964-69 Plus:

Petticoat Junction; Have You Seen My Dear Companion; The Good Things (Outweigh The Bad); Working It Out; Amber Tresses (Tied In Blue); Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy; When Papa Played The Dobro; Fireball (instr.); Father's Table Grace; I'm Walking With Him; My Wandering Boy; Sally Don't You Grieve; A Faded Red Ribbon; Bummin' An Old Freight Train; Georgia Buck (instr.); Hello Stranger; Please Don't Wake Me; You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone; I Still Miss Someone; Wabash Cannonball; Rose Conelly; You've Been Fooling My Baby; Will You Be Lonesome Too?; Big Shoes To Fill; Branded Wherever I Go; Starlight On The Rails; Loafer's Glory; I'll Be On That Good Road Some Day; Confessing; Gonna Have Myself A Ball; Rock, Salt And Nails; The Soldier's Return; Memphis; Jackson; Colours; For Lovin' Me; Houston; Detroit City; Foggy Mountain Breakdown (instr.); Kansas City; Nashville Blues (instr.); Take Me Back To Tulsa; The Last Public Hanging In West Virginia; The Boys From Tennessee; Ten Miles From Natchez; Seattle Town; Green Acres; I Had A Dream; When The Saints Go Marching In; God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign; Call Me On Home, Too; A Stone That Builders Refused; Wait For The Sunshine; No Mother In This World; Thank God I'm On My Way; Troublesome Waters; The Last Thing On My Mind; Mama, You Been On My Mind; It Was Only The Wind; Why Can't I Find Myself With You; Southbound; I'm Gonna Ride That Steamboat; Roust-A-Bout; Nashville Cats; Train Number 1262; Bringin' In The Georgia Mail; Going Across The Sea; The Atlantic Coastal Line; East Bound Train; Orange Blossom Special (instr.); Last Train To Clarksville; California Up Tight Band; Don't Think Twice It's All Right; Four Strong Winds; Blowin' In The Wind; It Ain't Me Babe; Down In The Flood; Buddy Don't You Roll So Slow; Where Have All The Flowers Gone; This Land Is Your Land; Foggy Mountain Breakdown (instr.); Mr. Tambourine Man; Ode To Billie Joe; Like A Rolling Stone; I'd Like To Say A Word For Texas; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight; Folsom Prison Blues; Gentle On My Mind; The Times They Are A-Changin'; If I Were A Carpenter; Universal Soldier; Long Road To Houston; Catch The Wind; Rainy Day Women 12 And 35; Frieda Florentine; Nashville Skyline Rag (instr.); I Walk The Line; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; A Boy Named Sue; Maggie's Farm; Wanted Man; One More Night; One Too Many Mornings; Girl From The North Country; Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance; Tonight Will Be Fine; The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde; Another Ride With Clyde; A Picture Of Bonnie; The Barrow Gang Will Get You Little Man; Bang You're Alive; See Bonnie Die, See Clyde Die; Reunion (instr.); Get-Away (instr.); The Chase (instr.); Highway's End (instr.); Pick Along (instr.); John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (instr.); Jazzing (instr.); Evelina (instr.); Tammy's Song (instr.); Lonesome Ruben (instr.); Spanish Two Step (instr.); Careless Love (instr.); Liberty (instr.); Bill Cheatham (instr.); Nothin' To It (instr.); Intro; Lost All My Money; Maggie Blues (instr.); Steamboat Whistle Blues; Paul And Silas; Cannonball Blues (instr.); You Are My Flower; Old Leather Britches (instr.); Across The Blue Ridge Mountains; Old Folks (instr.); Going Back To Harlan; Poor Rebel Soldier; No Hiding Place Down Here; Going Up Cripple Creek; Foggy Mountain Special; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Old Joe Clark; Sally Goodin; Black Mountain Rag; Billy In The Lowground; Twinkle Little Star; Old Fiddler; Soldier's Joy; Cheyenne; Down Yonder; Georgia Shuffle; Golden Slippers; Tennessee Wagner; Chicken Reel; Theme From Beverly Hillbillies; Beverly Hills; Vittles; A Long Talk With That Boy; Jethro's A Powerful Man; Elly's Spring Song; Back Home U.S.A.; Critters; What A Great Doctor Granny Is; Lady Lessons; Birds And The Bees; Love Or Money; Close - 95 (6CD box)

Columbia C2K-64877 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered - The Essential Flatt & Scruggs:

Come Back Darling; Head Over Heels In Love With You; I'm Working On A Road To Gloryland; 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; Earl's Breakdown; Flint Hill Special; Foggy Mountain Chimes;That Old Book Of Mine; Till The End Of The World Rolls Round; Foggy Mountain Special; Randy Lynn Rag; Shuckin' The Corn; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; I'll Never Shed Another Tear; Big Black Train; Crying My Heart Out Over You; Cabin On The Hill; Polka On A Banjo; Just Ain't*; Go Home; Legend Of The Johnson Boys; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; New York Town*; Pearl Pearl Pearl; My Saro Jane; I'm Troubled**; You Are My Flower; Petticoat Junction; Workin' It Out*; I Still Miss Someone; Nashville Cats*; California Up Tight Band*; Down In The Flood; Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 28-01-97 (double, *previously unissued on US album, **previously unissued in U.S.A.)

Koch KOC-CD-7929 Flatt & Scruggs At carnegie Hall - The Complete Concert:

Salty Dog Blues; Durham's Reel; Down The Road; Rainbow; Big Ball In Brooklyn; Flint Hill Special; Dig A Hole In The Meadow; I Hung My Head And Cried; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine; You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming; Footprints In The Snow; The Martha White Theme; I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Old MacDonald Had A Farm; He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Let The Church Roll On; Wildwood Flower; Hear That Whistle Blow (A Hundred Miles); Fiddle And Banjo; Old Leather Britches; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Yonder Stands Little Maggie; Reuben; Mama Blues; I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome; Foggy Mountain Rock; Take This Hammer; McKinley's Gone; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Gotta Travel On; Mountain Dew - 98 (Complete 1962 Carnegie Hall cooncert, all tracks issued on BCD-15879)

Bear Family [GER] BCD-15975 Flatt On Victor Plus More:

I've Heard The Wind Blow Before; Passing Through; I'll Never Understand; I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow; Take Me Home To Mama; Before You Die; Shut Your Face, I'm Talking To Your Head; Walk Slow; I'll Figure My Loss; Don't Get Above Your Raisin'; I Think Of You; Girl Of The North Country; I Want To Come Home To You; Walk Right In; Cotton Fields; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Sing A Little Baby To Sleep; Rainy Day Women #12 And 35 + 5 CD of Lester Flatt Columbia/RCA Victor tracks - 12-99 (6CD box) King KMCD-3809 Country Music Hall Of Fame 1985: You Are My Flower; Go Home; Crying My Heart Out Over You; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Cabin In The Hills; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Thinking About You; Earl's Breakdown; Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; Polka On The Banjo - 11-07-00 (sampler)

Mercury Nashville 088 170 187-2 20the Century Masters: The Millenium Collection: The Best Of Flatt & Scruggs:

Foggy Mountain Breakdown; My Cabin In Caroline; Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Baby Blue Eyes; Old Salty Dog Blues; I'll Just Pretend; Pike County Breakdown; Doin' My Time; God Loves His Children; Farewell Blues; Take Me In A Lifeboat; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - 24-04-01 (sampler)

Catfish KATCD-201 My Cabin In Carolina:

God Loves His Children; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home; We'll Meet Again Sweetheart; My Cabin In Caroline; Baby Blue Eyes; Bouquet In Heaven; Down The Road; Why Don't You Tell Me So; I'll Never Shed Another Tear;No Mother Or Dad; Is It Too Late Now?; Foggy Moutain Breakdown; I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime; So Happy I'll Be; My Little Girl In Sunny Tennessee; I'll Never Love Another; Doin' My Time; Pike Country Breakdown; Cora Is Gone; Preachin' Prayin' Singin' - 28-08-01 (sampler)

Columbia CK-86269 16 Greatest Hits:

'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered; Cabin in the Hills; Crying My Heart Out over You; Polka on a Banjo; Go Home; Just Ain't; Ballad of Jed Clampett; Pearl, Pearl, Pearl; Earl's Breakdown; You Are My Flower; Petticoat Junction; Workin' It Out; I Still Miss Someone; Nashville Cats; Down in the Flood; Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 29-01-02 (sampler)

Music Mill 71010 Father's Table Grace:

Brother I'm Getting Ready To Go; Old Fashioned Preacher; Take Me In The Lifeboat; Angel Band; Father's Table Grace; On The Rock Where Moses Stood; Joy Bells; Stone That Builders Refused; Get On That Road To Glory; When The Angels Carry Me Home - 30-04-02 (sampler)

Legacy CK-92574 Foggy Mountain Gospel:

I'm Working on a Road; He Took Your Place; Get in Live Brother; Brother, I'm Getting Ready to Go; Reunion in Heaven; Mother Prays Loud in Her Sleep;Be Ready for Tomorrow May Never Come; You Can Feel It in Your Soul; Old Fashioned Preacher; It Won't Be Long; No Mother in This World; Gone Home; Bubbling in My Soul; Joy Bells; Who Will Sing for Me; Give Mother My Crown; Give Me the Flowers While I'm Living; Is There Room for Me; A Million Years in Glory; Heaven; Building on Sand; Jesus Savior Pilot Me; He Will Set Your Fields on Fire; Let the Church Roll On; Paul and Silas; No Hiding Place Down Here; I'm on My Way to Canaan's Land; Angel Band; When the Angels Carry Me Home; I'll Never Be Lonesome Again; Get on the Road to Glory;Take Me in Your Lifeboat; Bubbling in My Soul; Heaven; Joy Bells; Give Me the Flowers While I'm Living; You Can Feel It in Your Soul; Give Mother My Crown; On the Rock Where Moses Stood; Where Will I Shelter My Sheep; I Saw Mother with God Last Night; Go Home; Father's Table Grace; I'm Walking with Him; God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign; When the Saints Go Marching In; Troublesome Waters; No Mother in This World; A Stone the Builders Refused; Call Me on Home, Too; Wait for the Sunshine; Thank God I'm on My Way - 12-07-05 (double, sampler)

JSP [UK] JSP-77128 Flatt & Scruggs And The Stanley Brothers:

[Flatt & Scruggs:]Dim Lights, Thick Smoke; Dear Old Dixie; Reunion In Heaven; Pray For The Boys; I'll Go Steppin' Too; I'd Rather Be Alone; Foggy Mountain Chimes /Someone Took My Place With You; Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep; That Old Book Of Mine; Your Life Is Like A Flower; Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come; Till The End Of The World Rolls Around; You're Not A Drop In The Bucket; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Foggy Mountain Special; You Can Feel It In Your Soul; Old Fashioned Preacher; Before I Met You; I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open; Randy Lynn Rag; On My Mind; Blue Ridge Cabin Home; Some Old Day; It Won't Be Long; Gone Home; Bubbling In My Soul; Joy Bells; What's Good For You; No Doubt About It; Who Will Sing For Me; Give Mother My Crown; Six White Horses; Shuckin' The Corn; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; A Hundred Years From Now; Give Me Flowers While I'm Living; Is There Room For Me?; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; I Won't Be Hanging Around; I Don't Care Any More; Big Black Train; Mama And Daddy's Little Girl; Crying Alone; A Million Years In Glory; Heaven; Building On Sand; Jesus Savior Pilot Me; Crying My Heart Out Over You; Ground Speed; [Stanley Brothers:] Memories Of Mother; Could You Love Me (One More Time); Nobody's Love Is Like Mine; I Just Got Wise; Harbor Of Love; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Calling From Heaven; Close By; Hard Times; Baby Girl; Say You'll Take Me Back; I Worship You; You're Still On My Mind; I Hear My Savior Calling; Just A Little Talk With Jesus; So Blue; You'd Better Get Right; Tragic Love; Lonesome And Blue; Orange Blossom Special; Clinch Mountain Blues; Will He Wait A Little Longer; Big Tilda; Angel Band; Who Will Call You Sweetheart; The Cry From The Cross; I'm Lost, I'll Never Find The Way; Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side; A Lonesome Night; Fling Ding; I'll Never Grow Tired Of You; Loving You Too Well; Daybreak In Dixie; If That's The Way You Feel; A Life Of Sorrow; I'd Rather Be Forgotten; The Flood; No School Bus In Heaven; Maple On The Hill; Little Maggie; Gonna Paint The Town; That Happy Night; Holiday Pickin'; Train 45; She's More To Be Pitied; Love Me Darling Just Tonight; Trust Each Other; How Mountain Girls Can Love; The Memory Of Your Smile; I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - 23-02-10 (4CD box, sampler)

Flatt and Scruggs Recording Sessions

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ca. November 1948 [no. 130] WROL Radio Station Studio, 500 block Gay St., Knoxville, TN - Flatt & Scruggs w. Foggy Mountain Boys (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Jim Shoemate, Mac Wiseman [vcl-*], Howard Watts. Producer: Murray Nash) 001 2031/MN-38 GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN -* Mercury 6161 70064x-45/MG 20358 BCD-15472
002 2032/MN-39 I'M GOING TO MAKE HEAVEN MY HOME -* 6161/ MG 20542 BCD-15472
003 2033/MN-40/PBE-846 WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART -* 6181//MG 20358 MGW 12267 JS 6140 FS-357 BCD-15472
004 2034/MN-41/PBE-155 MY CABIN IN CAROLINE 6181/MG 20358 MG 20773 MG 20857 MGW 12299 JS-6111 BCD-15472
ca. May 1949 poss.WBBO Radio Station Studio, Cincinnati, OH - Flatt & Scruggs w. Foggy Mountain Boys (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Art Wooten, Curly Seckler, Howard Watts)005 2607 BABY BLUE EYES 6200-x45/MG 20542 BCD-15472
006 2608/PBE-148 BOUQUET IN HEAVEN 6200-x45/MG 20773 MG 20857 SR 61162 MGW 12262 SRW 16376 SW 007 16418 2609 DOWN THE ROAD 6211-x45/MG 20358 BCD-15472
008 2610/PBE-147 WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME SO 6211-x45/MG 20773 SR 61162 SRW 16376 SRW 16418 FS 259 BCD-15472
11 December 1949 [no. K-24/25] Cincinnati, OH - Flatt & Scruggs w. Foggy Mountain Boys (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Benny Sims, Curly Seckler, Howard Watts) 009 2662/PBE-967 I'LL NEVER SHED ANOTHER TEAR 6230 EP1-4034/ MG 20542 MGW 16296 BCD-15472
010 2663/PBE-151 NO MOTHER OR DAD 6247-x45/MG 20773 SR 61162 RW 16376 SRW 16418 BCD-15472
011 2664 IS IT TOO LATE NOW? 6269-x45/MG 20542 BCD-15472
012 2665/PBE-152 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN6247-x45 72379 EP1-4034/MG 20358 MG 20542 MG 20773 BCD-15472
013 2666/PBE-146 I'LL BE GOING TO HEAVEN SOME TIME 6230/MG 20773 SR 61162 SRW 16376 SRW 16418 BCD-15472
014 2667 SO HAPPY I'LL BE 6268-x45/MG 20542 BCD-15472
015 2668/PBE-150 MY LITTLE GIRL IN TENNESSEE 6287-x45/MG 20773 SR 61162 SRW 16376 SRW 16418 BCD-15472
016 2669 I'LL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER 6287-x45/MG 20542 BCD-15472
20 October 1950 [no. K-71/72/73] WDAE Radio Station Studio, Tampa, FL - Flatt & Scruggs w. Foggy Mountain Boys (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Benny Sims, Curly Seckler, Jody Rainwater)017 YW-7057/PBE-157 DOIN' MY TIME 6333-x45/MG 20358 MG 20773 SR 61162 BCD-15472
018 YW-7058/PBE-156 PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN 6396-x45/MG 20358 MG 20773 SR 61162 BCD-15472
019 YW-7059/PBE-153 CORA IS GONE 6302-x45 EPA1-4034/MG 20542 MG 20773 SR 61162 BCD-15472
020 YW-7060 PREACHIN' PRAYIN' SINGIN' 70016-x45/ MG 20358 BCD-15472
021 YW-7061 PAIN IN MY HEART 6317-x45 EP1-4034/MG 20542 BCD-15472
022 YW-7062/PBE-154 ROLLIN' IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS 6372-x45/MG 20358 MG 20773 SR 61162 BCD-15472
023 YW-7063 BACK TO THE CROSS 70064-x45/MG 20542 BCD-15472
024 YW-7064 FAREWELL BLUES 6333-x45/MG 20358 BCD-15472
025 YW-7065/PBE-965 SALTY DOG BLUES 6396-x45/MG 20358 MGW-12299 BCD-15472
026 YW-7066/PBE-149 TAKE ME IN A LIFE BOAT 6317-x45/MG 20773 SR-61162 BCD-15472
027 YW-7067 WILL THE ROSES BLOOM (WHERE SHE LIES SLEEPING)70016-x45/ MG 20542 BCD-15472
028 YW-7068 I'LL JUST PRETEND 6372-x45/MG 20358 BCD-15472
21 November 1950 [14:30-18:30] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Curly Seckler, Benny Sims, Jody Rainwater)029 RHCO 4358/NASH 962? COME BACK DARLING 4-20777/C 30347 BCD-15472
030 RHCO 4359/NASH 963? HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH YOU 4-20805/CCS 101 BCD-15472
031 RHCO 4360/NASH 964? I'M WAITING TO HEAR YOU CALL ME 4-20777/SS 05 BCD-15472
032 RHCO 4361/NASH 965? THE OLD HOMETOWN 4-20957/SS 05 BCD-15472
033 RHCO 4362/NASH 966? I'LL STAY AROUND 4-20957/CCS 101 BCD-15472
034 RHCO 4363/NASH 967? WE CAN'T BE DARLINGS ANYMORE 4-20805/SS 08 BCD-15472
9 May 1951 [19:00-22:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Everett Lilly, Chubby Wise, Jody Rainwater)035 CO 45912/NASH 1234 JIMMY BROWN, THE NEWSBOY 4-20830 B 2823/CL 1019 BCD-15472
036 CO 45913/NASH 1235 SOMEHOW TONIGHT 4-20830/CCS 101 BCD-15472
037 CO 45914/NASH 1236 DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISIN' 4-20854/SS 08 BCD-15472
038 CO 45915/NASH 1237 I'M WORKIN' ON A ROAD 4-21147/HL 7402 BCD-15472
039 CO 45916/NASH 1238 HE TOOK YOUR PLACE 4-21147/HL 7402 BCD-15472
040 CO 45917/NASH 1239 I'VE LOST YOU 4-20854/CCS 101 BCD-15472
24 October 1951 [13:00-18:30] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Everett Lilly, Howdy Forrester, Jody Rainwater)041 CO 47111/NASH 1305? 'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED 4-20886 B 2811/HL 7340 BCD-15472
042 CO 47112/NASH 1304? I'M GONNA SETTLE DOWN 4-21043/HL 7340 BCD-15472
043 CO 47113/NASH 1305? EARL'S BREAKDOWN 4-20886 B 2811/CL 1019 BCD-15472
044 CO 47114/NASH 1306? I'M LONESOME AND BLUE 4-21043/CCS 101 BCD-15472
045 CO 47115/NASH 1307? OVER THE HILLS TO THE POORHOUSE 4-21002/HL 7340 BCD-15472
046 CO 47116/NASH 1308? MY DARLING'S LAST GOODBYE 4-21002/SS 08 BCD-15472
047 CO 47117/NASH 1309? GET IN LINE BROTHER 4-20915/HL 7340 BCD-15472
048 CO 47118/NASH 1310? BROTHER I'M GETTING READY TO GO 4-20915/SS 05 BCD-15472
9 November 1952 [10:00-13:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Curly Seckler, Benny Martin, Jody Rainwater)049 CO 48535/NASH 1568 WHY DID YOU WANDER 4-21091/HL 7340 BCD-15472
050 CO 48536/NASH 1569 FLINT HILL SPECIAL 4-21054 B 2811/CL 1019 BCD-15472
051 CO 48537/NASH 1570 THINKING ABOUT YOU 4-21091 BCD-15472
052 CO 48538/NASH 1571 IF I SHOULD WANDER BACK TONIGHT 4-21125/HL 7340 BCD-15472
9 November 1952 Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Curly Seckler, Benny Martin, Jody Rainwater)053 CO 48539/NASH 1576 DIM LIGHTS THICK SMOKE 4-21054 B 2811/CCS 101 BCD-15472
054 CO 48540/NASH 1577 DEAR OLD DIXIE 4-21125/HL 7340 BCD-15472
055 CO 48541/NASH 1578 REUNION IN HEAVEN OKeh 4-18004/CL 1019 BCD-15472
056 CO 48542/NASH 1579 PRAY FOR THE BOYS OKeh 4-18004/CCLP 0103 BCD-15472
29 August 1953 [09:00-12:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Louis Innis, Curly Seckler, Benny Martin, Bob Moore)057 CO 49891/NASH 1713 I'LL GO STEPPING TOO 4-21179 B 2823/FC 37469 BCD-15472
058 CO 49892.NASH 1714 I'D RATHER BE ALONE 4-21248 BCD-15472
059 CO 49893/NASH 1715 FOGGY MOUNTAIN CHIMES 4-21179/CL 1019 BCD-15472
060 CO 49894/NASH 1716 SOMEONE TOOK MY PLACE WITH YOU 4-21248/HL 7340 BCD-15472
30 August 1953 [14:00-17:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Louis Innis, Curly Seckler, Benny Martin, Bob Moore)061 CO 49899/NASH 1721 MOTHER PRAYS LOUD IN HER SLEEP 4-21209/HL 7402 BCD-15472
062 CO 49900/NASH 1722 THAT OLD BOOK OF MINE C 30347 BCD-15472
063 CO 49901/NASH 1723 YOUR LOVE IS LIKE A FLOWER CL 1019 BCD-15472
064 CO 49902/NASH 1724 BE READY FOR TOMORROW NEVER COME 4-21209/HL 7402 BCD-15472
19 May 1954 [19:00-22:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Louis Innis [gt], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Chubby Wise [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass])065 CO 51593/NASH 1874/ZSP-32166 TILL THE END OF THE WORLD ROLLS ROUND 4-21334/SS 05 BCD-15472
066 CO 51594/NASH 1875/ZSP-32167 YOU'RE NOT A DROP IN THE BUCKET 4-21295/HL 7340 BCD-15472
067 CO 51595/NASH 1876/ZSP-32168 DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY 4-21333/SS 05 BCD-15472
068 CO 51596/NASH 1877/ZSP-32169 FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL 4-21295/CL 1019 BCD-15472
23 January 1955 [09:00-12:00] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Eddie Hill, Curly Seckler, Paul Warren, Jake Tullock)069 CO 52997/NASH 1968 YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR SOUL 4-21370/HL 7402 BCD-15472
070 CO 52998/NASH 1969 OLD FASHIONED PREACHER 4-21370/HL 7402 BCD-15472
071 CO 52999/NASH 1970 BEFORE I MET YOU 4-21412/HL 7250 BCD-15472
072 CO 52300/NASH 1971 I'M GONNA SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN 4-21412/SS 05 BCD-15472
2 September 1955 [09:30-12:30] Bradley Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Jack Shook, Buck Graves, Curly Seckler, Paul Warren, Ernie Newton. Producer: Don Law)073 CO 54000/OB 1038/JZSP-37025? RANDY LYNN RAG 4-21501 B 2823/CL 1019 BCD-15472
074 CO 54001/OB 1039/JZSP-37026? ON MY MIND 4-21501/HL 7250 BCD-15472
075 CO 54002/OB 1040/JZSP-37027? BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME CL 1019 BCD-15472
076 CO 54003/OB 1041/JZSP-37028? SOME OLD DAY CL 1019 BCD-15472
3 September 1955 [14:00-17:00] Bradley Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chet Atkins, Buck Graves, Curly Seckler, Paul Warren, Bob Moore. Producer: Don Law)077 CO 54008/OB 1046/JZSP-37033 IT WON'T BE LONG CL 1019 BCD-15472
078 CO 54009/OB 1047/JZSP-37034 NO MOTHER IN THIS WORLD CCS 102 BCD-15472
079 CO 54010/OB 1048/JZSP-37035 GONE HOME 4-21460/HL 7402 BCD-15472
080 CO 54011/OB 1049/JZSP-37036 BUBBLING IN MY SOUL 4-21460/HL 7402 BCD-15472
6 May 1956 Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Harold Bradley [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Onie Wheeler [bass]. Producer: Don Law)081 CO 56018/OB 1129 JOY BELLS 4-21536/HL 7402 BCD-15472
082 CO 56019/OB 1130 WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU 4-21562/FC 37469 BCD-15472
083 CO 56020/OB 1131 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT FC 37469 BCD-15472
084 CO 56021/OB 1132 WHO WILL SING FOR ME CS 9313 BCD-15472
3 June 1956 Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Harold Bradley [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Onie Wheeler [bass]. Producer: Don Law)085 CO 56209/OB 1141?/JZSP-38679 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN 4-21536/HL 7402 BCD-15472
27 January 1957 [15:00-18:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Ray Edenton [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Howard Watts [bass]. Producer: Don Law)086 CO 57362/OB 1274 SIX WHITE HORSES 4-40853/C 30347 BCD-15472
087 CO 57363/OB 1275 SHUCKIN' THE CORN 4-40853/CL 1019 BCD-15472
088 CO 57364/OB 1276 I'LL TAKE THE BLAME unissued/ BCD-15472
24 March 1957 [10:00-13:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Junior Huskey [bass]. Producer: Don Law)089 CO 57745/OB 1326/JZSP-41267 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN 4-40990/HL 7250 BCD-15472
090 CO 57746/OB 1327/JZSP-41268 A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW 4-41064/CCS 102 BCD-15472
091 CO 57747/OB 1328/JZSP-41269 GIVE ME FLOWERS WHILE I'M LIVING 4-40928/HS 11265 BCD-15472
092 CO 57748/OB 1329/JZSP-41270 IS THERE ROOM FOR ME 4-40928/HS 11265 BCD-15472
11 July 1957 [09:00-12:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Hylo Brown [bass]. Producer: Don Law)093 CO 58493/OB 1399/JZSP-41921 I'LL TAKE THE BLAME CCS 102 BCD-15472
094 CO 58494/OB 1400/JZSP-41922 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME 4-40990/HL 7250 BCD-15472
095 CO 58495/OB 1401/JZSP-41923 I'LL NEVER SHED ANOTHER TEAR CCS 102 BCD-15472
096 CO 58496/OB 1402/JZSP-41924 I WON'T BE HANGING AROUND 4-41064/HL 7250 BCD-15472
14 January 1958 [14:00-17:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Ike Inman [bass]. Producer: Don Law)097 CO 60129/OB 1481/JZSP-43105 I DON'T CARE NO MORE 4-41244 BCD-15472
098 CO 60130/OB 1482/JZSP-43106 BIG BLACK TRAIN 4-41125/HL 7465 BCD-15472
099 CO 60131/OB 1483/JZSP-43107 MAMA'S AND DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL 4-41244/HL 7465 BCD-15472
100 CO 60132/OB 1484/JZSP-43108 CRYING ALONE 4-41125/CCLP 0103 BCD-15472
26 April 1958 [11:00-14:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Culley Holt [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass]. Producer: Don Law)101 CO 60845/OB 1553 A MILLION YEARS IN GLORY 4-41336/HL 7465 BCD-15472
102 CO 60846/OB 1554 HEAVEN 4-41184/HL 7465 BCD-15472
103 CO 60847/OB 1555 BUILDING ON SAND 4-41184/CCLP 0103 BCD-15472
104 CO 60848/OB 1556 JESUS SAVIOR PILOT ME 4-41336/CCLP 0103 BCD-15472
23 January 1959 [20:00-23:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Lambert [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass]. Producer: Don Law)105 CO 62209/OB 1743/ZSP-45730 CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU 4-41518/HL 7465 BCD-15472
106 CO 62210/OB 1744 GROUND SPEED S7-30904/CS 8364 BCD-15472
107 CO 62211/OB 1745 WHO KNOWS RIGHT FROM WRONG FC 37469 BCD-15472
108 CO 62212/OB 1746 IRON COURTAIN C 30347 BCD-15472
5 April 1959 [15:30-18:30] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Jake Tullock [gt], Culley Holt [gt], Hylo Brown [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curley Lambert [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Joseph Zinkan [bass], Producer: Don Law)
109 CO 60235/OB 1810 CABIN ON THE HILL 4-41389/CS 9313 BCD-15472
110 CO 60236/OB 1811 SOMEONE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN 4-41389/CCLP 0103 BCD-15472
111 CO 60237/OB 1812/ZSP-47254 FOGGY MOUNTAIN ROCK 4-41518/C 30347 BCD-15472
112 CO 60238/OB 1813 YOU PUT ME ON MY FEET FC 37469 BCD-15472
23 August 1959 [10:00-14:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Culley Holt [gt], Jake Tullock [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Joseph Zinkan [bass]. Producer: Don Law)
113 CO 63513/OB 1932-5 I'M ON MY WAY TO CANAAN'S LAND CS 8221 BCD-15559
114 CO 63514/OB 1933-3 ANGEL BAND CS 8221 BCD-15559
115 CO 63515/OB 1934-4 WHEN THE ANGELS CARRY ME HOME CS 8221 BCD-15559
116 CO 63516/OB 1935-4 I'LL NEVER BE LONESOME AGAIN CS 8221 BCD-15559
117 CO 63517/OB 1936-7 GET ON THAT ROAD TO GLORY CS 8221 BCD-15559
118 CO 63518/OB 1937-1 TAKE ME IN THE LIFE BOAT CS 8221 BCD-15559
29 October 1959 [12:00-16:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass]. Producer: Don Law)
119 CO 63772/OB 1975-4 BUBBLING IN MY SOUL CS 8221 BCD-15559
120 CO 63773/OB 1976-3 HEAVEN CS 8221 BCD-15559
121 CO 63774/OB 1977-4 JOY BELLS RINGING IN MY SOUL CS 8221 BCD-15559
122 CO 63775/OB 1978-2 GIVE ME FLOWERS WHILE I'M LIVING CS 8221 DS 493 BCD-15559
123 CO 63776/OB 1979-3 YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR SOUL CS 8221 BCD-15559
124 CO 63777/OB 1980-4 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN CS 8221 BCD-15559
24 April 1960 [18:00-21:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
125 CO 64896/OB 2195-2 THE GREAT HISTORICAL BUM 4-41708/C 30347 BCD-15559
126 CO 64897/OB 2196-5 I'VE LOST YOU FOREVER Col. unissued/TLCW 04 BCD-15559
127 CO 64898/OB 2197-1 POLKA ON A BANJO 4-41786/C 30347 TCLW 04 BCD-15559
128 CO 64899/OB 2198- ALL I WANT IS YOU 4-41708 BCD-15559
11 August 1960 [17:00-20:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
129 CO 65357= CO 65246/OB 2269-3 SHUCKIN' THE CORN 4-42786/CCLP 0103 BCD-15559
130 CO 65358= CO 65247/OB 2270-4 HOME SWEET HOME S7-30904/CS 8364 BCD-15559
131 CO 65359= CO 65248/OB 2271-2 FIREBALL MAIL CS 8364 BCD-15559
132 CO 65360= CO 65249/OB 2272-3 CRIPPLE CREEK S7-30906/CS 8364 BCD-15559
133 CO 65361= CO 65250/OB 2273-2 REUBEN S7-30905/CS 8364 BCD-15559
134 CO 65362= CO 65251/OB 2274-3 JOHN HENRY CS 8364 BCD-15559
135 CO 65363= CO 65252/OB 2275-3 CUMBERLAND GAP CS 8364 BCD-15559
136 CO 65364= CO 65253/OB 2276-1 LONESOME ROAD BLUES S7-30906/CS 8364 BCD-15559
9 September 1960 [14:00-16:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)137 CO 65393/OB 2295 SALLY GOODIN CS 8364 BCD-15559
138 CO 65394/OB 2297 LITTLE DARLIN' PAL OF MINE CS 8364 BCD-15559
139 CO 65395/OB 2298 SALLY ANN S7-30905/CS 8364 BCD-15559
140 CO 65396/OB 2299 BUGGLE CALL RAG CS 8364 BCD-15559
3 February 1961 [19:30-22:30] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Douglas Kirkham [drums]. Producer: Don Law)141 CO 66314/OB 2425-12 I AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW 4-41983 /BCD-15559
142 CO 66315/OB 2426-2 IF I SHOULD WANDER BACK TONIGHT 4-41983/HS 11265 BCD-15559
143 CO 66316/OB 2427-6 COLD COLD LOVING 4-42280/BCD-15559
144 CO 66317/OB 2428-10 WELCOME TO THE CLUB CCLP 0103 BCD-15559
10 February 1961 [14:30-20:30] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Maybelle Carter [autoharp/gt]. Producer: Don Law)145 CO 66329/OB 2446-2 FALSE HEARTED LOVER CS 8464 BCD-15559
146 CO 66330/OB 2447-2 PICKIN' IN THE WILDWOOD CS 8464 BCD-15559
147 CO 66331/OB 2448-5 THE HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM CS 8464 BCD-15559
148 CO 66332/OB 2449-1 FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP CS 8464 BCD-15559
149 CO 66333/OB 2450-1 YOU ARE MY FLOWER CS 8464 BCD-15559
150 CO 66334/OB 2451 FORSAKEN LOVE CS 8464 KG 32244 BCD-15559
151 CO 66335/OB 2452-5 THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN CS 8464 BCD-15559
152 CO 66336/OB 2453-5 GATHERING FLOWERS FROM THE HILLSIDE CS 8464 BCD-15559
153 CO 66337/OB 2454-2 WORRIED MAN BLUES CS 8464 BCD-15559
154 CO 66338/OB 2455-3 ON THE ROCK WHERE MOSES STOOD CS 8464 BCD-15559
155 CO 66339/OB 2456-4 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE CS 8464 TLCW 04 BCD-15559
156 CO 66340/OB 2457-25 JIMMY BROWN, THE NEWSBOY CS 8464 CS 9370 BCD-15559
23 May 1961 [19:00-22:00] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)157 CO 67399/OB 2510-2 JUST AIN‘T 4-42280/BCD-15559 CK 64877
158 CO 67400/OB 2511-3 WHERE‘LL I SHELTER MY SHEEP 4-42141/CCLP 0103 BCD-15559
159 CO 67401/OB 2512-2 I SAW MOTHER WITH GOD LAST NIGHT CS 9313 BCD-15559
160 CO 67402/OB 2513-5 GO HOME 4-42141/TLCW 04 CCLP 0103 BCD-15559 CK 64877
24 November 1961 RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Gordon Terry [fiddle] (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Merle Travis [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Muddy Berry [drums], Paul Warren [fiddle], Billy Liebert [piano]. Producer: Neely Plumb)000 M2-WB-4053-5 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN unissued [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4054-6 OLD JOE CLARK RCA Victor LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4055-3 SALLY GOODIN LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4056-4 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4057-1 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4058-3 TWINKLE LITTLE STAR LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4059-2 OLD FIDDLER LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4060-3 SOLDIER'S JOY LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
26 November 1961 RCA Victor Studio 1, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Gordon Terry [fiddle] (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Merle Travis [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Muddy Berry [drums], Paul Warren [fiddle], Billy Liebert [piano]. Producer: Neely Plumb) [overdub session: February 22, 1962 [19:30-22:30] RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Al Gottlieb [caller]]000 M2-WB-4061-9 CHEYENNE unissued [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4062-10 DOWN YONDER unissued [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4063-11 GEORGIA SHUFFLE LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4064-8 GOLDEN SLIPPERS LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4065-4 TENNESSEE WAGNER LSP 2530 BCD-15559 [undubbed] BCD-15879
000 M2-WB-4066-3 CHICKEN REEL unissued [undubbed] BCD-15879
20 February 1962 [14:30-17:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)161 CO 69820/CB 47 HANDSOME MOLLY C 30347 BCD-15559
162 CO 69821/CB 48 COAL LOADIN' JOHNNY 4-42606/BCD-15559
163 CO 69822/CB 49 HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW 4-42413/CS 9486 BCD-15559
164 CO 69823/CB 50 TOO OLD FOR A BROKEN HEART CCLP 0103 BCD-15559
18 March 1962 [14:00-17:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], John Greubel [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)165 CO 69940/CB 98 THE LEGEND OF THE JOHNSON BOYS 4-42413/CS 8630 BCD-15559 K 64877
166 CO 69941/CB 99 GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND GONE CS 8630 BCD-15559
167 CO 69942/CB 100 GEORGE ALLEY'S F.F.V. CS 8630 BCD-15559
168 CO 69943/CB 101 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND CS 8630 BCD-15559
169 CO 69944/CB 102 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER CS 8630 BCD-15559
18 March 1962 [17:30-20:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], John Greubel [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)170 CO 69945/CB 103 SUN'S GONNA SHINE IN MY BACK DOOR CS 8630 BCD-15559
171 CO 69946/CB 104 HEAR THE WIND BLOW CS 8630 BCD-15559
172 CO 69947/CB 105 I'LL BE NO MAN'S WIFE CS 8630 BCD-15559
173 CO 69948/CB 106 McKINLEY'S GONE CS 8630 BCD-15559
21 March 1962 [14:30-17:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], John Greubel [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)
174 CO 69999/CB 113 NINE POUND HAMMER CS 8630 BCD-15559
175 CO 70000/CB 114 ELLEN SMITH CS 8630 BCD-15559
176 CO 70001/CB 115 LIFE OF TROUBLE CS 8630 BCD-15559
24 September 1962 [19:00-22:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)177 CO 76911/CB 333 THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT 4-42606 4-33074/CS 8751 CS 9370 BCD-15559
178 CO 76912/CB 334 HARD TRAVELIN' 4-42755/CS 8751 BCD-15559
179 CO 76913/CB 335 THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 CS 8751 BCD-15559
180 CO 76914/CB 336 NINETY NINE YEARS IS ALMOST FOR LIF CS 8751 BCD-15559
21 October 1962 [14:00-18:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Curly Seckler [mandolin], Paul Warren [fiddle], Jake Tullock [bass], William Ackerman [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)181 CO 77068/CB 378 OVER THE HILLS TO THE POORHOUSE CS 8751 BCD-15559
182 CO 77069/CB 379 NEW YORK TOWN 4-42480/BCD-15559 CK 64877
183 CO 77070/CB 380 DIXIE HOME CS 8751 BCD-15559
184 CO 77071/CB 381 PASTURES OF PLENTY CS 8751 BCD-15559
185 CO 77072/CB 382 BOUND TO RIDE CS 8751 BCD-15559
186 CO 77073/CB 383 WHEN I LEFT EAST VIRGINIA CS 8751 BCD-15559
187 CO 77074/CB 384 DROWNED IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA CS 8751 BCD-15559
188 CO 77075/CB 385 MY NATIVE HOME CS 8751 BCD-15559
189 CO 77076/CB 386 COAL MINER'S BLUES CS 8751 BCD-15559
8 December 1962 [live] Carnegie Hall, 7th Ave. &West 57th St., New York City - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Billy Powers [gt], Merle Travis [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)18901 CO 78572 SALTY DOG BLUES CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18902 CO 78573 DURHAM'S REEL CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18903 DOWN THE ROAD BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18904 RAINBOW BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18905 BIG BALL IN BROOKLYN BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18906 CO 78576 FLINT HILL SPECIAL CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18907 CO 78577 DIG A HOLE IN A MEADOW CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18908 I HUNG MY HEAD AND CRY BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18909 CO 78574 HOT CORN, COLD CORN CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18910 LITTLE DARLIN' PAL OF MINE BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18911 YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM DREAMING BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18912 CO 78575 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18913 CO 78578 THE MARTHA WHOTE THEME CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18914 CO 78579 I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18915 OLD MAC DONALD HAD A FARM BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18916 HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18917 CO 78584 LET THE CHURCH ROLL ON CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18918 WILDWOOD FLOWER BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18919 HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18920 CO 78582 FIDDLE AND BANJO CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18921 OLD LEATHER BRITCHES BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18922 THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18923 CO 78583 YONDER STANDS LITTLE MAGGIE CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18924 REUBEN BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18925 CO 78580 MAMA BLUES CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18926 I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18927 FOGGY MOUNTAIN ROCK BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18928 CO 78581 TAKE THIS HAMMER CS 8845 BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18929 McKINLEY'S GONE BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18930 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18931 GOTTA TRAVEL ON BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
18932 MOUNTAIN DEW BCD-15559 KOC-CD-7929
25 February 1963 [19:00-22:00?] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo] + unknown musicians. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)190 CO 77995/CB 557-4 PEARL, PEARL, PEARL 4-42755/CS 9370 DS 443 CS 9370 BCD-15559
191 CO 79996/CB 558 WHAT ABOUT YOU CCLP 0103 BCD-15559
192 CO 79997/CB 559 RAMBLING GAMBLER C 30347 BCD-15559
193 CO 79998/CB 560-3 MAMA DON'T ALLOW IT 4-42840/C 30347 BCD-15559
2 May 1963 [20:00-22:00] [live] Neely Auditorium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Billy Powers [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)19301 CO 79526 LOST ALL MY MONEY CS 8934 BCD-15879
19302 CO 79527 MAGGIE BLUES CS 8934 BCD-15879
19303 CO 79528 PAUL AND SILAS CS 8934 BCD-15879
19304 CO 79529 CANNONBALL BLUES CS 8934 BCD-15879
19305 CO 79530 YOU ARE MY FLOWER CS 8934 BCD-15879
19306 CO 79531 OLD LEATHER BRITCHES CS 8934 BCD-15879
19307 CO 79532 ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS CS 8934 BCD-15879
19308 CO 79533 OLD FOLKS CS 8934 BCD-15879
19309 CO 79534 GOING BACK TO HARLAN CS 8934 BCD-15879
19310 CO 79535 POOR REBEL SOLDIER CS 8934 BCD-15879
19311 CO 79536 NO HIDING PLACE DOWN HERE CS 8934 BCD-15879
19311 CO 79537 GOING UP CRIPPLE CREEK CS 8934 BCD-15879
19312 CO 81184 STEAMBOAT WHISTLE BLUES CS 8934 BCD-15879
14 May 1963 Hotel Roosevelt, New York City - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo] + unknown musicians)
19313 FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL CMA 3507 BCD-15879
27 November 1963 [14:00-17:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Billy Powers [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)194 NCO 80070-3 I'M TROUBLED BCD-15559 CK 64877
195 NCO 80071-1 MY SARO JANE 4-42954/CS 9370 BCD-15559 CK 64877
196 NCO 80072 THE TRAIN THAT CARRIED MY GIRL CS 9055 BCD-15559
197 NCO 80073-3 LITTLE BIRDIE 4-43145/BCD-15559
198 NCO 80074-5 YOU ARE MY FLOWER 4-42954/CS 9370 BCD-15559
199 NCO 80075-2 PO' REBEL SOLDIER C 30347 BCD-15559
17 January 1964 [14:00-17:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Billy Powers [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)200 NCO 80123 PETTICOAT JUNCTION 4-42982/CS 9370 BCD-15879 CK 64877
201 NCO 80124 HAVE YOU SEEN MY DEAR COMPANION 4-42982/BCD-15879
3 June 1964 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Monroe Fields [mandolin], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)202 NCO 80621 THE GOOD THINGS (OUT-WEIGHT THE BAD) CS 9055 CS 9370 BCD-15879
203 NCO 80622 WORKING IT OUT 4-43080/BCD-15879 CK 64877
204 NCO 80623 AMBER TRESSES (TIED WITH BLUE) CS 9055 BCD-15879
205 NCO 80624 JIMMIE BROWN THE NEWSBOY CS 9370 BCD-15879
206 NCO 80625 WHEN PAPA PLAYED THE DOBRO CS 9055 BCD-15879
207 NCO 80626 FIREBALL 4-43080/CS 9370 BCD-15879
208 NCO 80627 FATHER'S TABLE GRACE 4-43204/CS 9055 BCD-15879
209 NCO 80628 I'M WALKING WITH HIM CS 9055 BCD-15879
2 July 1964 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Monroe Fields [mandolin], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)210 NCO 80656 MY WANDERING BOY CS 9055 BCD-15879
211 NCO 80657 SALLY DON'T YOU GRIEVE 4-43135/BCD-15879
212 NCO 80658 A FADED RED RIBBON CS 9055 BCD-15879
213 NCO 80659 BUMMIN' AN OLD FREIGHT TRAIN CS 9055 BCD-15879
214 NCO 80660 GEORGIA BUCK CS 9055 BCD-15879
215 NCO 80661 HELLO STRANGER CS 9055 BCD-15879
216 NCO 80662 PLEASE DON'T WAKE ME CS 9055 BCD-15879
15 December 1964 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)
217 NCO 80899 YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE CS 9154 BCD-15879
218 NCO 80900 I STILL MISS SOMEONE 4-43204/CS 9154 CS 9370 BCD-15879 CK 64877
219 NCO 80901 WABASH CANNONBALL CS 9154 BCD-15879
220 NCO 80902 ROSE CONELLY CS 9154 BCD-15879
221 NCO 80903 YOU'VE BEEN FOOLIN' ME BABY CS 9154 BCD-15879
222 NCO 80904 WILL YOU BE LONESOME TOO? CS 9154 KG 32244 BCD-15879
223 NCO 80905 BIG SHOES TO FILL unissued/BCD-15879
224 NCO 80906 BRANDED WHEREVER I GO CS 9154 BCD-15879
16 February 1965 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)225 NCO 82541 STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS CS 9486 BCD-15879
226 NCO 82542 LOAFER'S GLORY CS 9154 BCD-15879
227 NCO 82543 I'LL BE ON THAT GOOD ROAD SOME DAY CS 9154 BCD-15879
228 NCO 82544 CONFESSING CS 9154 BCD-15879
229 NCO 82545 GONNA HAVE MYSELF A BALL 4-43259/BCD-15879
230 NCO 82546 ROCK SALT AND NAILS 4-43259/CS 9486 TLCW 04 BCD-15879
231 NCO 82547 THE SOLDIER'S RETURN CS 9154 BCD-15879
2 June 1965 [18:00-21:00, 21:30-00:30] CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 28 CA - Flatt & Scruggs, Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan etc. vocals (Johnny Bond, Neil Levang, Bert Dodson, Ronald leBlanc, Sam Weiss, Scott Stoneman, Zeke Manners. Producer: Don Law & Irving Townsend)232 HCO 72605 THEME FROM BEVERLY HILLBILLIES CS 9202 BCD-15879
233 HCO 72606 BEVERLY HILLS CS 9202 BCD-15879
234 HCO 72607 VITTLES CS 9202 BCD-15879
235 HCO 72608 CRITTERS CS 9202 BCD-15879
3 June 1965 [14:00-17:00] CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 28 CA - Flatt & Scruggs, Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan etc. vocals (Johnny Bond, Neil Levang, Bert Dodson, Ronald leBlanc, Sam Weiss, Scott Stoneman, Zeke Manners. Producer: Don Law & Irving Townsend)
236 HCO 72609 JETHRO'S A POWERFULL MAN CS 9202 BCD-15879
237 HCO 72610 A LONG TALK WITH THAT BOY CS 9202 BCD-15879
238 HCO 72611 BACK HOME U.S.A. CS 9202 BCD-15879
239 HCO 72612 ELLY'S SPRING SONG CS 9202 BCD-15879
2 September 1965 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)240 NCO 82895 MEMPHIS TENNESSEE CS 9243 BCD-15879
241 NCO 82896 JACKSON CS 9243 BCD-15879
242 NCO 82897 COLOURS 4-43627/BCD-15879
3 September 1965 [14:00-17:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)243 NCO 82898 FOR LOVIN' ME 4-43627/BCD-15879
244 NCO 82899 HOUSTON CS 9243 BCD-15879
245 NCO 82900 DETROIT CITY CS 9243 DS 493 KG 32244 BCD-15879
246 NCO 82901 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN 4-43412/CS 9243 BCD-15879
247 NCO 82902 KANSAS CITY CS 9243 KG 32244 BCD-15879
248 NCO 82903 NASHVILLE BLUES CS 9243 BCD-15879
8 October 1965 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)249 NCO 82939 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA CS 9243 KG 32244 BCD-15879
250 NCO 82940 LAST PUBLIC HANGING IN WEST VIRGINIA CS 9243 BCD-15879
251 NCO 82941 THE BOYS FROM TENNESSEE CS 9243 BCD-15879
252 NCO 82942 TEN MILES FROM NATCHEZ CS 9243 BCD-15879
253 NCO 82943 SEATTLE TOWN CS 9243 BCD-15879
14 December 1965 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Earl Taylor [mandolin], Jake Tullock/Junior Huskey [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], June Carter [hmny vcl]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)254 NCO 83051 GREEN ACRES -* 4-43497/BCD-15879
255 NCO 83052 I HAD A DREAM -* 4-43497/BCD-15879
256 NCO 83053 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN -* CS 9313 DS 493 BCD-15879
257 NCO 83054 GOD GAVE NOAH THE RAINBOW SIGN CS 9313 BCD-15879
21 March 1966 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Buck Graves [dobro], Earl Taylor [mandolin], Jake Tullock/Junior Huskey [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)258 NCO 83310 CALL ME ON HOME TOO CS 9313 BCD-15879
259 NCO 83311 A STONE THAT BUILDERS REFUSED CS 9313 BCD-15879
260 NCO 83312 WAIT FOR THE SUNSHINE CS 9313 BCD-15879
261 NCO 83313 NO MOTHER IN THIS WORLD CS 9313 BCD-15879
262 NCO 83314 THANK GOD I'M ON MY WAY CS 9313 BCD-15879
263 NCO 83315 TROUBLESOME WATERS CS 9313 BCD-15879
16 May 1966 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Earl Taylor [mandolin], Jake Tullock/Ernie Newton [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)
264 NCO 83470 THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 4-43803/BCD-15879
265 NCO 83471 I'VE HEART THE WIND BLOW BEFORE unissued/BCD-15975
266 NCO 83472 PASSING THROUGH unissued/BCD-15975
267 NCO 83473 MAMA YOU BEEN ON MY MIND 4-43803/BCD-15879
30 August 1966 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Lightnin Chance [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)268 NCO 80394 IT WAS ONLY THE WIND 4-43973/BCD-15879
269 NCO 80395 I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND unissued/BCD-15975
270 NCO 80396 I'M A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW unissued/BCD-15975
271 NCO 80397 TAKE ME HOME TO MAMA unissued/BCD-15975
12 September 1966 [14:00-17:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)
272 NCO 80416 BEFORE YOU DIE unissued/BCD-15975
273 NCO 80417 SHUT YOUR FACE, I'M TALKING TO YOUR HEAD unissued/BCD-15975
274 NCO 80418 WHY CAN'T I FIND MYSELF WITH YOU 4-43973/BCD-15879
275 NCO 80419 WALK SLOW unissued/BCD-15975
276 NCO 80420 I'LL FIGURE MY LOSS unissued/BCD-15975
277 NCO 80421 DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR RISIN' unissued/BCD-15975
12 December 1966 [10:00-13:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Doc Watson [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)278 NCO 120305 PICK ALONG CS 9443 BCD-15879
279 NCO 120306 JOHN HARDY WAS A DESPERATE LITTLE MAN CS 9443 BCD-15879
280 NCO 120307 JAZZING CS 9443 BCD-15879
281 NCO 120308 EVELINA CS 9443 BCD-15879
282 NCO 120309 TAMMY'S SONG CS 9443 BCD-15879
283 NCO 120310 LONESOME RUBEN CS 9443 BCD-15879
13 December 1966 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [gt], Earl Scruggs [banjo], Doc Watson [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Earl Taylor [mandolin], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)284 NCO 120315 SPANISH TWO STEP CS 9443 BCD-15879
285 NCO 120316 CARELESS LOVE CS 9443 BCD-15879
286 NCO 120317 LIBERTY CS 9443 BCD-15879
287 NCO 120318 BILL CHEATHAM CS 9443 BCD-15879
288 NCO 120319 NOTHIN' TO IT CS 9443 BCD-15879
1 February 1967 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Johnny Johnson [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Junior Huskey [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)
289 NCO 120388 SOUTHBOUND CS 9486/BCD-15879
290 NCO 120389 I'M GONNA RIDE THAT STEAMBOAT CS 9486 BCD-15879
291 NCO 120390 ROUST-A-BOUT 4-44040/CS 9486 BCD-15879
292 NCO 120391 NASHVILLE CATS 4-44040/BCD-15879 CK 64877
6 March 1967 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Johnny Johnson [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Junior Huskey [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)293 NCO 120442 TRAIN NUMBER 1262 CS 9486 BCD-15879
294 NCO 120443 BRINGIN' IN THE GEORGIA MAIL CS 9486 BCD-15879
295 NCO 120444 GOING ACROSS THE SEA CS 9486 BCD-15879
296 NCO 120445 ATLANTIC COASTAL LINE CS 9486 BCD-15879
297 NCO 120446 EAST BOUND TRAIN CS 9486 BCD-15879
298 NCO 120447 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL CS 9486 BCD-15879
15 May 1967 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Grady Martin [gt], Johnny Johnson [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Don Law)299 NCO 120221 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE 4-44194/BCD-15879
300 NCO 120222 CALIFORNIA UP TIGHT BAND 4-44194/BCD-15879 CK 64877
301 NCO 120223 I THINK OF YOU unissued/BCD-15975
302 NCO 120224 GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY unissued/BCD-15975
303 NCO 120225 I WANT TO COME HOME TO YOU unissued/BCD-15975
21 September 1967 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], William Ackerman/Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)304 NCO 120292 DON'T THINK TWICE IT'S ALL RIGHT CS 9596 BCD-15879
305 NCO 120293 FOUR STRONG WINDS CS 9596 BCD-15879
306 NCO 120294 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND CS 9596 BCD-15879
307 NCO 120295 IT AIN'T ME BABE CS 9596 BCD-15879
26 September 1967 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston) [overdub session 30 October 1967]308 NCO 120299 WALK RIGHT IN unissued/BCD-15975
309 NCO 120300 DOWN IN THE FLOOD CS 9596 BCD-15879
18 October 1967 [18:00-22:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore/Norbert Putnam/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)310 NCO 120940 BUDDY DON'T YOU ROLL SO SLOW CS 9596 BCD-15879
311 NCO 120941 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE CS 9596 BCD-15879
312 NCO 120942 COTTON FIELDS unissued/BCD-15975
313 NCO 120943 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND CS 9596 BCD-15879
314 NCO 120944 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN unissued/BCD-15975
20 October 1967 [14:00-17:30] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charrlie McCoy [harmonica], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)315 NCO 120947 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN 4-44386/CS 9596 BCD-15879
316 NCO 120948 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN CS 9596 BCD-15879
317 NCO 120949 ODE TO BILLIE JOE CS 9596 BCD-15879
13 February 1968 [18:00-22:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], William Ackerman [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)318 NCO 98418 THE STORY OF BONNIE AND CLYDE CS 9649 BCD-15879
319 NCO 98419 ANOTHER RIDE WITH CLYDE CS 9649 BCD-15879
320 NCO 98420 PICTURE OF BONNIE CS 9649 BCD-15879
321 NCO 98421 BARROW GANG WILL GET YOU LITTLE MAN CS 9649 BCD-15879
322 NCO 98422 BANG YOU'RE ALIVE CS 9649 BCD-15879
323 NCO 98423 SEE BONNIE DIE SEE CLYDE DIE CS 9649 BCD-15879
20 February 1968 [18:00-22:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], William Ackerman [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)324 NCO 98458 REUNION -instr.- CS 9649 BCD-15879
325 NCO 98459 GET-AWAY -instr.- CS 9649 BCD-15879
326 NCO 98460 CHASE -instr.- CS 9649 BCD-15879
327 NCO 98461 RANGER MAN unissued
328 NCO 98462 HIGHWAY'S END -instr.- CS 9649 BCD-15879
329 NCO 98463 HIDE OUT unissued
18 July 1968 [22:00-01:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore/Norbert Putnam/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl], Boomer Clarke [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)330 NCO 98310 LIKE A ROLLING STONE 4-44623/CS 9741 BCD-15879
331 NCO 98311 I'D LIKE TO SAY A WORD FOR TEXAS 4-44623/BCD-15879
332 NCO 98312 SING A LITTLE BABY TO SLEEP unissued/BCD-15975
9 September 1968 [18:00-21:45] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore/Norbert Putnam/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)333 NCO 98347 I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 4-44731/CS 9741 BCD-15879
334 NCO 98348 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES CS 9741 BCD-15879
335 NCO 98349 GENTLE ON MY MIND CS 9741 BCD-15879
336 NCO 98350 RAINY DAY WOMEN NO. 12 AND 35 unissued/BCD-15975
16 September 1968 [14:00-17:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore/Norbert Putnam/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl], Boomer Clarke [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)337 NCO 98371 THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' CS 9741 BCD-15879
338 NCO 98372 IF I WERE A CARPENTER CS 9741 BCD-15879
339 NCO 98373 UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 4-44731/CS 9741 BCD-15879
17 September 1968 [14:00-18:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock/Bob Moore/Norbert Putnam/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Gary Scruggs [hmny vcl], Boomer Clarke [hmny vcl]. Producer: Bob Johnston)
340 NCO 98375 LONG ROAD TO HOUSTON CS 9741 BCD-15879
341 NCO 98376 CATCH THE WIND CS 9741 BCD-15879
342 NCO 98377 RAINY DAY WOMEN NO. 12 AND 35 CS 9741 BCD-15879
343 NCO 98378 FRIEDA FLORENTINE CS 9741 BCD-15879
21 August 1969 [18:00-21:30] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Bob Moore/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums]. Producer: Bob Johnston)344 NCO 99232 NASHVILLE SKYLINE RAG CS 9945 BCD-15879
345 NCO 99233 I WALK THE LINE CS 9945 BCD-15879
346 NCO 99234 RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN CS 9945 BCD-15879
347 NCO 99235 A BOY NAMED SUE CS 9945 BCD-15879
21 August 1969 [21:30-01:30] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Bob Moore/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Paul Warren [fiddle], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Kenneth Buttrey [drums]. Producer: Bob Johnston)
348 NCO 99236 MAGGIE'S FARM 4-45030/CS 9945 BCD-15879
349 NCO 99237 WANTED MAN CS 9945 BCD-15879
350 NCO 99238 ONE MORE NIGHT CS 9945 BCD-15879
22 August 1969 [14:00-18:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Bobby Dyson [el bass], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Jerry Carrigan [drums]. Producer: Bob Johnston)
351 NCO 99239 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS CS 9945 BCD-15879
352 NCO 99240 GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY CS 9945 BCD-15879
22 August 1969 [18:00-21:00] Columbia Recording Studio A, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester Flatt [vcl/gt], Earl Scruggs [vcl/banjo], Johnny Johnson [gt], Randy Scruggs [gt], Buck Graves [dobro], Bobby Dyson [el bass], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Charlie Daniels [fiddle], Jerry Carrigan [drums]. Producer: Bob Johnston)353 NCO 99241 HONEY JUST ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE CS 9945 BCD-15879
354 NCO 99246 TONIGHT WILL BE FINE 4-45030/CS 9945 BCD-15879

Curly Seckler to be Inducted into North Carolina Music Hall of Fame

2010-04-29T13:49:00.001-05:00

The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has selected bluegrass singer John Ray "Curly" Seckler to be an inductee in its Class of 2010. The induction ceremony will be conducted on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building in Kannapolis, NC. The induction ceremony is open to the public. For ticket information contact the NCMHOF at: 704-934-2320.
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame is located at 109 West A Street in Kannapolis. The museum is open to the public weekdays from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Admission is free, however donations are accepted.
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, Inc. was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of North Carolina in 1994 by Doug Croft of Thomasville. The primary purpose of the Corporation is to recognize, promote and commemorate the musical heritage of the State of North Carolina.

In 2008, Mike Curb, a California music executive, agreed to provide the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame a building in Kannapolis, NC for its museum. The principle office of the Organization was moved from Thomasville to Kannapolis.

The newly activated North Carolina Music Hall of Fame was officially opened on June, 1, 2009. The first Artists Induction Ceremony for the newly activated organization was on October 3, 2009. Inductees included Earl Scruggs, Randy Travis, James Taylor, Mike Curb, Roberta Flack, George Clinton, Ben E. King, Max Roach, Johnny Bristol, and Johnny Grant.

Current Board Members are: Bill Kopald, Chairman; Eddie Ray, Vice Chairman; Doug Croft; Joe Carroll; Linda Curb; Billy Scott; and James Whitley.

For more information you may visit: North Carolina Music Hall of Fame

HAGAN ANNOUNCES $1.5M FOR EARL SCRUGGS CENTER IN CLEVELAND COUNTY

2010-04-08T13:53:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) announced today that the Earl Scruggs Center in Cleveland County will receive a $1.5 million grant for renovations from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant has been awarded to Destination Cleveland County, a non-profit organization committed to utilizing the county's history, music and heritage to promote tourism to the area.

"North Carolina is home to some of the country's greatest musical legends, and nowhere is this more evident than in Cleveland County-birthplace of Blue Grass Boy Earl Scruggs," Hagan said. "The renovated Center will attract tourists interested in learning about Scruggs and the entire area's rich musical history, thereby boosting the local economy and creating jobs."

The Center will honor hometown artists and capitalize on the region's musical heritage by displaying a variety of historical exhibits and providing public areas for music and storytelling performances. The renovated building will be energy efficient and registered for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The Center and The Don Gibson Theatre are the two significant catalyst projects developed by Destination Cleveland County.

"We are so appreciative that the EDA has recognized the Earl Scruggs Center as a development project for our economically distressed county and region," said Emily Epley, Executive Director for Destination Cleveland County. "A Gardner Webb University Godbold School of Business study estimates that the combined economic impact from The Scruggs Center and The Don Gibson Theatre will be $180 million over a 10-year period, creating 200-250 jobs for our county. I want to thank Senator Hagan and her staff for all the work they did in helping us to secure these important funds."

DCC hosts public updates on Scruggs Center progress: Meetings set for Monday, Tuesday

2010-03-22T07:55:00.000-05:00

Destination Cleveland County (DCC) invites the public to a presentation of the work to date on Phase I Exhibit Design for the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories of the Carolina Foothills to be housed in the 1907 Courthouse on the Square in Shelby. Four events will be held at locations around the county Monday and Tuesday.

Monday

Don Gibson Theatre: 10 a.m.

Lawndale Community Center: 1 p.m.

Boiling Springs Methodist Church Fellowship Hall: 5 p.m.

Tuesday

Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 10 a.m.

Cissy Foote Anklam, Washington, DC, who is serving as DCC’s team coordinator for the Center will present the preliminary walk-through of the new Center. Design work to date has been based on the master plan created in 2008, the Cultural Inventory by UNC-CH graduate researchers, the efforts of DCC volunteers in documenting Cleveland County’s treasured objects and artifacts, and the gathering of oral histories from local residents.

“Most of our work has been behind the scenes. Now, we have something tangible for our residents to see and we are so excited,” said Millie Arey Wood, history co-chairman.

“Once completed, in hopefully late 2011, the Center along with DCC’s other successful project, the Don Gibson Theatre, is projected to bring an economic impact to our county of over $180,000,000 over a 10-year period-that’s 18 million a year to our county’s bottom line and that’s significant!” said J.T. Scruggs, co-chairman of the capital campaign and the Earl Scruggs Center.

DCC encourages citizens to attend one of the events.

Destination Cleveland County, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 whose mission is to unite our county’s history, heritage, culture and arts to create a vibrant economy while embracing the future and preserving the past.

Happy 86th Birthday Earl Scruggs!

2010-01-06T08:17:00.003-06:00

I want to wish Earl a very Happy Birthday and pray that he has many more years of continued health! Earl is a national treasure. I want all you banjo pickers out there to wipe off the dust and play one of Earl's legendary tunes today in honor of his contribution to bluegrass music! Also, share his music with this younger generation of music lovers so we can continue the legacy and the music won't be forgotten! Keep listening to Flatt and Scruggs and share your music with the world!

Bluegrass Legend Curly Seckler to Celebrate Two Milestones

2009-12-19T13:10:00.000-06:00

Bluegrass music legend Curly Seckler has two reasons to celebrate coming up. A special Christmas finds Seckler celebrating his own 90th birthday. Then, as we enter 2010, seckler will celebrate his 75th year as a professional musician. Seckler began his career in music in 1935, performing with his brothers in a band called the Yodeling Rangers, on WSTP radio in Salisbury, NC. In 1939 he hit the big time, when Charlie Monroe recruited him to sing harmony in his new group after the breakup of the Monroe Brothers. Curly worked several stints with Charlie Monroe early in his career. He also teamed with various other bluegrass pioneers, including Jim and Jesse McReynolds, Mac Wiseman, The Sauceman Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers.

On December 25, 2009 bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will celebrate his 90th birthday! Curly was born in 1919 in China Grove, North Carolina. He began his musical career on WSTP radio in Salisbury, NC in 1935, in a family band called the Yodeling Rangers. He performed in pioneering bluegrass bands with Charlie Monroe, Dan Bailey, Mac Wiseman, The Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse McReynolds, and The Sauceman Brothers, but is best known for his dozen years as a member of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys. During his tenure with them, he played mandolin and sang tenor on well over 100 of their greatest recordings. After Flatt and Scruggs parted ways, Curly joined Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass. Following Flatt's death in 1979, Curly took over leadership of the group for another fifteen years, headlining at bluegrass festivals across the country.
In 1994, at age 74, Curly disbanded the Nashville Grass and ceased full-time touring. However he continued to write songs, to record, and to perform at selected events. In 2004 he was inducted into the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Hall of Fame. Rather than resting on his laurels, Seckler was inspired by that honor to embark upon a career resurgence of sorts. At age 84 he made a series of new recordings and began performing again at bluegrass festivals, concert halls, and on radio and television. His recent performances have included MerleFest, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, IBMA's Fan Fest and Awards Show, the River of Music Party in Owensboro, KY, Song of the Mountains TV show, UNC-TV's North Carolina People show, and Ernest Tubb Records' Midnite Jamboree over WSM radio.

In 2010, Curly Seckler will mark his 75th anniversary as a professional musician, a milestone accomplished by very few. In 1949 Curly joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ Foggy Mountain Boys, as tenor singer and mandolin player. Except for a couple of brief absences, he remained with Flatt & Scruggs until 1962. During that time he recorded well over 100 songs with them, including many of their best known and most popular hits (“Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” “Salty Dog Blues,” “I’ll Go Stepping Too,” “Dim Lights, Thick Smoke,” etc.). Several of Curly’s original songs were recorded by Flatt & Scruggs, including “No Mother Or Dad” and “That Old Book of Mine.”

The Lester Flatt/Curly Seckler duets from the 1950s are still considered to be among the best bluegrass performances ever. In addition, Curly’s rock-solid “chop” rhythm on mandolin was the foundation of the Foggy Mountain Boys’ instrumental sound during his tenure. Millions of fans are now able to experience the magic of this great band through the DVDs of classic Flatt & Scruggs TV shows which are being released by Shanachie Records in conjunction with the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Plans are underway for a series of events to commemorate Seckler's long and illustrious career.

From the Nation's Station to Herzog Studios

2009-11-17T08:08:00.001-06:00

They are honoring a famous recording studio where Lester and Earl recorded:

Herzog was Cincinnati’s first commercial recording studio. Powers thinks its ultimate significance for the local music scene is “it turned Cincinnati into a recording town instead of a radio town.”

Groundbreaking tunes in Country, Bluegrass and R&B were cut at Herzog — songs that would become templates for their genres. Just to list a few of the seminal sessions:

• Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs recorded “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” one of the most recognizable Bluegrass tunes, in December 1949. • The Delmore Brothers cut “Freight Train Boogie,” bringing the boogie woogie Blues sound to the hillbilly market in what some call the first Rockabilly song.

• “The Honeydripper,” a song cited by musicologists as laying the foundation for R&B, was recorded in 1945 by Bullmoose Jackson.

• Other artists who recorded at the studio include Homer and Jethro, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Judy Perkins, Grandpa Jones, Red Foley and Moon Mulligan.

The Herzog story — its rise and fall — can’t be told without telling the WLW Country & Western story. By the late ’30s the “nation’s station” was booming out a signal of 500,000 watts, but owner Powel Crosley was under government pressure to justify why he deserved that much wattage.

“His argument was, ‘We are in the center of the population area of the country and there are so many rural areas that don’t have radio service. We are providing that for them,’ ” says Mike Martini of Media Heritage Inc. “Crosley realized he needed to beef up his rural programming to justify that argument.”

WLW began to hire the finest Country & Western singers and musicians in the land. At one point it produced two weekly barn-dance shows, Midwestern Hayride and Boone County Jamboree. One of the great session bands in Country music history, the Pleasant Valley Boys, moved here from Nashville in 1948, lured by the offer to be the house band for the TV version of Midwestern Hayride.

In 1945, WLW engineer E.T. “Bucky” Herzog started a little side project, opening a recording studio just around the corner from the station, which back then was at Ninth and Elm. He realized the cream of the Country music crop was coming through WLW every week to perform and thought maybe they’d want to record.

It was the same thinking that sparked Syd Nathan to found King Records in 1943. But Nathan wouldn’t have a recording studio at his Evanston complex until 1947, so he sent many artists down to Race Street and Bucky Herzog.

Hank Williams came here in 1948 specifically to record with the renowned Pleasant Valley Boys. He’d worked with them previously when they were in Nashville, producing a couple minor hits. He was still looking for the big breakthrough.

They cut three songs in a session booked for three hours. When Williams found he had extra time, he said he wanted to record “Lovesick Blues,” which he’d been performing in concert and on radio shows. His manager, Fred Rose, hated the song. When he learned Williams wanted to cut it, he fumed out of the studio saying, “You got 30 minutes left in the session. Don’t go over the time.”

One take was enough. In Williams’ yearning, pleading voice, it became a signature song.

Released in spring of 1949, “Lovesick Blues” was No. 1 for 16 weeks, earning Williams a performance at the Grand Ole Opry in June that received an unprecedented six encores. The song became the quintessential ballad of lost love, covered by dozens of singers across all genres, ranging from Little Richard and Arlo Guthrie to Linda Ronstadt and LeAnn Rhimes.

Williams would return to Herzog to recapture the magic with the Pleasant Valley Boys in August 1949, recording four more songs.

Meanwhile, Herzog continued to crank out recordings. Record labels like Columbia, RCA and Mercury would send their artists to town. Along with King — which was becoming the country’s most successful independent label — Cincinnati indeed had become Music City.

Herzog outlasted Hank ... barely

By the early ’50s, Herzog’s glory days were ending (although King’s were just beginning with its incredible R&B lineup). Studios had opened in Nashville and the emerging Country stars didn’t need to travel to record. And Nathan had built his own studio.

Most significantly, WLW began firing its live musicians, many heading to Nashville, removing the talent pool that fueled Herzog. Crosley sold his station to Avco in 1953, and the new owners started making cuts (in what seems to be a familiar story in corporate broadcasting).

“They looked at other DJs in town spinning discs and making all that money,” Martini says. “Here WLW was with this huge staff of something like 100 musicians. I’m sure they said, ‘Why are we spending all this money when one guy can spin discs?’ ”

Bucky Herzog sold the studio, and the new owner moved it to Mount Adams, mainly doing commercial production. It was gone by 1955.

Yet the studio survived Hank Williams, who would die at age 29 on New Year’s Day 1953, officially of heart failure, likely brought on by alcohol abuse and injections of vitamin and morphine shots. He passed away in the back seat of his chauffeured Cadillac on his way to a concert in Canton.

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The Hank Williams Sessions at the E.T. Herzog Recording Company
Dec. 22, 1948
“Lost on the River”
“There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight”
“I Heard My Mother Praying for Me”
“Lovesick Blues”

Aug. 30, 1949
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”
“I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ ”
“A House Without Love”
“My Bucket’s Got a Whole in It”

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The historical marker recognizing Herzog’s studio and Hank Williams’ sessions will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Sunday in front of 811 Race St., Downtown. A reception will follow in the former studio space on the second floor. The 13th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards start at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Madison Theater, Covington.

Flatt and Scruggs Memorabilia Collection to be at White’s Mountain Chimney Corner Celebration October 31, 2009!

2009-10-23T15:51:00.002-05:00

I will be displaying my Flatt and Scruggs memorabilia collection, probably the largest one in existence on October 31st. Here is a link to the location:

LINK

Presentation to Jim Shumate - First fiddler with Flatt and Scruggs

2009-10-19T12:06:00.003-05:00

Several years ago I got to introduce Jim Shumate at a festival in Raleigh NC. I had framed a collage of the photos from Flatt and Scruggs first songbook which featured Jim as the fiddle player. He was deeply moved and was very appreciative. Jim is a great person and still can wear a fiddle out and entertain a crowd with his playing and singing!

Framed photo I did for Earl Scruggs

2009-10-19T11:56:00.003-05:00

This is a framed collage I did and presented to Earl at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It is a very large picture.

It shows all the groups Earl ever played with. The one square without a photo was for the Carolina Wildcats but no photos of Earl with that group have surfaced.

He really liked it and said he was going to hang it in his home. It was great getting to meet him and Louise.

Earl Scruggs Video Interviews from Gibson

2009-10-15T08:37:00.002-05:00

Here are links to some great interviews with Earl:

Earls banjos

Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

The Flatt and Scruggs Era

The Beverly Hillbillies

Earl's influences and styles

Earl Scruggs Review

Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival is this Saturday in Mechanicsburg

2009-09-18T12:49:00.002-05:00

The annual Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival is slated for Saturday, Sept. 19 at Goshen Memorial Park in Mechanicsburg, PA.

Honoring the legacy of Frank "Hylo" Brown and his impact on the bluegrass music industry, the event will showcase bands from several states including Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Brown earned his nickname because of a wide vocal range that became his trademark. Born in 1922 in River, Ky., Brown started performing in radio in Ashland, Ky., when he was just 17. After moving with his family to Springfield, Ohio, in 1949, Brown began an association with country singer Bradley Kincaid, which included working at Kincaid's radio station and playing in his band. Brown's songwriting credits include "Lost to a Stranger" (Capitol Records), his signature song that made it to the pop radio charts in 1954, and "Grand Ole Opry," which Jimmy Martin made a hit.

Brown went to work as a featured artist for Flatt & Scruggs in 1958, later forming a second band called The Timberliners. With Brown as front man, the band included Red Rector, Jim Smoak, Clarence "Tater" Tate and Joe Phillips. The band toured extensively throughout the South.

After the advent of video and television syndication, The Timberliners disbanded and Brown re-joined Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys. He signed with Starday in 1971 and performed as a solo artist through the 1970s, continuing to record. He retired to Mechanicsburg and died Jan. 17, 2003.

Brown will be honored posthumously with a Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association during a special awards luncheon on Oct. 1. It will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. during the IBMA Business Conference. Others to receive awards include Pati Crooker, Jody Rainwater, Dick Spottswood and Joe Wilson.

Brown's accomplishments and legacy are survived through his family and the annual festival in Mechanicsburg.

Featured at this year's festival is the only surviving member of the original Timberliners: Jim Smoak. Smoak will appear for the first time at the festival, along with his band, the Louisiana Honeydrippers. The evening lineup will include Mike Daniels, who was the last banjo player to tour with Brown. As a friend and colleague, Daniels actively promotes the music and legacy of Brown. Also featured at the festival are bluegrass legend Vince Combs with his band, Shadetree Bluegrass, as well as teenage bluegrass sensation McCoy Grass.

"We're really excited about this year's lineup, especially since we are able to have some of those who shared in Hylo Brown's career," said Matthew Smith, festival manager. "We work hard all year long to see that this event will be successful."

Smith explained that booking these individuals for the festival had to occur over nine months ago to ensure that they would be available.

"Also, we have the support of Brown's family, so we want to make sure that the day properly honors his legacy," added Smith.

On display throughout the day will be Hylo Brown memorabilia, including his performance suit, guitar, original albums and awards. Brown's recordings will be available for purchase, as well as recordings of the bands throughout the day.

The event will include food and retail vendors throughout the day, allowing an opportunity for lunch, gifts or a snack. Those attending are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket to fully enjoy the surroundings of the park's natural amphitheater. Disabled parking and restroom facilities are available at the event. Although the event is free to the public, donations are requested to offset the expense of the bands' fees.

Banjo legend, Earl Scruggs, makes stop in Oklahoma City for opening of the American Banjo Museum

2009-09-11T08:42:00.001-05:00

Bricktown Thursday became known for more than a hot spot for clubs and hip restaurants as Banjo legend Earl Scruggs led a who’s-who of musicians in celebrating the opening of the American Banjo Museum. The $5 million, 21,000-square-foot museum completes the attraction’s move from Guthrie where it was started by Midwest City attorney Brady Hunt and Indiana industrialist Jack Canine.

Buddy Wachter, a renowned four-string banjo player, noted that for years the history of banjos was stored away in collectors’ closets, leaving the art form hidden from later generations.

"Now we’ve got this place, which is filled already — and we’ve got far more than you can see, just like the Smithsonian, which has far more than you can see,” Wachter said.

The museum showcases more than 300 instruments, the largest collection on public display in the world. Examples include replicas of primitive banjos developed by African slaves in the Old South, Minstrel Age instruments from 19th century, post WWII instruments used in bluegrass, folk and world music, and museum’s core collection of ornately decorated banjos made in America during the Jazz Age of the 1920’s and 30s.

Once the ribbon was cut by Canine, whose own banjo collection started the museum and whose donations made the new museum possible, visitors made their way inside where they saw a display of the sort of slave shack where banjo music got its start. Other displays included a recreation of a vintage Shakey’s Pizza, which celebrated banjo performances and ragtime music.

"When you hear a banjo, you can’t help but smile,” said Johnny Baier, American Banjo Museum executive director. "Museum guests will be transported to a whole new world of sound and history as they walk through the doors of the magnificently renovated Bricktown warehouse. The banjo truly is America’s instrument.”

The dedication ceremonies had just ended when a full tour bus pulled up to the curb with travelers set to dine at the adjoining Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant. Jim Cowan, director of the Bricktown Association, was happy to inform the tour guide the museum was open and ready for his passengers to add an unscheduled visit.

"With additions like the American Banjo Museum and the recent opening of the Academy of Contemporary Music, we’re showing that Bricktown is about more than just restaurants and nightclubs,” Cowan said. "I believe even more is possible, and I’d like to see us add even more attractions like the Toy and Action Figure Museum (which is currently in Pauls Valley).

Lt. Gov. Jari Askins agreed the museum is a great addition to Bricktown.

"The music and instruments on display at the American Banjo Museum are unique treasures, and Oklahoma is honored to add a collection of this caliber to our state,” Askins said. "Fans of all music will be drawn to the museum. It is a major win for Bricktown and Oklahoma.”

Earl Scruggs Interview Audio

2009-09-04T08:46:00.001-05:00

Here is a ten minute interview with Earl Scruggs on how he got started playing and his musical history!
Link

Jody Rainwater to be awarded Distinguished Achievement Award @ IBMA

2009-09-02T08:55:00.002-05:00

Jody Rainwater will be awarded a certificate for "Special Achievement" at this year's afternoon awards program in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jody is best known for his years spent with Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys. A lot has been made of the, so called, first Bluegrass band comprised of, Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise and Cedric Rainwater, but it is my firm belief that Jody Rainwater, during his years with Flatt & Scruggs, created and defined the true art of Bluegrass Bass playing. Just listen to those old Flatt & Scruggs records and you'll hear Jody smoothly moving between 2-4 time and 4-4 time in the same song, either to accentuate a vocal or a special instrumental break. Yes, Jody Rainwater truly is a living legend in Bluegrass and will be long remembered for his humor and creative Bass playing.

Join me in congratulating Jody Rainwater in this wonderful recognition by the trade organization of our music, the IBMA.

2009 International Bluegrass Music Award Nominees Announced

2009-08-21T14:30:00.001-05:00

The 20th International Bluegrass Music Awards will be handed out in Nashville on the 1st of October. The nomination list this year is dominated by former sidemen-turned-bandleaders.
The Dan Tyminski Band, nominated for 9 International Bluegrass Music Awards, including "Entertainer of the Year."
Dan Tyminski is best known for singing and playing the guitar with Alison Krauss and Union Station. But when Alison opted to tour with singer Robert Plant and leave the bluegrass boys at home this year, the longtime sideman decided to put together his own band and went into the studio and recorded Wheels.

Smart move on his part, as the CD earned Dan and his band nine IBMA nominations including Entertainer, Instrumental Group, Male Vocalist and Album of the Year.

But Dan isn't the only one to score big with a side project.

Steve Martin could take home 6 trophies when the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Awards are handed out on 1 October.Academy Award and Grammy winning actor, author, comedian and banjo player Steve Martin received six nominations for his first ever CD made up of solely banjo music.

The title track to The Crow earned Steve and his sidemen (including banjo legend Earl Scruggs!) nominations for Instrumental Recorded Performance and Recorded Event of the Year. That last award goes to a project that isn't your ordinary album and Steve's CD -- produced by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McCuen and including appearances by world famous banjo players including Earl Scruggs, Tony Trischka, and Bela Fleck -- is just that!

The other nominees are Rob Ickes and Andy Leftwich for Angeline the Baker, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeepers Jerusalem Ridge, Struttin' to Ferrum by the Lonesome River Band, and Don't Tread on Me by Kristin Scott Benson.

If you're only familiar with Steve Martin from his movies, you may not know that he has been playing the banjo for many years. He learned to play as a teenager, but put put it aside while concentrating on his comedy, acting and writing careers.

Steve Martin's return to bluegrass didn't surprise fellow nominee (and banjo player) Eric Gibson of The Gibson Brothers. "You see artists all the time that have played bluegrass when they were young, and then go off and play other kinds of music," Gibson said. "They always come back to it. Once you start liking bluegrass and playing bluegrass I think it gets hold of you and it never lets go."

Earl Scruggs proves he still loves picking and grinning at Meijer Gardens

2009-08-14T08:32:00.002-05:00

In the beginning of bluegrass was Earl Scruggs.

And bluegrass godfather Bill Monroe said, approximately, "Let there be banjo music in the band." And Scruggs' unusual three-finger style helped catapult Monroe's sound to a previously unknown level of acceptance.

And Monroe said it was good.

4 OUT OF 4 STARS
Earl Scruggs

Highlight No. 1: Excellent ensemble work on "John Hardy was a Desperate Little Man," from Earl Scruggs' authoritative banjo intro to virtuoso solos all around, especially flying-fingers acoustic guitar riffs by Jack White.

Highlight No. 2: Watching Scruggs the master when he wasn't in the spotlight, laying down creative and tasteful embellishments with the maturity of a legend as others took turns on the high-stepping "Doing My Time."

Time on stage: 1 hour, 20 minutes for Scruggs; 1 hour, 6 minutes for opening act Greensky Bluegrass

It still is good. Though Grammy-winning Scruggs has been plagued by back, hip and heart problems and is a little less able than he once was to play like a flame-thrower, two things were abundantly clear during Thursday night's Summer Concert Series in Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park's amphitheater:

• The Country Music Hall of Famer has hot licks left in his 85-year-old rolling and hammering-on fingers.

• And he still gets a young-at-heart kick out of picking and grinning.

The event, favored by blue skies and balmy temperatures, was part concert, part tribute and part love-in. Scruggs and cohorts provided the concert. An audience of more than 1,200 supplied the tribute and love.

The crowd was well broken in by a strong, 1-hour, 6-minute opening set from the talented, up-and-coming five-piece Greensky Bluegrass, of Kalamazoo. This is a big-name in the making, with a tight sound and intriguing lyrics. And check out impressive dobro player Anders Beck.

When Scruggs kicked into "Salty Dog Blues," the audience jumped to its feet for a welcoming ovation. There followed a 20-song master's class in bluegrass virtuosity from perennial dobro player of the year Rob Ickes, Grand Ole Opry fiddler Hoot Hester and acoustic guitarist-vocalist Jack White, with rock-steady support from Nashville drummer John Gardner and Scruggs' sons, bassist-vocalist Gary and acoustic-electric guitarist and vocalist Randy.

A gentleman in appearance (black suit, tie, dress shoes), Earl Scruggs also proved a gentleman collaborator. He relished the other players' times in the spotlight, masterfully adding plucked beats here, chattering rhythms there, subtle accents in some places, bold insertions in others, always appropriate to his companions' work.

From a Doc Watson hit, "Streamlined Cannonball," to Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," to the poignant "In the Pines" -- "where the sun never shines and you shiver when the wind blows" -- to the honky-tonk "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud, Loud Music," the entourage played with the assurance of veterans, the crispness of accomplished musicians and the camaraderie of respected friends.

Scruggs took up an acoustic guitar and displayed artful fingering in breaks on the Carter Family's "You Are My Flower" and an old gospel tune, "Bound in Jail."

The audience was primed to sing along after Scruggs' banjo broke into his "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" from the 1960s TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies." From there, it was a short hop into his signature "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," which ended in its patented banjo tag and to a deafening standing ovation.

The company responded with a six-minute encore jam on the rapid-fire "Lonesome Reuben," highlighted by rock-tinged bursts from Randy Scruggs' electric guitar and a full-metal-jacket firestorm from Ickes' dobro. And while they were busy pickin', some 1,200 cheering concertgoers couldn't stop grinnin'.

Banjo player Earl Scruggs comes to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids

2009-08-10T08:15:00.000-05:00

GRAND RAPIDS -- Ask any good banjo picker in the world to tell you who inspired them to pick up the instrument. Chances are the answer will be Earl Scruggs.

Considered a pioneer in the history of bluegrass music, Scruggs' contribution to the evolution and popularity of the five-string banjo cannot be overstated.

IF YOU GO Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday; gates open at 5:30
Where: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
Opening act: Greensky Bluegrass
Tickets: $40 ($38 for Gardens members) at the box office, Star Tickets outlets, (800) 585-3737, startickets.com

However, Scruggs -- who turned 85 this year -- is perhaps best known outside bluegrass circles for his Grammy-winning instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," which he first recorded with longtime musical partner, guitarist and singer Lester Flatt. The fast and rhythmically complex number was featured prominently in the 1967 hit movie "Bonnie and Clyde."

Flatt and Scruggs also are responsible for bringing bluegrass music into the mainstream with their 1962 hit song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," the theme song for the highly successful TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies." The two musicians also made several appearances on the show, acting as family friends of the Clampetts and solidifying the duo's popularity worldwide.

When Scruggs performs Thursday at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park as part of its summer concert series, the banjo prodigy will be joined by his sons Randy and Gary, who have played with their father since he and Flatt parted ways in 1969.

Scruggs, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th annual Grammy Awards in 2008 and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, said he still loves to perform and plays 12-15 shows a year.

"I enjoy playing," he said. "You don't quit doing something you love."

Gary Scruggs, who also manages his father, said the show ""incorporates sort of a little musical history tour. It goes back to some early Flatt and Scruggs songs and includes Earl Scruggs Revue songs that we recorded back in the '70s. (We) also include more recent material."

Throughout his career, Earl Scruggs has distinguished himself from traditional bluegrass artists, not only with his innovative banjo style, but also with the music he has chosen to record. For example, he and Flatt undoubtedly created an uproar among bluegrass purists when they covered several Bob Dylan songs, including "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Rainy Day Women #12 and #35."

However, he still maintains the same attitude when it comes to picking songs.

"We go by a good song, it doesn't matter who has written it," he said.

Over the years, Scruggs has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Dylan, the Byrds, Joan Baez, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Elton John, Melissa Etheridge and Sting.

"I enjoy working with other people," he said.

Born and raised in North Carolina, Scruggs says he caught the bug to play as a small child.

"We had banjo and guitar both in our home," said Scruggs, who taught himself to play. "I was playing, just switching around on banjo and guitar, but banjo was my first love."

By the time he was in his teens, Scruggs was playing at local dances and, while he didn't invent it, he revolutionized what is known as the three-finger picking technique on banjo, utilizing the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of the picking hand.

By his early 20s, Scruggs had landed a gig with the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe, as a member of Monroe's band the Blue Grass Boys. It was there that his syncopated banjo picking style, which incorporated blues and jazz phrasing, first gained notoriety.

"I was doing it before I ever met Bill Monroe," Scruggs said. "I call it hillbilly -- it's just old country music that I did over in North Carolina."

Gary said it's more than that.

"I'll jump in and brag a little bit on my father," he said. "What he did was develop new banjo rolls and patterns that enabled him to play a song (in a way) that would bring out the melody lines stronger than what was being heard by earlier three-finger pickers.

"His technique was a Rolls Royce compared to a T-model, if you want to make a car analogy from the difference that he brought to what was being played previously."

Photos of Earl at Rockygrass!

2009-08-03T08:30:00.003-05:00

Here are a couple of photos of Earl at the recent rockygrass festival:

Historical museum opens in uptown Martinsville - Jim Eanes Exhibit

2009-08-03T08:14:00.001-05:00

Two archivists opened the Martinsville Henry County Historical Museum in uptown Martinsville on Friday.

The museum has hundreds of artifacts on display, including historical images of important business, political, sports and entertainment people. There also are images of historical business and public buildings; memorabilia from businesses, industries, household life, entertainment and military service.

In addition, there are nearly 20 models of trade and war ships from several countries made by the late Durwood “Bo” Hanel, who was commissioner of revenue in Martinsville who had a hobby shop.

“I think it’s great. I love history,” said Shirley Lawson Foster of Figsboro as she toured the museum, at 41 E. Church St. She said it’s important to preserve the past to better understand the present and future.

“It’s spectacular," said Ruth Gravely of Collinsville. She especially enjoyed seeing a photograph of a train wreck in Koehler in 1946, which happened when she was a teenager.

The proprietors and archivists of the museum, in a 9,000-square-foot, two-story leased building, are Carl deHart, Martinsville archivist and a retired reference librarian, and Desmond Kendrick, the archivist for Henry County, DeHart said.

“We’re hoping a lot of people will be able to see evidence of our past lives and the way we lived and worked,” deHart said. Also, he said he and Kendrick hope to provide historical education for young people.

They both displayed a bit of their historical knowledge as they showed few of the items on display.

Kendrick said there were tobacco farmers, plug tobacco manufacturers and country store owners among his relatives, and he tried to reflect their lifestyles, livelihoods and business ventures in the museum collections. There are photos of some of them and their businesses, such as Peyton Gravely, 1790-1864, co-founder of Gravely Tobacco Co. in Leatherwood.

Since tobacco was historically such a vital part of this region’s economy, there is a model of a barn for curing tobacco; photos of various tobacco warehouses in the area; “premiums” from tobacco companies that Kendrick received when he was growing up, such as cigarette cases and cigarette lighters; photos of tobacco industrialist R.J. Reynolds, first cousin of Kendrick’s paternal great-grandfather; and a tobacco pipe made from tobacco leaf.

Photos show Charles Ward Holt, founder of Holt Department Store, in the early 1900s; William Letcher Pannill, founder of Pannill Knitting Co., in 1925; and several businesses dating from the 1800s.

Advertisements include 1930s ads for Palmolive, Chesterfield and Bon Ami. One photo shows Martinsville twins Dorothy and Grace Alexander, who deHart said were photogenic and athletic and were selected in the 1940s to do a nationwide advertising campaign for Chesterfield cigarettes.

“They were treated like queens,” he said.

Among the other artifacts overlapping business, politics, public service and human interest are a photo of Thomas Bahnson Stanley Sr., 1890-1970, who grew up near Horsepasture. He was the governor of Virginia from 1954-58 and also served in the state House of Delegates and the House of Representatives. He started Stanley Furniture Co. in 1922 and married Anne Pocahontas Bassett, whose father, J.D. Bassett, was one of the six founders of Bassett Furniture Co. in 1902. The gloves and purse Anne Stanley wore at her husband’s inauguration as governor are on display.

There is a display on Dr. Drewry Mason, a prominent medical doctor in Ridgeway who served on the school board and for whom Drewry Mason High School (now an elementary school) was named. Personal family items, such as photos and Dr. Mason’s medical bag and stethoscope, are included.

A photo also shows Sally Katherine Cook Booker 1857-1944, was the first woman from Henry County to serve in the Virginia legislature (at age 69) and the third woman in Virginia to do so. She served two one-year terms.

Among the military memorabilia there is a photo of an unsung hero of World War II with local roots. Maj. Gen. Edwin Martin, 1894-1945, who grew up in Martinsville and was a military aide to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,. After FDR was briefed on the Germans’ attempts to develop an atomic bomb, he instructed Martin to do something right away. Martin instigated the Manhattan Project, which developed the U.S. atomic bomb at a cost of $2 billion, deHart said.

Other military memorabilia include awards and medals, a replica of a Civil War pistol, a World War I soldier’s hat and leg coverings and a World War II military recruitment poster.

As for the more ordinary daily lives of people, there are children’s toys; AM-only radios; old-timey projectors, fans, typewriters, telephones; a Victrola wind-up record player; bygone vehicles; and various household medicines and lotions.

Entertainment displays include sheet music of popular singers, such as Frank Sinatra, and a display on well known local musician Jim Eanes, a guitarist who was most known as a vocalist who played with Ralph Stanley. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe.

The museum has a local sports hall of fame of sorts, too, including a few locals who went on to prominence in the big leagues, as well as some well-known local teams. One photo shows Randy Hundley, from Bassett, jumping off the ground as he protests an umpire’s call in a pennant game between his team, the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Mets. J.C. Martin, a Drewry Mason High School graduate, played for the Mets in that game.

Another photo is of Henry Emmett Manush, who managed the Martinsville Athletics farm team and went on to play for major league clubs. He had a lifetime batting average of .330 with 2,524 hits, and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Admission to the museum is free. It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and by appointment. Donations will be accepted.

DeHart said that at present the museum is an a nonprofit, unfunded museum, which plans to apply for 501-3-C tax exempt status, and if that is approved, seek grants.

Gadget of the week: Gibson Earl Scruggs banjo from Land of the Lost

2009-07-30T08:53:00.001-05:00

Introducing the Gibson Earls Scruggs banjo as played by Will Ferrell’s eccentric palaeontologist Dr. Rick Marshall in new comedy Land of the Lost, out at UK cinemas from tomorrow.
And if you fancy strumming along on a banjo, the Gibson Earl Scruggs is a fantastic place to start. This five-string one is modelled on the personal Granada model played by bluegrass banjo legend Earl Scruggs and as such features nickel-plated hardware to look like the worn gold-plated hardware on Earl’s. Introduced into the Gibson family back in 1984, the triple-bound instrument (white/ black/ white) is made of figured maple, finished with hand-applied lacquer and boasts a gorgeous hearts and flowers pattern.

It’s not cheap at $3,999, but delivers on every level; and will even come in handy in spooky giant bug-infested caves in fantastical lands. Or so we’ve heard.

Shelby Welcome sign honoring Earl Scruggs

2009-07-28T16:08:00.001-05:00

House Resolution Introduced Honoring Lester Flatt

2009-07-09T14:00:00.001-05:00

I received an email from a friend that a resolution has been introduced into the US House of Representatives> Here is what I received:

U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis, has introduced a resolution honoring Lester Flatt. The number is H.Res.583 and can looked up on www.thomas.gov We have 11 cosponsors. We represent 24 counties in middle and east Tennessee, including White County and Sparta, Tennessee. Congressman Davis (as am I) is big bluegrass fan and wanted to recognize his life and contributions in this 30th year since his passing. I borrowed some from your site www.flatt-and-scruggs.com in drafting the resolution, and wanted to inform you of this.

Here is the contents of the resolution:

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. RES. 583
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2009
Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. SHULER, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. COBLE, Mr. TANNER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music.

Whereas Lester Flatt was born on June 19, 1914, in the region of Sparta, Tennessee;

Whereas Lester Flatt began playing guitar and singing in local churches at a young age;

Whereas Lester Flatt got his first break playing with Charlie Monroe and the Kentucky Pardners in North Carolina in the early 1940s;

Whereas in 1945, Lester Flatt was invited by Bill Monroe to play rhythm guitar and sing with Monroe's band on the Grand Ole Opry;

Whereas Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise, Howard Watts, and Bill Monroe are widely credited with the creation of bluegrass music through their band, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys;

Whereas Lester Flatt later joined with Earl Scruggs to create the band Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, which remains one of the most influential bands in bluegrass music;

Whereas in 1969, Lester Flatt parted with Scruggs to form the band Nashville Grass, with whom he performed until shortly before his death on May 11, 1979;

Whereas in 1991, Lester Flatt, along with Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs, became an inaugural member of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame; and

Whereas Lester Flatt is widely regarded as one of the greatest bluegrass musicians and singers of all time, writing dozens of songs that are considered bluegrass classics: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music.
An honor long overdue!

Martha White Theme Song

2009-06-26T13:17:00.002-05:00

Here is the Martha White Theme Song that the group always played on their shows:

Link

Earl to play at free concert -OCT. 2,3,4 San Francisco,CA

2009-06-24T08:13:00.001-05:00

Lester Flatt - b.June 19, 1914 d. May 11, 1979 - A Bluegrass Pioneer

2009-06-19T08:10:00.003-05:00

Lester Flatt—one of the reasons bluegrass music is successful today There are few guitarist/lead singers who are better known in bluegrass music than Lester Raymond Flatt—probably none. His long career with Earl Scruggs and earlier with Bill Monroe made him a legend. And his strong rhythm guitar playing helped make bluegrass music the identifiable entity that it is.
Lester Flatt was born near Sparta, Tennessee, June 19, 1914. He was one of nine children. Young Lester was taught by his father to play the drop-thumb frailing banjo but could never master it so he quit to divert his energies elsewhere. By age seven, he was playing guitar and singing in the church choir. He became well-known near his home for his singing at schools and church programs before he was ten. Later in life, when asked about his musical style, he said that the music he played was simply the same type of music that his family had taught him. As a member of the Blue Grass Quartet, singing Monroe’s gospel tunes was just an extension of what he’d been doing all along. As a teenager, Lester left to work as a rayon weaver at the Sparta Silk Mill, Sparta, North Carolina. In 1934, Lester and wife Gladys bought a home in Sparta for $350 down and $5 per month payments. When the mill shut down that fall, the Flatts moved to McMinnville, Tennessee. Before the year was out, however, they were both employed in Johnson City by a silk mill there. The next year found them with the mill in the different location near Roanoke, Virginia. The Flatts did a little local entertaining together as a duo, and there in Roanoke, Lester joined Charlie Scott’s Harmonizers, playing on WDBJ. Flatt’s bout with rheumatoid arthritis forced him to quit the mill and to pursue music on a more regular basis. Lester and Gladys Flatt moved to Burlington, North Carolina, in the fall of 1940, where Gladys worked for the huge Burlington Industries, and Lester joined veteran entertainer Clyde Moody on WBBB where he sang tenor to Moody and played mandolin with Moody’s band. Also, it was during this period when Flatt worked at the mill that he worked with Jim Hall and the Crazy Mountaineers. In 1943, Flatt played with Charlie Monroe’s Kentucky Pardners in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Flatt played mandolin with this band only because Charlie played the guitar; he wasn’t accomplished on the mandolin but got a pay raise from Charlie to do it. He had to sing tenor to Charlie (just like Charlie’s brother, Bill, had done in the Monroe Brothers duets). Even though Flatt’s voice was capable of this type of work, he didn’t like it, and upon leaving Charlie Monroe he vowed never to do it again. There at WSJS (Winston-Salem) they were recorded on a thirty-minute 16-inch disc—a transcription (this was before tape recording). The master disc was then duplicated and shipped to other radio stations allowing the artist to appear at two or more places at once. They played on the Noon-Day Jamboree which was broadcast over seven radio stations and brought tremendous appearance demand. This led to Charlie’s purchase of a huge tent which could seat 2,000 people. They would fill it twice almost every night. The band had seven people plus a tent crew. Although he usually played mandolin with the band, it was here that most of Flatt’s guitar playing became refined. As did Clyde Moody, Cleo Davis, Charlie Monroe and occasionally Zeke Morris, Flatt adopted that style which included a thumb pick and a steel pick on the index finger. Flatt played guitar bass runs and melodies with his thumbpick on the low strings while brushing the high strings with his first finger to add rhythm. After quitting the Kentucky Pardners, Bill Monroe offered Flatt a job as rhythm guitarist and lead singer with the Blue Grass Boys, which he accepted. Stringbean met him at the bus station in Nashville and ushered him around until performance time. They all played on the Opry that night with no rehearsal. This was March 1945 according to some sources. Flatt’s voice fit well with the Blue Grass Boys and Monroe, quick to recognize good talent in his band, began listing Flatt’s name on the labels. Out of the next nineteen singles which featured vocals, only three did not feature Flatt singing lead.
At Christmas of 1945, Earl Scruggs joined the Blue Grass Boys. According to Jake Lambert’s biography on Lester Flatt, “With the addition of Scruggs, Monroe’s band became one of the hottest groups working the Opry. Bill purchased a stretched automobile and they were on the road almost seven days a week. When they finished a Friday night show they would head for Nashville and the Opry. Most of the time they would leave as soon as the Opry was over and travel the rest of the night to do a Sunday matinee—maybe four hundred miles away. Flatt said that there were many times Gladys would bring his clothes to the Opry and he would never go home. For both Lester and Earl, the road seemed to be endless. The personnel of the Blue Grass Boys in 1946 and ‘47 were Monroe, Flatt, Scruggs, Chubby Wise and Howard Watts. This band would go down in bluegrass history as being probably the best ever assembled.”
Lance LeRoy, bluegrass enthusiast, band manager and well-respected Lester Flatt biographer, gave his opinion of bluegrass at its best, “Looking back on it all, I think it would require someone with extreme tunnel vision to dispute the viewpoint that bluegrass music was first introduced to the world there around Christmas of 1945 when Earl first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry with Bill and the Blue Grass Boys. I don’t buy this ‘bluegrass as we know it today’ cop-out. I regard it as being the first time bluegrass music was introduced to the world...PERIOD! It took Earl’s three-finger roll on the five-string banjo to supply the music’s single most distinguishing characteristic. The four other parts were already here; he added the fifth one that is absolutely essential if you are going to have bluegrass music. The sound of the banjo played with a three-finger roll has always symbolized ‘bluegrass’ to both fans and the general public as well. I doubt that any other of the instruments even come close.
“Now I’m certainly not suggesting that Earl created bluegrass music,” continued LeRoy, “but then again neither did any other one individual. Bill Monroe was the band leader and, as a Grand Ole Opry member, provided the forum. Whether through fate, blind luck or whatever, he assembled what I think is the first and the best group ever to play bluegrass. Nobody has been able to improve on it since. For all this, he richly deserves to be called the ‘Father of Bluegrass Music’. It’s one of those honorary titles that befits the role he played in that band. Bill Monroe has been symbolic of bluegrass music throughout the world for a long, long time. In reality, though, bluegrass had a number of fathers.”
They worked hard and made good money. The road was difficult and Earl was concerned about his mother back home. “I was fully determined to get out of music,” said Scruggs. “My cup was ‘runneth over’ with the aggravations of road life. I was going home. I think the reason Lester put off leaving was because he didn’t think I’d leave. When I left, that’s when he gave his notice.”
Earl quit the Blue Grass Boys in early 1948, followed within two weeks by Lester and Cedric. “When I got home, Lester called and said, ‘I don’t think we’d be happy going back into the mills. Let’s think about it.’ He said we could stay close around home if I wanted, so I could look after my mother.” Lester invested $3300 of his life savings into a car and a sound system and they were on their way.
Scruggs recalled, “We went to Danville, Virginia. Lester, Cedric Rainwater and myself. Jim Eanes was there. There were just the four of us and we were only there two or three weeks. We called Jim Shumate, wanting a fiddle player; he wanted us to come to Hickory (North Carolina) to work on a radio station there. He was working in a furniture store in Hickory and didn’t want to leave. We were there just a matter of weeks.” (Eanes didn’t make the trip.)
“Mac Wiseman called, wanting a job, and we told him we weren’t doing anything. He said he wasn’t, either, ‘Just sitting in the Shenandoah Valley, going crazy,’ he said. He came to Hickory to work with us and told us about WCYB. We contacted the radio station and moved to Bristol within a few days. That’s where we started making a living.” They got there “about the last of April, the first of May 1948.” Also there were the Stanley Brothers and Curley King with his band. It was here they were billed as Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys.
Lance LeRoy elaborated on the next stage of bluegrass music: the era of Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, “In their twenty-one years together, Flatt and Scruggs had more impact on the music, in my opinion, than anything that’s gone on before or since.” LeRoy, who knew Lester Flatt as well as anyone, continued to describe the situation, “They went their separate ways in early spring of 1948, neither one apparently with any immediate plan to continue playing music professionally.”
Some of the songs Flatt wrote through the years were “My Cabin in Caroline,” “Come Back Darling,” “I’ll Never Shed Another Tear,” “Down the Road,” “Head Over Heels in Love with You,” “Why Did You Wander,” “We’ll Meet Again, Sweetheart,” “I’m Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open,” “Bouquet in Heaven,” “God Loves His Children, “Get in Line, Brother,” “I’m Going to Make Heaven My Home,” “I’m Working on a Road to Gloryland,” “Be Ready for Tomorrow May Never Come,” “Little Girl [of Mine] in Tennessee,” “Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’,” “Cabin on the Hill” and “The Old Home Town.” He co-wrote “No Mother or Dad” with Curly Seckler.
The remainder of the history of Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys is discussed in the Earl Scruggs portion of this chapter. Lester and Earl split in 1969. Earl joined his sons in the Earl Scruggs Revue while Lester formed the Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass with Lance LeRoy as manager.
LeRoy spoke of how the departure of Earl Scruggs as Flatt’s partner presented Flatt with a serious dilemma: whether to continue in music or not. “But without Earl and his ‘security blanket’ at that crucial point and without the strength of Earl, who was such an enormous presence, I honestly believe that Flatt would have retired with a gold watch from the (textile) mill in Covington, Virginia, where he had worked, or the one in Sparta, Tennessee, where he had worked at one time, too.” LeRoy explained that Lester cared little about the business end of the band—even in personnel problems with his band members. He left those problems to Earl and Louise Scruggs (manager), and later to LeRoy when LeRoy became Flatt’s manager. Without Earl and Louise’s business sense, Flatt probably would not have ventured into a band of his own. But Flatt could rely on LeRoy to handle those things in 1969. “I’ve always felt that Earl’s role in the total picture of Flatt and Scruggs’ career was underplayed and certainly Louise never got more than a fraction of the credit she should have,” told LeRoy. “She handled their business just exactly the way it should have been done for more than fifteen years.”
Now in Flatt’s Nashville Grass were Flatt (guitar), Roland White (mandolin), Vic Jordan (banjo, he left Bill Monroe’s band to join the Grass), Paul Warren (fiddle), Josh Graves (Dobro®) and Jake Tullock (bass).
By 1972, the banjo player for Flatt’s Nashville Grass was Haskell McCormick. Josh Graves quit the Nashville Grass and joined the Earl Scruggs Revue for a couple of years. Marty Stuart joined Flatt’s band as guitarist Labor Day weekend. He was twelve. He moved in with Flatt’s family, toured, and continued his schooling by correspondence.
In a 1980 interview, Marty Stuart described his time with Lester and Gladys and the band. “As I look back on it today, I realize that I have been one of the most richly blessed people in the world, being able to get my start with such a past master as Lester Flatt. I mean, going over the whole realm of music from every respect, to me, Lester Flatt was the greatest. He started me out in a very dignified way and there is no way that I could have ever repaid him... When I go on stage to do my show, I’ll always go back to how Lester would have done it. He was always point ‘A’ in my life and when I think I have got above that, I’ll always go back to Flatt. Just like going back to your alma mater.”
In 1979, while Lester Flatt was recovering from a visit to the hospital, Flatt asked Curly Seckler to take over the band while he recuperated. LeRoy recalled that “Lester’s whole manner changed a lot in those last couple of years and by then he’d totally lost interest in what the band sounded like and so forth, and it showed. But his mind and his perception never wavered. I talked with him in his hospital room on the Sunday before he died, the following Friday, about a contracted festival appearance that was a month away. A big tear rolled down his cheek and he turned his head away quickly and said in a barely audible whisper, ‘I don’t think I’ll ever play another one.’ After all the years and all the good times, that was awfully hard on me emotionally, and it shocked me into finally realizing that this is it.”
Earl visited Flatt in the hospital before he died. That meant a lot to Lester. LeRoy described Earl’s visit, “Earl gave Lester his flowers while he was living. Any fellow Flatt and Scruggs fan will know immediately what I have reference to.” In the instance Earl visited Lester when he could barely talk above a whisper, Earl stayed with him for more than an hour. When LeRoy tells of the visit to all who ask, he considers it “One of my most memorable moments throughout it all.” Earl described the visit to Lester’s bedside, “I went to see Lester—I don’t know how many days it was before he passed away, but he was really in bad shape. He was in the Baptist Hospital here in Nashville. He could hardly talk loud enough for me to tell what he was sayin’. He wanted to know if we could play some reunion dates together. And my answer immediately was, ‘Lester, number one, I want you to get well. Number two, yes we’ll play dates together when you get well. But my biggest concern now is for you to get more strength and get to feelin’ better; then we’ll talk about doin’ reunions. So that was kind of the way it was left.” Lester Flatt never recovered—he died after an extensive period of sickness.
Lester Flatt died on May 11th, 1979. The Nashville Grass became a partnership with all members as equal partners. Soon Seckler and Nixon became the leaders of the group until Nixon’s health failed about 1981. Then the band became Curly Seckler and the Nashville Grass .

Scruggs makes uptown appearance for documentary

2009-06-19T08:04:00.002-05:00

Camera locked and loaded, Duane Heafner approached one of his musical inspirations.
Earl Scruggs, award-winner and icon to most bluegrass players, was only a few dozen feet away.
Heafner stood near the historic court square Thursday, hoping to nab just a moment with the Cleveland County native and revolutionary banjo stylist.
Scruggs, seen alongside cameras and at least half a dozen followers, came to Shelby to film parts of an intro film to be shown at Destination Cleveland County's Earl Scruggs Center: Music and Stories of the Carolina Foothills.
"This is sort of the setup for the courthouse piece," said museum planner Cissy Anklam.
Other shots in the short film will include "B-roll" material around town.
"Shots of him walking down the sidewalk," Anklam said as an example.
Scruggs will likely rest up for Friday's concert after filming completes, DCC Chair Brownie Plaster said.
Heafner said he didn't have tickets to Scruggs' hometown show, but hoped to land some before the legend took center stage at Malcolm Brown Auditorium.
"We're just so excited," Emily Epley, DCC executive director, told The Star earlier this year following the announcement Scruggs would return.
"Last time he came, the response from the community was tremendous. The tickets sold out extremely fast."
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Scruggs Center, slated to be completed in late 2011.
Scruggs has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and by the Country Music Hall of Fame as well as a host of other music organizations. In 2008, he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame at a special invitation-only ceremony.

Banjo player earns spot in Hall of Fame

2009-06-12T09:57:00.000-05:00

Eric Ellis drove an asphalt truck for the N.C. Department of Transportation yesterday to help fix a road that had washouts from the heavy rains.

Today, he'll be down from his truck. He'll trade his work tools for a banjo and take center stage as he's inducted into the 2009 class of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame in Wilkesboro.

"It's kind of hard to find the words (to describe how I feel) because of the company of the musicians," Ellis said. "I feel very humbled by it."

Ellis, who lives in Wilkes County's Mount Pleasant community, is being inducted in the category of sideman and regional musician. Other artists being inducted during tonight's concert and ceremony at the Walker Center are Ralph and Carter Stanley, Ola Belle Reed, Arthur Smith, Mike Seeger and The Primitive Quartet.

Ellis' cousin, David Johnson, was inducted into last year's inaugural class and will welcome Ellis into the Hall of Fame tonight. Johnson showed Ellis the finger roll patterns when Ellis was starting to learn banjo 35 years ago.

Other than that, Ellis learned from watching television and listening to records, developing a blistering bluegrass style he displays frequently at the Hometown Opry in North Wilkesboro. He's scheduled to play there today. The Hometown Opry starts at 7 a.m. Fridays at Main Street Music & Pawn (formerly Minton's Music and Pawn).

Ellis has a large regional following, and has also played with well-known artists Tony Rice, Bobby Hicks and Jimmy Gaudreau.

Banjo legend Earl Scruggs was also a great teacher for Ellis, who never played with him, but learned from his records. In 1996, when Scruggs was accepting an award in Raleigh, Scruggs wouldn't play because he claimed to be out of practice. The organizers had Ellis do the honors. "I had to stand there and play in front of him," Ellis said. "It was nerve wracking, but I wouldn't have taken a million dollars for it."

Now Ellis joins the company of Scruggs, who was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame last year. The Hall of Fame is in the Wilkes Heritage Museum.

Also performing tonight will be members of the family of the late Ola Belle Reed, a songwriter who was born in Ashe County's Grassy Creek community.

The ceremony will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. For more information, visit www.walkercenteronline.org or call 336-838-6260.

Watch Eric Ellis perform a solo during a show with David Peterson, Mickey Boles and Ron Shuffler at the Lester Flatt Memorial Bluegrass Festival at LINK

Bricktown readies for pickin’, grinnin’ at American Banjo Museum

2009-06-08T07:56:00.002-05:00

Banjos should be playing in Bricktown, an area near downtown oaklahoma City, in about 90 days as work wraps up on a $2 million renovation of a century-old warehouse at 9 E Sheridan Ave.

Johnny Baier, director of the American Banjo Museum, admits the journey so far has had its share of surprises, including a report by a surprised structural engineer that the building hadn’t collapsed long ago.

"The north and south walls were not attached to the building and apparently never were,” Baier said. "They were in danger of collapsing. It wasn’t until we took out the interior finish that the problem became clear. That meant about a $60,000 fix to attach these front and back walls.”

Baier credits industrialist Jack Canine for backing a "proper” renovation of the warehouse, which will include exhibits far more sophisticated than the do-it-yourself displays that were built by museum volunteers for its current home in Guthrie.

"For what we were able to accomplish there with no budget for building or exhibits, just enough to pay for a small staff, Mr. Canine saw what we were able to do and was impressed with what we did the past few years,” Baier said.

Being able to spend $350,000 on exhibits, Baier said the project "far exceeds” any dreams the museum board had when they started planning a move to Oklahoma City.

The warehouse’s makeover has been extensive: crews reopened bricked-in windows and painted the exterior red — a color more in keeping with the building’s history.

The entry steps were changed, as well, allowing people to walk straight into the museum instead of the old side steps. Those touring the inside can get a glimpse of where a replica of a Shakey’s restaurant — pizza parlors that sparked a revival in banjo music about 40 years ago — will be on display. The elevator is already in place to take visitors to the second floor, which will include more exhibits and a performance stage.

Construction crews are hoping to finish work by June 30 with staff moving into the building as early as mid-July.

Surprises in store
More surprises are expected with the grand opening, which Baier said is "set in stone” for Sept. 10-14. Even Baier doesn’t know who will show up, since the participation of big names, such as Earl Scruggs, will depend on whether they already have paying gigs that week.
"We’re not willing to pay what it costs ... we can’t,” Baier said. "But they’re all interested in being here.”

Baier said banjo enthusiasts nationwide visited Bricktown and toured the future museum home. Many were pleased with the museum’s new neighborhood, Baier said, and other guests were thrilled to encounter unexpected banjo performances in area restaurants and hotel lobbies.

Jim Cowan, director of the Bricktown Association, believes the museum, combined with the Academy of Contemporary Music opening across the street, will transform the district’s brand and image.

He and Baier look forward to what the two organizations might do together, and to music becoming a more integral part of everyday life in Bricktown.

"This is a dream for them to come in, buy this building and have such strong financial support that they can do the building right and pay tribute to its history,” Cowan said.

"It will mean a lot to have a museum in Bricktown, and the tourism and motor coaches it will bring to Bricktown is significant — the restaurants will love it. The museum really adds a new dynamic to Bricktown.”

Benefit Earl Scruggs Fundraiser June 19th

2009-06-08T07:49:00.003-05:00

A benefit-fund raiser, Earl Scruggs - Home Again! is scheduled for June 19th at 7:30 PM at the Malcolm Brown Auditorium in Shelby, NC's high school. Tickets are available on line through etix.com. Please visit Destination Cleveland County for more information, tickets and updates.Link

Music City Walk of Fame

2009-06-04T11:18:00.001-05:00

Sam Bush (left), Pam Tillis, Earl Scruggs, Steve Cropper, Megan Mullins and Gunnar Nelson at the announcement of the Music City Walk of Fame
Photo Credit: Marilu White

Pickin' Performance

2009-06-04T11:16:00.003-05:00

Earl Scruggs performs onstage at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 25, 2009.
Photo Credit: Paul Butterfield/Getty Images

Earl Scruggs in Nashville

2009-06-04T11:12:00.001-05:00

Earl Scruggs walks the red carpet at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on May 17, 2009.

N.C. Music Hall of Fame to Open Soon

2009-05-27T12:16:00.003-05:00

It took nearly 10 years, but the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame found its home at the "home of science."

Located in the old Kannapolis jailhouse, the hall of fame honors musicians, singers, songwriters and producers from the Old North State who have made contributions to American music.

Invited guests to a special reception, hosted by California music mogul Mike Curb, got a sneak peek inside the hardwood-floored showroom Thursday. Exhibits showcased musical artists from all genres with North Carolina roots -- artists like Randy Travis, Andy Griffith, Ben Folds, Thelonius Monk and Earl Scruggs.

And there are some big names enshrined here: Famed fiddler Charlie Daniels, beach music croners Billy Scott and the Chairmen of the Board, big band leader Kay Kiser and opera singer Victoria Livengood.

Even its curator, Eddie Ray is a music pioneer himself.

Ray, 83, from Franklin, N.C., worked his way up through the label system from assistant shipping clerk to becoming the first African-American vice-president of Capitol Records.

"I've always been interested in music history and in honoring the legacy of these artists," Ray said.

In this small-statured, soft-spoken man lives a wealth of music history. Ray has signed and promoted some of the biggest names in music. He brought Pink Floyd from the United Kingdom for Capital Records.

He promoted jazz and R&B piano player and songwriter Fats Domino for Imperial Records. Ray said he would pitch Domino to country music stations, saying "he was the next Louis Armstrong."

"He (Fats Domino) was the first crossover artist before there ever was such a thing," Ray said, with a smile.

Ray, as a music executive, signed Curb when he was 16 years old in the 1960s. Since then, the duo have been working together in the music industry. Curb went on to head MGM Records and then started Curb Records, a major country music label.

Curb's foundation is backing the hall of fame, which has struggled in past years to find a permanent home for its collection.

Doug Croft, an executive with the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce, dreamed up the idea of a music hall of fame back in the 1990s.

He said he began reading a music book published by "Rolling Stone" and recognizing musicians that had North Carolina roots.

"You've heard of all the big ones, like Charlie Daniels," said Croft, "so I made a list of all artists, producers and writers from North Carolina."

At the same time, he saw an ad for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in a Reader's Digest and he thought North Carolina needed the same thing.

In 1999, the hall of fame organization was formed and the group inducted its first class -- which included The Chairmen of the Board, Loonis McGlohan, and promoter Bill Griffin.

"Bill Griffin was the one that made Greensboro a major between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. for Motown groups at the time," said Bill Kopald, chairman of hall of fame's board of directors.

Kopald is a former local news anchor who lives in Greensboro. He got involved with the music hall of fame in 1999. At that time, the group tried to get a museum opened to show the memorabilia the group had collected.

"Lots of places were interested -- Thomasville, Greensboro, High Point," Kopald said. "But no one stepped forward."

Croft said the group was pretty active in promoting the idea of a physical hall of fame, but, soon, with no takers, the group went on hiatus, he said.

Until about a couple of years ago, when Kopald got a call from Eddie Ray.

"He said, 'We've heard about you and talking about you,'" Kopald said. "He was calling on behalf of Mike Curb."

Being from North Carolina, Ray thought there needed to be a place to honor the artists, promoters and producers from the state that made an impact on music.

Curb and Ray both are interested in music history, and Curb is good friends with Dole Food Company owner David Murdock.

"Mike talked with Mr. Murdock, and we got a 10-year lease for $1 a year," Kopald said.

The Curb Family Foundation backed the hall of fame, putting up the money to renovate the old jail building in Kannapolis -- a process that took the better part of two years.

"When you get people together that share the same passion, the same interests, that's when things get done," Kopald said. "We're in a good location here. This is a part of Kannapolis -- the old mill town rising from the ashes."

Part of the mission of the hall of fame is to honor artists; the other part is education.

Once the museum opens full time, Ray said the plan is to hire interns to help with music research and build a digital archive of songs and interviews with native artists.

"We believe we should preserve these," Ray said. "This is more than just a physical site."

The music hall of fame is expected to open to the public by June 1.

Earl Scruggs to Play at Rockygrass! July,25

2009-05-22T06:54:00.000-05:00

Country Music Pioneer Everett Lilly of Clear Creek to Receive 2009 Vandalia Award on May 23

2009-05-19T17:14:00.002-05:00

Charleston, WV (HNN) -- The Vandalia Award, West Virginia’s highest folklife honor, will be presented to state, national and international musical pioneer, talented performer and ambassador of traditional mountain culture, Everett Lilly of Clear Creek, Raleigh County, on Saturday, May 23, as part of the 33rd annual Vandalia Gathering. The award will be given to Lilly during a 6:30 p.m. ceremony and concert in the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater in the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston. Lilly and his band Everett Lilly and the Lilly Mountaineers also will perform during the concert. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History presents the Vandalia Award annually to a West Virginian who has made outstanding contributions to the continuation of the state’s folk heritage. The20award recognizes lifetime achievement in the performance, creation or perpetuation of West Virginia traditional arts. The Vandalia Gathering, an annual three-day festival of traditional arts and folk heritage, is celebrated Memorial Day weekend at the Culture Center and the State Capitol grounds. More than 40,000 people attend the three-day festival each year.

Everett, with his late brother “B,” traveled the world, performing and promoting their bluegrass musical roots. Known as the Lilly Brothers and playing with neighbor Don Stover, the group spread the word about the down-home music to New England and later, in the 1970s, to Japan, where they were the first professional bluegrass band to perform in the country.

One of seven children, Everett began singing with brother B at an early age, mostly at the local Methodist church, where their father played the pump organ. They also spent time with various musicians in the region and soon became interested in recording and radio musicians of their time, including Mainer’s Mountaineers, the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers and the Carter Family, to name a few. They began to visit churches, schools, shows, radio stations and theaters to perform. While still teenagers, they were on WCHS radio’s Old Farm Hour in Charleston.

In 1948, they joined the Saturday night Wheeling Jamboree on WWVA. Their work was broadcast to New England and Canada over the radio station’s powerful signal.

In 1951 Everett joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in the popular Foggy Mountain Boys band, eventually recording 14 songs with the group. In approximately one year though, Everett received an invitation to form a band in Boston with fiddler, Tex Logan, whom he’d known from his time in Wheeling. Everett, B and Stover moved north and played under the name the Confederate Mountaineers. Soon they had a steady job playing at the Hillbilly Ranch, on the edge of Boston’s entertainment district.

By the 1960s, the group, calling itself the Lilly Brothers, became part of a folk music revival, traveling and playing in New England and the Midwest. In the early 1970s, after the death of his 16-year-old son Jiles in a car accident, Everett moved back to West Virginia.

In the last 30 years, Everett has performed with his other sons in the bands Clear Creek Crossing and the Lilly Mountaineers, occasionally joined by B, until his death in 2005.

The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Hall of Fame in 2002 and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Everett’s recording Everybody and Their Brother, was named the IBMA Recorded Event of the Year in 2008.

Everett Lilly is the 29th recipient of the Vandalia Award. He will be featured in the Summer 2009 issue of Goldenseal, the magazine of West Virginia Traditional Life. For more information about the Vandalia Gathering or the Vandalia Award, contact Jacqueline Proctor, deputy commissioner for the Division, at (304) 558-0220.

Music history exhibit celebrates innovators

2009-05-18T11:24:00.001-05:00

Golden East Crossing mall in Rocky Mount, NC is featuring a music history exhibit at the mall through the end of the month.

The collection — Rhythm & Roots, Southern Music — is a display of instruments and information dedicated to the music and musicians of the South. It is located in the space near PacSun and is free to view. The exhibit focuses on traditional music forms from the South, such as blues, country and gospel, and it highlights transplanted music from Asian, Caribbean, Latino and Native American communities. Rhythm & Roots comes from the Southern Arts Federation, a coalition of state arts agencies across the South, as a traveling exhibit.

“Rhythm & Roots is a tribute to all of the musical forms that come together to create the Southern sound,” Southern Arts Federation Executive Director Gerrie Combs said in a statement.

The exhibit recognizes musicians such as Thomas A. Dorsey, Charley Patton, Arnold Schultz, Dewitt “Snuffy” Jenkins and Earl Scruggs — deemed “early innovators” for their pioneering types of music.

The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Flatt and Scruggs Collection Photos

2009-05-18T08:35:00.005-05:00

I wanted to let everyone see photos from the Flatt and Scruggs exhibit I displayed a couple of years ago at the Josh Graves fundraiser in Tarrant Alabama. If anyone wants me to exhibit my collection at a festival, etc. in the greater Alabama area please let me know.

I wanted to let everyone see photos from the Flatt and Scruggs exhibit I displayed a couple of years ago at the Josh Graves fundraiser in Tarrant Alabama. If anyone wants me to exhibit my collection at a festival, etc. in the greater Alabama area please let me know.

Curly Seckler and Tennessee Mafia Jug Band tape Song of the Mountains

2009-05-14T17:00:00.000-05:00

Marion, VA -- Bluegrass music legend Curly Seckler along with regular Grand Ole Opry performers, the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band will headline the next Song of the Mountains concert in Marion, Virginia at the Lincoln Theatre on May 16th. Also on the show that evening will be the bands Constant Change, and Jett’s Creek. Comedy relief will be provided by Arizona native Gary Crain who impersonates dozens of popular performers past and present and will provide some musical humor as well.
Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler began his career in music in 1935, performing with his brothers on WSTP radio in Salisbury, NC. In 1939 he hit the big time, when Charlie Monroe recruited him to sing harmony in his new band after the breakup of the Monroe Brothers. Curly worked several stints with Charlie Monroe early in his career. He also teamed with various other bluegrass pioneers, including Jim and Jesse McReynolds, Mac Wiseman, The Sauceman Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers. In 1949 Curly joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys, as tenor singer and mandolinist. Except for a couple of brief absences, he remained with Flatt & Scruggs until 1962. During that time he recorded well over 100 songs with them, including many of their best known and most popular hits ("Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," "Salty Dog Blues," I'll Stay Around," "I'll Go Stepping Too," "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke," etc.). Curly Seckler is regarded as one of the best tenor singers ever in bluegrass, and in 2004 he was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Honor

Earl plays at Stagecoach Country music festival.

2009-05-14T16:58:00.000-05:00

More than 40,000 people and their collapsible campfire chairs crammed onto the Empire Polo Field in Indio this weekend for the third annual Stagecoach country music festival.

Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire, Little Big Town and Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker all turned in standout performances on the Mane Stage, while rebel rock from the likes of the Charlie Daniels Band and Reverend Horton Heat packed 'em at the tented Palomino Stage.

Kevin Costner also turned up, with his new band Modern West, while 85-year-old bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs made another appearance on the Mustang Stage.

Curly Seckler Joins Stepson Johnny Warren for CD Release Party

2009-05-14T16:56:00.000-05:00

Curly Seckler joined his stepson Johnny Warren at the Station Inn to celebrate the release of the new CD, A Tribute to Fiddlin' Paul Warren. The CD features Johnny playing a superb collection of old-time fiddle tunes he learned from his dad, the legendary Paul Warren, on the fiddle that Paul used for most of his tenure as a member of the Foggy Mountain Boys and the Nashville Grass. The Station Inn CD release party will feature Johnny Warren on fiddle, Charlie Cushman on banjo, Kent "Superman" Blanton on bass, and special guest Curly Seckler. Additional special guests will likely appear as well. For more information, visit: www.stationinn.com The new CD is available from: www.charliecushman.com, Ernest Tubb Records, County Sales, and other fine retailers.

Earl Scruggs returns home for concert

2009-05-14T16:53:00.001-05:00

It's been almost two years since Earl Scruggs performed in front of a hometown crowd.
That's about to change. Scruggs, credited with revolutionizing and popularizing the banjo, will return to Malcolm Brown Auditorium June 19th. Tickets go on sale Thursday.
"We're just so excited," Emily Epley, executive director for Destination Cleveland County, told The Star earlier this year following the announcement Scruggs would re-turn. "Last time he came, the response from the community was tremendous. The tickets sold out extremely fast."
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Earl Scruggs Center: Music and Stories of the Carolina Foothills, slated to be completed in late 2011.
Scruggs has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and by the Country Music Hall of Fame as well as a host of other music organizations. In 2008, he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame at a special invitation-only ceremony.
Tickets will be made available beginning at 9 a.m. at First National Bank, 1338 E. Dixon Blvd., and online at destinationclevelandcounty.org. Prices range from $45 for the main floor, $35 for the second tier and $25 for balcony seats.

Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration in Sparta, Tennessee

2009-05-14T16:47:00.002-05:00

Sparta, Tennessee, home of bluegrass legend Lester Flatt, will celebrate the icon's memory with a special event on the city's Liberty Square on Saturday, May 23rd beginning at 11:00am.
In 2007 the Tennessee State Legislature declared the 4th Saturday in May to be "Official Bluegrass Day in Tennessee" and in keeping with the branding of Sparta, Tennessee as "Bluegrass U.S.A.", the city will host its annual event, Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration beginning this year on May 23rd. Sparta, Tennessee has a rich bluegrass heritage and is not only the home of Lester Flatt but also the home of Benny Martin, Blake Williams (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass, Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, Williams & Clark Expedition), Josh Swift (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver) and many more great musicians and luthiers. It is also home to Oldham's Theater where Lester Flatt first watched the movie "Bonnie & Clyde", that featured Flatt & Scruggs' Grammy award winning "Foggy Mountain Breakdown".
In 2002, the City of Sparta erected a monument on the city's square in honor of Lester Flatt and another special presentation will take place this year as well. "We are proud of our heritage and the contributions Sparta citizens have made in the past to Bluegrass music and want to not only acknowledge that, but also recognize the people who are continuing to make contributions today", stated Sparta's mayor, Tommy Pedigo.

Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration will take place in Sparta, Tennessee on Saturday, May 23rd and will feature food and craft booths from local vendors as well as a classic car show and of course, bluegrass music. The event will begin at 11:00am and is free to the public. Bluegrass music will begin on the main stage in front of the historic Oldham's Theater at 2:30pm and will feature music by Sparta's own Williams & Clark Expedition, 2-time SPBGMA "Entertaining Group of the Year" Nothin' Fancy, and 7-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Rhonda Vincent. Sparta, Tennessee is centrally located 12 miles south of I-40 (Exit 288) between Nashville and Knoxville. For more information on Sparta, TN and Liberty Square: A Lester Flatt Celebration, including a complete schedule of performances, please visit www.SpartaTN.com or call 931-808-8083.

Bluegrass in Wilkes draws a crowd - Curly Seckler

2009-05-14T16:40:00.002-05:00

Top performers in bluegrass and country music filled the stage Saturday for the third annual Festival on the Lake at W. Kerr Scott's Forest Edge Community Amphitheatre.
The festival was a benefit for Rendezvous Mountain State Forest Educational Park, and was sponsored by Friends of Rendezvous Mountain.
Some 300 to 400 people, including folks from all over North Carolina and surrounding states, were on hand throughout the day, according to Jennifer Michael, a member of Friends of Rendezvous and one of the main organizers. Many stayed in local motels and hotels, while others brought campers and used the reservoir's facilities.
Ms. Michael said she was pleased with the festival, that attendance was up from last year. She noted that there were more venders, particularly food venders, to serve festival-goers.
Though a forecast of rain probably deterred some folks from coming, advanced ticket sales were strong, she said.
The last two acts of the evening, Big Country Bluegrass Band and bluegrass legend Curley Seckler, brought out the largest crowd, Ms. Michael said. Big Country performed at 7:45 and Seckler hit the stage at 8:30, performing with Big Country.
Seckler, a native of China Grove who now lives near Nashville, Tenn., sang tenor and played mandolin as one of the Foggy Mountain Boys with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs between 1949 and 1962. The 89-year-old Seckler participated in recording some of the group's classic material, including "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" and "Salty Dog Blues."
Seckler is a member of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
Big Country's members hail from Virginia and North Carolina. The band, which headlined the festival last year, has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and other major venues. Ms. Michael noted that a large contingent of bluegrass enthusiasts from Virginia filled seats at the festival, drawn there by Big Country.
Music for the festival began at noon and continued through the afternoon and into the night. Emcee for the stage was Harrold Mitchell and the sound was handled by Tim Varner.
Among others performing were Elkville String Band, a local group; Roy McMillan and the High Country Boys, Heather Berry and Tony Mabe and R.G. Absher and Extra Measure, another local band.
R.G. Absher and Extra Measure opened the festival for the second year in a row. All groups, including Seckler and Big Country, performed both in the afternoon and at night.
A tribute to Gray Parsons was held at 4:50 p.m. Parsons was a volunteer fireman who died of a heart attack as he answered a fire call in February. He was a big bluegrass fan and a supporter of the Friends of Rendezvous, Ms. Michael said.
The tribute, which included a gospel song, honored him for his support, she said. Because Parsons was a member of the state forest service, other members of the forest service were present Saturday for the tribute.
Millers Creek and Champion firemen directed parking and provided assistance throughout the festival, she noted.
All funds from the concert are being used for Rendezvous Mountain State Park and the work of the Friends of Rendezvous Mountain for the park, Ms. Michael said. Though accounting hasn't been completed and some donations are still coming in, it appears that some $2,000 to $3,000 was raised, with tickets at $15 each.
The money will be used to improve Rendezvous, which is a forest park providing education. Ms. Michael commented that Rendezvous is a major community asset, located in one of Wilkes County's most scenic areas.

Makin' Music: Bluegrass will fill the air at Jomeokee Campground, near Pilot Mountain

2009-05-14T16:37:00.001-05:00

The Jomeokee Campground and Music Park at the base of Pilot Mountain looks a lot like it did when bluegrass legend Lester Flatt owned it.

The bathhouses and concession stands that Flatt built still remain. The nearly 100-acre park has retained its natural beauty.

And these days, the music is back.

This weekend, the campground will be home to a bluegrass festival that is reminiscent in sound and spirit to the festival that Flatt used to hold on the property until his death in 1979.

The Jomeokee Traditional Music Festival will be at Flatt's old music park on Friday and Saturday. The lineup will include musicians with deep roots in this musically fertile area, such as Rex McGee, and national acts, such as Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice.

Flatt, one of the most influential guitarists and singers in country and bluegrass music, is best known for the music he made with Flatt and Scruggs. Flatt started having festivals at the campground in 1974. A year later, he bought the property, renamed it Lester Flatt's Bluegrass Park and continued his annual festival, which drew thousands of people.

He sold the campground to Alan Pace in December of 1979 with one provision.

"The agreement at the time he sold it was that he would have one final farewell festival," said Pace, who still owns the campground.

Flatt died of heart failure a few months before his final festival.

Pace renamed it Jomeokee, which means "Great Guide" or "Pilot" in the language of the Sauras, an American Indian tribe that lived in the area.

"It's the prettiest view of Pilot Mountain in the country," Pace said.

The campground was home to a few beach-music festivals as well as radio station WTQR's annual reunion, but those ended several years ago.

Pace's son, Tom, and Ralph McGee, a King musician, revived the idea of having a bluegrass festival at the campground. This year's festival is the fourth.

"It's still in its building stages, for sure," said McGee, who owns King Music Center. "We're still developing it and letting it grow as it will."

The music will begin Friday at 5 p.m. on a stage near the original stage where Flatt and other bluegrass legends once picked.

As with other bluegrass festivals with camping, some of the best music will be played in the campground until the early-morning hours.

McGee said that the festival usually draws about 1,000 people. The atmosphere, he said, is family friendly.