Kurz-Bios:
Der Gitarrist und Sänger Lester Flatt, der von Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys kam, wurde am 19. Juni 1914 in Overtone County, Tennessee, als Lester Raymond Flatt geboren und verstarb am 11. Mai 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee. Sein Partner, der Banjospieler und Sänger Earl Scruggs wurde am 6. Jänner 1924 in Shelby, North Carolina, als Earl Eugene Scruggs geboren und verstarb am 28. März 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee. Im Jahre 1948 gründeten Flatt und Scruggs die Foggy Mountain Boys, die bei der Gründung neben ihnen aus Paul Warren, Fiddle, Uncle Josh Graves (Burkett Howard Graves), Dobro, Cousin Jake Tullock (English Pierce Tullock Jr.), Kontrabass, und Curly Seckler (John Ray Seckler), Mandoline, bestanden. Die Besetzung änderte sich aber in der Folge mehrmals.
Flatt & Scruggs auf 45 RPM-Single:
MERCURY
04 49 ?? 50....6181X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart (YW2033)/My Cabin In Caroline (YW2034)
07 49 ?? 50....6200X45.....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Baby Blue Eyes (YW2607)/Bouquet In Heaven (YW2608)
01 50....6230X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime (YW2666)/I'll Never Shed Another Tear (YW2662)
03 50....6247X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Foggy Mountain Breakdown (YW2665)/No Mother Or Dad (YW2663)
06 50....6268X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..So Happy I'll Be (YW2667)/Is It Too Late Now (YW2664)
10 50....6287X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..My Little Girl In Tennessee (YW2668)/I'll Never Love Another (YW2669)
01 51....6302X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Cora Is Gone (YW7059)/MASTERS FAMILY..That Little Old Country Church House (YW2208)
COLUMBIA - C&W
01 51....4-20777....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Come Back Darling/I’m Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling
MERCURY
03 51....6317X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Take Me In A Lifeboat (YW7066)/Pain In My Heart (YW7061)
05 51....6333X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Farewell Blues (YW7064)/Doin’ My Time (YW7057)
COLUMBIA - C&W
05 51....4-20805....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..I'm Head Over Heels In Love (ZSP 6377)/We Can't Be Darlings Any More (ZSP 6378)
07 51....4-20830....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Jimmie Brown, The News Boy/Somehow Tonight
08 51....4-20854....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Don't Get Above Your Raisin'/I've Lost You
11 51....4-20886....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Earl's Breakdown (ZSP 8896)/’Tis Sweet To Be Remembered (ZSP 8894)
MERCURY
12 51....6372-X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..I’ll Just Pretend (7068-2)/Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (7062-1)
COLUMBIA - C&W
03 52....4-20915....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Get In Line Brother (If You Want To Go Home) (ZSP 8900)/Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go (ZSP 8901)
MERCURY
05 52....6396-X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Old Salty Dog Blues (7065)/Pike County Breakdown (7058)
COLUMBIA - C&W
06 52....4-20957....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Old Home Town (ZSP 9879)/I'll Stay Around (ZSP 9880)
08 52....4-21002....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Over The Hills To The Poorhouse (ZSP 8898)/My Darling's Last Goodbye (ZSP ?????)
11 52....4-21043....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..I'm Lonesome And Blue (ZSP 8897)/I'm Gonna Settle Down (ZSP 8895)
MERCURY
11 52....70016-X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and the Foggy Mountain Boys..Will The Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping) (YW7067)/Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’ (YW7060)
12 52....70064-X45....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Back To The Cross (YW7063)/God Loves His Children (YW2031)
COLUMBIA - C&W
12 52....4-21054....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Flint Hill Special (ZSP 12684)/Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) (ZSP 12685)
OKEH
02 53....4-18004....THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN QUARTET..Reunion In Heaven (ZSP 12694)/Pray For The Boys (ZSP 12695)
COLUMBIA - C&W
04 53....4-21091....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Why Did You Wander?/Thinking About You
06 53....4-21125....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..If I Should Wander Back Tonight (ZSP 12692)/Dear Old Dixie (ZSP 12693)
08 53....4-21147-s....Vocal: Lester Flatt, Quartet with String Band Acc. ..LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..I'm Workin' On A Road (To Glory Land) (ZSP 7200)/Vocal: Lester Flatt, Everett Lilly with String Band Acc. ..LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..He Took Your Place (ZSP 7201)
10 53....4-21179....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..I'll Go Steppin' Too (ZSP 15476)/Foggy Mountain Chimes (ZSP 15458)
02 54....4-21209-s....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come (ZSP 15467)/Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep (ZSP 15464)
COLUMBIA - HALL OF FAME SERIES
04 54....4-52009....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) (ZSP 12685)/’Tis Sweet To Be Remembered (ZSP 8894) (21054/20886)
04 54....4-52010....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Flint Hill Special (ZSP 12684)/Earl's Breakdown (ZSP 8896) (21054/20886)
COLUMBIA - C&W
05 54....4-21248....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Someone Took My Place With You (ZSP 15459)/I'd Rather Be Alone (ZSP 15457)
09 54....4-21295....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Foggy Mountain Special (ZSP 32169)/You're Not A Drop In The Bucket (ZSP 32167)
COLUMBIA - HALL OF FAME SERIES
?? 54....4-54013-s....Vocal Duet: Bill Moroe, Lester Flatt with String Band Acc. BILL MONROE & his Blue Grass Boys..Mansions For Me (ZSP 9674)/Mother's Only Sleeping (ZSP 9675) (20107)
COLUMBIA - C&W
11 54....4-21334....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Till The End Of The World Rolls Around (ZSP 32167)/Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky (ZSP 32168)
03 55....4-21370-s....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..You Can Feel It In Your Soul (ZSP 35188)/The Old Fashioned Preacher (ZSP 35189)
06 55....4-21412....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & the FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS..Before I Met You (ZSP 35190)/I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open (ZSP 35191)
11 55....4-21460-s....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Gone Home (ZSP 37035)/Bubbling In My Soul (ZSP 37036)
COLUMBIA - HALL OF FAME SERIES
?? 55....4-52025....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Foggy Mountain Special (ZSP 32169)/Foggy Mountain Chimes (ZSP15458) (21295/21179)
COLUMBIA - C&W
03 56....4-21501....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Randy Lynn Rag (JZSP 37025)/On My Mind (JZSP 37026)
07 56....4-21536-s....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS..Give Mother My Crown (ZSP 38679)/Joy Bells (ZSP 38552)
10 56....4-21561....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS..What's Good For You (Should Be All Right For Me) (JZSP 38553)/No Doubt About It (JZSP 38554)
COLUMBIA
03 57....4-40853-c....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Six White Horses (JZSP 39781)/Shuckin' The Corn (JZSP 39782)
05 57....4-40928-s....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Give Me Flowers While I'm Living (JZSP 41269)/Is There Room For Me? (JZSP 41270)
08 57....4-40990-c....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me (JZSP 41922)/Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (JZSP 41267)
11 57....4-41064-c....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..I Won't Be Hanging Around (JZSP 41924)/A Hundred Years From Now (JZSP 41268)
02 58....4-41125....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Crying Alone (JZSP 43108)/Big Black Train (JZSP 43106)
05 58....4-41184....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Heaven (JZSP 43733)/Building On Sand (JZSP 43734)
09 58....4-41244....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Mama's And Daddy's Little Girl (JZSP 43107)/I Didn't Care Any More (JZSP 43105)
02 59....4-41336....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Jesus Savior, Pilote Me (JZSP 43735)/A Million Years In Glory (JZSP 43732)
04 59....4-41389....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Cabin In The Hills (ZSP 47262)/Someone You Have Forgotten (ZSP 47263)
11 59....4-41518....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Foggy Mountain Rock (ZSP 47264)/Crying My Heart Out Over You (ZSP 45730)
06 60....4-41708....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..The Great Historical Bum (ZSP 50682)/All I Want Is You (ZSP 50683)
09 60....4-41786....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Polka On A Banjo (ZSP 51316)/Shuckin' The Corn (ZSP 51317)
04 61....4-41983....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..I Ain't Going To Work Tomorrow (JZSP 53163)/If I Should Wander Back Tonight (ZSP 53164)
COLUMBIA - 33 1/3 STEREO
06 61....S7 30904 - JS7 - 19….LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Ground Speed (ZSM 52194 JB)/Home Sweet Home (ZSM 52195 JB)
06 61....S7 30905 - JS7 - 19….LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Sally Ann (ZSM 52196 JB)/Reuben (ZSM 52197 JB)
06 61....S7 30906 - JS7 - 19….LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Cripple Creek (ZSM 52198 JB)/Lonesome Road Blues (ZSM 52199 JB)
06 61....S7 30907 - JS7 - 19….LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..John Henry (ZSM 52200 JB)/ Fireball Mail (ZSM 52201 JB)
06 61....S7 30908 - JS7 - 19….LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Bugle Call Rag (ZSM 52202 JB)/Cumberland Gap (ZSM 52203 JB)
COLUMBIA
08 61....4-42141....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS And The Foggy Mountain Boys..Where Will I Shelter My Sheep (ZSP 54669)/Go Home (ZSP 54670)
COLUMBIA - HALL OF FAME SERIES 33 1/3
?? 61....3-33019....LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy (Z”Lp” 52699)/Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep (Z”Lp” 52700) (20830/21209)
COLUMBIA
01 62....4-42280....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Cold, Cold Loving (ZSP 55755)/Just Ain't (ZSP 55756)
04 62....4-42413....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS..Hear The Whistle Blow A Hundred Miles (ZSP 56748)/The Legend Of The Johnson Boys (ZSP 56749)
10 62....4-42606....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..Coal Loadin' Johnny (ZSP 58192)/The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (ZSP 58193)
03 63….4-42755....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS and The Foggy Mountain Boys..Hard Travelin’ (ZSP 59496)/Pearl Pearl Pearl (ZSP 59497)
08 63….4-42840....LESTER FLATT, EARL SCRUGGS & The Foggy Mountain Boys..New York Town (ZSP 75648)/Mama Don't Allow It (ZSP 75649)
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