Flatt, Lester, 1914-1979
Variant namesBluegrass musician. Born June 14, 1914. Died May 11, 1979. Full name: Lester Raymond Flatt. Guitarist and lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1945-early 1948. In 1948 teamed with Earl Scruggs to form the Foggy Mountain Boys. In 1969 ended his professional association with Earl Scruggs and formed Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame.
From the description of Oral history interview with Lester Flatt; [ca. 1970]; interview conducted by Frank Jones. [ca. 1970] (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841000
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| contributorOf | Lance LeRoy Collection | Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection song folios, circa 1882-1983. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| creatorOf | Flatt and Scruggs. Coupon from Flatt and Scruggs, 1966 August 20. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Flatt, Lester;. Oral history interview with Lester Flatt; [ca. 1970]; interview conducted by Frank Jones. | Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Red. JEMC Bluegrass Collection, 1954-1965. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists D-K). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Flatt, Lester. Collection, n.d. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Mike Seeger Collection, circa 1950s-2008, (bulk 1955-2002) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Glenn, 1921-. Glenn Thompson collection, 1944-2002. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Alice Gerrard Collection, 1954-2000 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | John Edwards memorial collection, 1948-1968. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Flatt, Lester;. Oral history interview with Lester Flatt; [ca. 1970]; interview conducted by Frank Jones. | Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center |
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| associatedWith | Flatt and Scruggs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Flatt, Lester; | person |
| associatedWith | Foggy Mountain Boys. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gerrard, Alice, 1934- | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Frank, 1928-; | person |
| associatedWith | Scruggs, Earl. | person |
| associatedWith | Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009. | person |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Glenn, 1921- | person |
| associatedWith | WSM (Radio station : Nashville, Tenn.) | corporateBody |
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| Tennessee | TN | US | |
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| Nashville | TN | US |
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Birth 1914-06-19
Death 1979-05-11
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