Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs joined Bill Monroe's band in the mid-'40s, and helped create Monroe's signature sound, emphasizing a blend of down-home roots and breathtaking technical facility. Such was the pair's virtuosity that each had a banjo or guitar technique named after them. Flatt & Scruggs left Monroe's band in 1948 and started their own group, which proved to be a huge success, and did as much as Monroe's group to put bluegrass on the map outside the traditional country audience. The pair went their separate ways in 1969, after having spawned a whole new generation of disciples via the '60s folk boom. Flatt died in 1979, but Scruggs continued performing to much acclaim into the 21st century.
A Proper Introduction to Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Proper Records, 2006
1 CD
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Collectables Records, 2006
4 CD
Earl Scruggs: His Family & Friend
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Collectables Records, 2006
1 CD
Hard Travelin
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Collectables Records, 2006
1 CD
Selected Sides 1947-1953
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
JSP (UK), 2004
4 CD
The Complete Mercury Recordings
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Mercury Nashville, 2003
1 CD
16 Biggest Hits
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Legacy Recordings, 2002
1 CD
My Cabin in Caroline
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Catfish (USA), 2001
1 CD
