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Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs"). Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works…
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- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)2019
- That's Bluegrass — Self2013
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 — Self2007
- High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)1992
- Country Music on Broadway — Self1965
- The Beverly Hillbillies — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1914-06-19
- Active to
- 1979-05-11
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Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. Flatt was born in Jackson County, Tennessee to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt.[1] A singer and guitarist, he first came to prominence as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the 1940s. In 1948 he started a band with fellow Monroe alumnus Earl Scruggs, and for the next twenty years Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys were one of the most successful bands in bluegrass. <a h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Overton County
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Grammy Hall of Fame
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-06-19
- date of death
- 1979-05-11
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- member of
- Flatt and Scruggs
- birth name
- Lester Raymond Flatt
- name in native language
- Lester Flatt
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- partner in business or sport
- Earl Scruggs
- Commons category
- Lester Flatt
- manner of death
- natural causes
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