How Flatt and Scruggs' 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett' Became a No. 1 Hit Against All Odds

Not only did they record the song, but Flatt and Scruggs made several cameos on The Beverly Hillbillies. The duo first played ...
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Lester Flatt

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 ...
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The Banjo Virtuoso's Most Important Pick

NASHVILLE -- His fame is such that he's referred to simply as Earl, and his fiery, rolling, three-finger attack as "Scruggs style." As the man who single-handedly transformed the banjo from a modest ...