Lester Flatt: Biography

Lester Flatt
Birth Name:
Lester Raymond Flatt

Born:
Jun 19, 1914 in Overton County, TN

Died:
May 11, 1979 in Nashville, TN

Genres:
Country Music, Bluegrass Music

Decades Active:
1960's|1970's


Artistic Quality
High
Cultural Impact
High
Popularity
High



After Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs parted ways in 1969, Flatt reassembled many of the Foggy Mountain Boys, renamed the group Nashville Grass, and toured very successfully until his death in 1979. Unlike Scruggs, who with his sons moved on to music that was only marginally country, Flatt and the Grass stuck to traditional bluegrass material. Even without Scruggs, the band shone, and Flatt's vocals, musical direction, and taste received the credit they had so long deserved.

- David Vinopal, All Music Guide

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