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Lester Flatt

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Also known as Lester Raymond Flatt

American singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

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Top works

  • Flatt On Victor Plus More

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1914-06-19
Active to
1979-05-11
bluegrass

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
50,627
Total plays
317,627

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bluegrasscountryfolkamericanUSA

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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