STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS AND THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS - FOGGY MOUNTAIN BANJO

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Lester Raymond Flatt, bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaborative work with Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys, on this the 43rd anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1979, age 64, from heart failure. We honor his legacy by spinning this 1961 Columbia Special Products release, Foggy Mountain Banjo, by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys. The LP sees the Boys run through 12 tracks of  bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and ragtime. A truly delightful listen. 

A1 Ground Speed

A2 Home Sweet Home

A3 Sally Ann

A4 Little Darlin', Pal Of Mine
Written-By – A. P. Carter

A5 Reuben

A6 Cripple Creek

B1 Lonesome Road Blues

B2 John Henry

B3 Fire Ball Mail
Written-By – F. Rose

B4 Sally Goodwin

B5 Bugle Call Rag
Written-By – B. Meyers, E. Schoebel, J. Pettis

B6 Cumberland Gap

Lester Flatt - Guitar, vocals, mandolin

Earl Scruggs -  5-string banjo, guitar

Josh Graves - dobro

Paul Warren   -  fiddle

Buddy Harman - drums

Arranged By – Earl Scruggs (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2, B4, B6)

Written-By – E. Scruggs (tracks: A1)

Artwork – Thomas B. Allen

Rich Kienzle Liner Notes