Lester Flatt
Actor
Born June 19, 1914 in 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 exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the network television hit The Beverly Hillbillies, in the early 1960s.
Filmography
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
That's Bluegrass
Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
Country Music on Broadway
Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self