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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lester Flatt has 8 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include That's Bluegrass, The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1, High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
