Lester Flatt

Actor

Born: June 19, 1914
Died: May 11, 1979 (age 64)
From: 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…

Filmography (6)

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Self (archive footage)
That's Bluegrass (2013)
Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007)
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 (2007)
Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1992)
Self (archive footage)
Country Music on Broadway (1965)
Self