Joined by his friend Jevyn Lester on guitar, Oklahoma-based country singer and student Colt Glover shared a smooth rendition of Flatt & Scruggs’ “Rock Salt and Nails” during the fourth round of ...
While "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" became a big hit, Scruggs’ wife and manager, Louise, almost put a stop to the project. Speaking with NPR in 2003, she recalled showrunner Paul Henning approaching ...
Marty Stuart has one of the most impressive resumes in country music. He started playing guitar and mandolin at a young age. When he was only 14 years old, he joined bluegrass legend Lester Flatt’s ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s hard to catch your breath in bluegrass. The hail of banjo, dobro, mandolin, bass and fiddle merge into a stylized tornado of sound that’s as passionate ...
Nashville, Tenn.-based jamgrass quintet The Infamous Stringdusters have seen a dynamic start to 2023, balancing an ongoing national tour with the roll-out of their upcoming album A Tribute To Flatt & ...
Earl Scruggs became a household name in the early 1960s when he and Lester Flatt joined vocalist Jerry Scroggins in recording "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," becoming the theme song for the hit ...
Through his work as a solo artist, session musician, collaborator, and member of a host of bluegrass groups over the past 50 years, Jerry Douglas has established himself as arguably the premier Dobro ...
The late Earl Scruggs was the definitive bluegrass banjo player of the 20th century. From his distinctive three finger roll technique to influential years with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Flatt & ...