The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
| The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Columbia |
The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was released in 1964 by Columbia Records (catalog number CL 2255).[1][2]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on January 2, 1965, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for a total of 26 weeks.[3]
Track listing[edit]
Side A
- "Hello Stranger" (A.P. Carter) [2:14]
- "Amber Tresses Tied in Blue" (A.P. Carter) [2:43]
- "The Good Things (Out-Weigh the Bad)" (Jake Lambert, Josh Graves) [3:25]
- "Bummin' an Old Freight Train" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:38]
- "I'm Walking with Him" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:11]
- "The Train that Carried My Girl from Town" (Doc Watson) [2:19]
Side B
- "My Wandering Boy" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:35]
- "Georgia Buck" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:50]
- "Father's Table Grace" (Henry, Flatt, Scruggs) [2:21]
- "When Papa Played The Dobro" (Johnny Cash) [1:59]
- "Please Don't Wake Me" (Flatt, Scruggs) [3:01]
- "A Faded Red Ribbon" (Bassham) [2:31]
Credits[edit]
The musicians performing on the album are:[1]
- Lester Flatt - guitar, vocals
- Earl Scruggs - banjo, guitar, vocals
- Jody Rainwater - bass, mandolin
- Curly Seckler - mandolin, vocals
- Jim Shumate - fiddle
- Howard Watts - bass
- Mac Wiseman - guitar, vocals
- Art Wooten - fiddle
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs* – The Fabulous Sound Of Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs". Discogs. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "The Fabulous Sound of Flatt and Scruggs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 52. ISBN 0898201241.
