Lester Flatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lester Flatt

American musician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1914

Place of Birth: Overton County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1979

Profession: singer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.