Lester Flatt

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lead vocal, guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia RHCO4358 10-in. 11/21/1950 Come back darling Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4359 10-in. 11/21/1950 I'm head over heels in love Lester Flatt ; Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4360 10-in. 11/21/1950 I'm waiting to hear you call me darling Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal trio vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia RHCO4361 10-in. 11/21/1950 The old home town Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4362 10-in. 11/21/1950 I'll stay around Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs Stsring band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4363 10-in. 11/21/1950 We can't be darlings any more Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia CCO4605 10-in. 9/16/1946 Heavy traffic ahead Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4607 10-in. 9/16/1946 Blue moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4608 10-in. 9/16/1946 Toy heart Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia CCO4609 10-in. 9/16/1946 Summertime is past and gone Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys Male vocal trio, with string band vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4610 10-in. 9/16/1946 Mansions for me Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4611 10-in. 9/16/1946 Mother's only sleeping Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4612 10-in. 9/16/1946 Blue yodel #4 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4613 10-in. 9/16/1946 Will you be loving another man Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal, songwriter  
Columbia CCO4614 10-in. 9/16/1946 How will I explain about you Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4616 10-in. 9/17/1946 Wicked path of sin Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys Male vocal quartet, with string band vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4874 10-in. 10/27/1947 I'm going back to old Kentucky Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4875 10-in. 10/27/1947 It's mighty dark to travel Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4876 10-in. 10/27/1947 I hear a sweet voice calling Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia CCO4877 10-in. 10/27/1947 Little cabin home on the hill Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia CCO4878 10-in. 10/27/1947 My rose of old Kentucky Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4879 10-in. 10/27/1947 Blue grass breakdown Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4880 10-in. 10/27/1947 Sweetheart you done me wrong Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia CCO4881 10-in. 10/27/1947 The old cross road (is waiting) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet Male vocal quartet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia CCO4882 10-in. 10/28/1947 That home above Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet Male vocal quartet, with guitar and mandolin vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4883 10-in. 10/28/1947 Remember the cross Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet Male vocal quartet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia CCO4884 10-in. 10/28/1947 Little community church Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal quartet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4885 10-in. 10/28/1947 Along about daybreak Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4886 10-in. 10/28/1947 When you are lonely Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia CCO4887 10-in. 10/28/1947 Molly and Tenbrooks (the race horse song) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CCO4888 10-in. 10/28/1947 Shine hallelujah, shine Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet String band, with male vocal quartet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO45912 10-in. 5/9/1951 Jimmie Brown, the newsboy Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO45913 10-in. 5/9/1951 Somehow tonight Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO45914 10-in. 5/9/1951 Don't get above your raisin' Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia CO45917 10-in. 5/9/1951 I've lost you Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal duet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO47111 10-in. 10/24/1951 'Tis sweet to be remembered Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs Male vocal duet, with string band vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO47113 10-in. 10/24/1951 Earl's breakdown Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO47115 10-in. 10/24/1951 Over the hills to the poorhouse Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs Male vocal duet, with string band vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia CO47116 10-in. 10/24/1951 My darling's last goodbye Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Columbia CO47118 10-in. 10/24/1951 Brother, I'm getting ready to go Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal quartet vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flatt, Lester," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/369907.

Flatt, Lester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/369907.

"Flatt, Lester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/369907

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LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82096196

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61731754

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