1964-1969, Plus

~ Release by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Unlike most Bear Family collections, this doesn't follow a strictly chronological order.
Discs 1-3 and tracks 1-17 on disc 4 constitute the "main" studio albums from 1964-1969.
The remainder of disc 4 is the "Bonnie and Clyde" album.(recorded 1968).
Disc 5 has the "Strictly Instrumental" album with Doc Watson (1966) and the "Live at Vanderbilt" album (1963).
Disc 6 has Gordon Terry's square dance album from 1961 (previously released with overdubbed dance calls) and the "Beverly Hillbillies" album on which Flatt & Scruggs, but not the rest of the band, provide backup for the cast of the TV show.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-20 20:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pick Along
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
recording of:
Pick Along (Instrumental) (on 1966-12-12)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
1:50
2John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
instrumental recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (on 1966-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
2:17
3Jazzing
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
2:06
4Evelina
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
recording of:
Evelina (on 1966-12-12)
composer:
Josh Graves and Jake Lambert (US bluegrass/country songwriter)
2:04
5Tammy's Song
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
2:00
6Lonesome Ruben
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-12)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-12)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-12), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-12)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-12)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-12)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-12)
2:23
7Spanish Two Step
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-13)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-13)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-13), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-13) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-13)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-13)
instrumental recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1966-12-13)
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
recording of:
Spanish Two Step
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:03
8Careless Love
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-13)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-13)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-13), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-13) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-13)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-13)
instrumental recording of:
Careless Love (on 1966-12-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:58
9Liberty
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-13)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-13)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-13), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-13) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-13)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-13)
recording of:
Liberty (reel) (on 1966-12-13)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:18
10Bill Cheatham
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-13)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-13)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-13), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-13) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-13)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-13)
recording of:
Bill Cheatham (on 1966-12-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:39
11Nothin' to It
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1966-12-13)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1966-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-13)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1966-12-13), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-12-13) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1966-12-13)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-12-13)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1966-12-13)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-13)
recording of:
Nothing to It (on 1966-12-13)
composer:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ryerson Music Publishers, Inc.
32:51
12Intro
spoken vocals:
T. Tommy Cutrer (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
2:11
13Lost All My Money
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
tenor vocals:
Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
My Long Journey Home (on 1963-05-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:25
14Maggie Blues
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
2:12
15Steamboat Whistle Blues
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
tenor vocals:
Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
2:44
16Paul and Silas
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar [lead guitar] and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
tenor vocals:
Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
Paul and Silas (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
The Master Book of American Folk Song (number: 1331)
2:33
17Cannonball Blues
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live instrumental recording of:
Cannonball Blues (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
2:08
18You Are My Flower
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
You Are My Flower (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
3:07
19Old Leather Britches
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
Leather Britches (reel) (on 1963-05-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:48
20Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
tenor vocals:
Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:43
21Old Folks
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live instrumental recording of:
Soldier's Joy (on 1963-05-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:33
22Going Back to Harlan
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and tenor vocals:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
Shady Grove (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
1:38
23Poor Rebel Soldier
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and tenor vocals:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
Poor Rebel Soldier ("I'm a poor rebel solider a long way from home, ain't had me no loving since the day I've been gone...") (on 1963-05-02)
2:24
24No Hiding Place Down Here
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocals]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
tenor vocals:
Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
No Hiding Place (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter, Louise Certain and Gladys Lee Stacy
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
2:44
25Going Up Cripple Creek
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-02)
double bass and tenor vocals:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-02)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-02)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-02)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-02)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-02)
recorded at:
Neely Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-02)
live recording of:
Cripple Creek (on 1963-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3434)
2:24
26Foggy Mountain Special
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1963-05-14)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1963-05-14)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1963-05-14)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1963-05-14) and Billy E. Powers (American bluegrass guitarist) (on 1963-05-14)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1963-05-14)
recorded at:
Roosevelt Hotel in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-05-14)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special (on 1963-05-14)
1:39
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