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Lester Flatt
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass (music), bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo 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 series ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', in the early 1960s. Biography Flatt was born in Duncan's Chapel, Overton County, Tennessee, United States, to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt. In 1943, he played mandolin and sang tenor in The Kentucky Pardners, the band of Bill Monroe's older brother Charlie Monroe, Charlie. He first came to prominence as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1945 and played a thumb-and-index guitar style that was in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overton County, Tennessee
Overton County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 22,511. Its county seat is Livingston, Tennessee, Livingston. Overton County is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee, Cookeville, TN Cookeville, Tennessee micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History On May 10, 1933, a half-mile wide F4 May 10, 1933 Beatty Swamps tornado, tornado struck the small community of Beatty Swamps (also referred to as Bethsadia). The tornado destroyed every structure in the town and either killed or injured nearly every inhabitant, with 33 of the 35 deaths occurring in the area. Much of the area was swept clean of debris, a reaper-binder was thrown , and cars were moved hundreds of feet. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
