Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are known as pioneers of bluegrass music and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, is considered one of the most iconic groups in the genre's history. Formed in 1948, the ...

The House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to honor bluegrass legend Lester Flatt. Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN), who now represents the area Flatt was born in, says the music and the late ...

Lester Flatt’s Pickin’ Time is now at your fingertips. The Bluegrass great’s final album, recorded in 1978 alongside his acclaimed backing band The Nashville Grass, has been remastered and made ...

Seventy-seven years ago today (Dec, 8, 1945) was an historic day for country music: It was on that date that Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry, as part of Bill ...

101 Mother Prays Loud in Her Sleep / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt. Guitar,Banjo 102 You Can Feel it in Your Soul / Flatt and Scruggs (Musical group), Earl Scruggs, ...

Lester Flatt’s 1942 Martin D-18, described as “one of the most important guitars in bluegrass history,” is set to headline a history-rich auction event next month. Heritage Auctions will host its ...

A Martin D-18 guitar that bluegrass icon Lester Flatt played numerous times on the Grand Ole Opry and with the Foggy Mountain Boys is up for auction from Heritage Auctions. The instrument was listed ...

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys have been one of the most beloved and influential bluegrass bands of all time. In their 20-year run from the late 1940s through the late 1960s, ...

On December 8th, 1945, as members of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs performed together on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time, signaling a sea ...

First-generation bluegrass musician Curly Seckler, whose percussive mandolin chop was an integral part of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ sound in the 1950s, died Wednesday morning. He was 98 years old ...