The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Studio album by Flatt and Scruggs
Released	1964
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia

The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was released in 1964 by Columbia Records (catalog number CL 2255).[1][2]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on January 2, 1965, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for a total of 26 weeks.[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Hello Stranger" (A.P. Carter) [2:14]
2. "Amber Tresses Tied in Blue" (A.P. Carter) [2:43]
3. "The Good Things (Out-Weigh the Bad)" (Jake Lambert, Josh Graves) [3:25]
4. "Bummin' an Old Freight Train" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:38]
5. "I'm Walking with Him" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:11]
6. "The Train that Carried My Girl from Town" (Doc Watson) [2:19]

Side B

1. "My Wandering Boy" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:35]
2. "Georgia Buck" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:50]
3. "Father's Table Grace" (Henry, Flatt, Scruggs) [2:21]
4. "When Papa Played The Dobro" (Johnny Cash) [1:59]
5. "Please Don't Wake Me" (Flatt, Scruggs) [3:01]
6. "A Faded Red Ribbon" (Bassham) [2:31]

Credits

The musicians performing on the album are:[1]

• Lester Flatt – guitar, vocals
• Earl Scruggs – banjo, guitar, vocals
• Jody Rainwater – bass, mandolin
• Curly Seckler – mandolin, vocals
• Jim Shumate – fiddle
• Howard Watts – bass
• Mac Wiseman – guitar, vocals
• Art Wooten – fiddle

References

1. "Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs* – The Fabulous Sound Of Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs". Discogs. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
2. "The Fabulous Sound of Flatt and Scruggs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
3. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964–1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 52. ISBN 0898201241.