Flatt and Scruggs
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Flatt and Scruggs were a pioneering American bluegrass duo, famed for Earl Scruggs’s innovative three-finger banjo style and their influential recordings that helped popularize the genre.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bluegrass music duo
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1948 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flatt & Scruggs
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Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
NERFINISHED
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The Earl Scruggs Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Foggy Mountain Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nashville Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Performance (1969, for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
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country music ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Country Music Hall of Fame (as part of Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Earl Scruggs
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Lester Flatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern bluegrass music
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progressive bluegrass musicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bill Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | performed theme song for television series The Beverly Hillbillies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Earl Scruggs's three-finger banjo picking style
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popularizing bluegrass music to mainstream audiences ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Cabin on the Hill
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Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl's Breakdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint Hill Special NERFINISHED ⓘ Foggy Mountain Breakdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Polka on a Banjo NERFINISHED ⓘ Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Salty Dog Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of Jed Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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Foggy Mountain Jamboree NERFINISHED ⓘ Folk Songs of Our Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Travelin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Songs of the Famous Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of Jed Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Mercury Records ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
banjo
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dobro ⓘ fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ upright bass ⓘ |
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