Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs – The 1940s Recordings

• For more than 20 years Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs plied their trade together as peerless bluegrass musicians, firstly as employees of the man many consider to be the architect of the genre Bill Monroe and then as leaders of their own band of
bluegrass all-stars across three decades.
• This month Jasmine presents the first half of a 2CD salute to Lester and Earl, covering more than 15 years of bluegrass greatness.
• This first volume begins with the best of their recordings as members of Mr. Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys and carries through to their Earliest recordings as bandleaders in their own right. Included among them are many songs that have
become bluegrass standards that are still performed by contemporary bands to this day such as ‘Little Cabin Home On The Hill’, ‘Down The Road’ and ‘Will You Be Loving Another Man’.
• Possibly the most famous of the early Foggy Mountain Boys recordings, ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’ took on a new life in 1968 when the recording featured here was used in the film ‘Bonnie And Clyde’, winning a Grammy in 1969 more
than 20 years after it was recorded.
• Along with those of their former employer Mr. Monroe, these are the recordings that shaped the contemporary bluegrass sound. More will be heard soon, on a second volume that brings the best of their remaining Mercury sides together with
their 1950s Columbia classics.

Track Listing

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Vocal Duet: Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe)
1. MANSIONS FOR ME
2. MOTHER’S ONLY SLEEPING
3. WILL YOU BE LOVING ANOTHER MAN?
4. HOW WILL I EXPLAIN ABOUT YOU?
5. SWEETHEART YOU DONE ME WRONG
6. LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (lead vocal: Lester Flatt)
7. WICKED PATH OF SIN

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Vocal Duet: Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe)
8. IT’S MIGHTY DARK TO TRAVEL
9. WHEN YOU ARE LONELY

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
10. BLUE GRASS BREAKDOWN (Instrumental)

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Vocal Duet: Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe)
11. TOY HEART
12. I’M GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
13. GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN
14. I’M GOING TO MAKE HEAVEN MY HOME
15. WE’LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART
16. MY CABIN IN CAROLINE
17. BABY BLUE EYES
18. BOUQUET IN HEAVEN
19. DOWN THE ROAD
20. WHY DON’T YOU TELL ME SO?
21. I’LL BE GOING TO HEAVEN SOMETIME
22. I’LL NEVER SHED ANOTHER TEAR
23. NO MOTHER OR DAD
24. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
25. SO HAPPY I’LL BE
26. IS IT TOO LATE NOW?
27. MY LITTLE GIRL IN TENNESSEE
28. I’LL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER