Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Split Up — Country Music Memories On March 11, 1969, Flatt and Scruggs ended their musical partnership, which spanned more than 25 years. The Boot Staff ...

Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 acoustic guitar – an instrument that helped pave the way for traditional bluegrass music – is set to be sold at auction. It headlines Heritage Auction’s upcoming ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Buckner/Getty Images David Johnston, banjo player for the Yonder Mountain String Band , says the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys launched his career in ...

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 final album, recorded in 1978 with The Nashville Grass band, has been remastered and made available in a digital format. ... Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.

The Earls' upcoming Newport appearance points back to the very beginnings of the folk festival: Flatt and Scruggs played it in 1959, the festival’s second year, and again in 1966.

Woman keeps husband’s dream alive. Lester Flatt park once housed Grand Ole Opry stars. October 27, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. by Linda Hicks/Contributing Writer ...