Live at Vanderbilt

by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt

Overview

Legendary vocalist and guitarist Lester Flatt shares the bill with his former bandleader, Bill Monroe, on this live set from Vanderbilt's Neely Auditorium in 1974. Flatt & Scruggs had split from Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys some 20 years earlier, and Lester Flatt's reconciliation at an early-'70s Bean Blossom Festival seemed to pave the way for Monroe's guest appearances on this live album. Although the headliners are nearing the far edge of their prime (in the '40s, '50s, and '60s, first Monroe, then Flatt & Scruggs were virtually untouchable as leaders of the bluegrass movement), they still surrounded themselves with the best bands around. Curly Seckler, Charles Nixon, Kenny Baker, and even a 15-year-old Marty Stuart back the gentle-voiced Flatt and the always-energetic Monroe on a whole series of traditional standards. The college crowd (fresh from the radio popularity of "Duelin' Banjos") actively seems to enjoy the performances, and both bands feed off of that energy. Although Lester Flatt's performances with the Nashville Grass were never as strong as the Flatt & Scruggs recordings (as their Flatt & Scruggs at Carnegie Hall!: The Complete Concert showcases wonderfully), this live document captures the meeting of two bluegrass legends and old friends performing the music they love for a crowd who loves them. ~ Zac Johnson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/2002
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127166142
Rank:	104839

Tracks

1. Flint Hill Special
2. Lost All My Money
3. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
4. Homestead on the Farm
5. Rawhide
6. Wabash Cannonball
8. Orange Blossom Special
9. Nine Pound Hammer
10. Get in Line Brother
11. The Fall Is a Lonesome Time for Me
12. I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome
13. Dig a Hole in the Meadow
14. Uncle Pen
15. Blue Moon of Kentucky
16. My Old Used to Be
17. Will You Be Loving Another Man?
19. My Little Cabin Home on the Hill
20. Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
22. Sally Goodin'
23. Mule Skinner Blues
25. Salty Dog Blues
26. Red Wing
27. Wreck of the Old '97
28. Martha White Theme
29. Cumberland Gap
30. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lester Flatt   Primary Artist
Bill Monroe   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Irving Mills   Composer
Earl Scruggs   Composer
Ervin T. Rouse   Composer
M. Christian   Composer
The Unknown   Composer
John Hartford   Composer
Dennis Ferrante   Mixing
Merle Travis   Composer
Lester Flatt   Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Marty Stuart   Liner Notes
A.P. Carter   Composer
George Vaughn   Composer
Henry Whitter   Composer
Bob Ferguson   Producer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes
Charles W. Noell   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Richard Weize   Tape Research,Reissue Producer
Thomas Goldsmith   Liner Notes
Nat Vincent   Composer
James Brockman   Composer
Thurland Chattaway   Composer
Les Leverett   Photography
F.J. Lewey   Composer
Wolfgang Taubenauer   Artwork
Achim Elsner   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Bill Monroe   Composer