Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall!, recorded live in 1962 and released the following year, documents one of the more surprising cultural events in early 1960s American music: a hard-country bluegrass band filling one of the world's most prestigious concert venues on the strength of the folk revival's enthusiasm. The album captures Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in energetic, crowd-pleasing form, with Scruggs's banjo work generating audible excitement from a sophisticated urban audience. The Martha White Theme — familiar to millions from the Grand Ole Opry — becomes, in this context, a playful acknowledgment of the band's roots. The performance helped validate bluegrass as a concert music worthy of the same attention as the folk revival's acoustic guitar singers.
Tracklist
- 1 Salty dog blues 1:57
- 2 Durham's reel 1:04
- 3 Hot Corn, Cold Corn Source Recording 2:31
- 4 Footprints in the Snow alt version 2:37
- 5 Flint Hill Special alt version 2:45
- 6 Dig a Hole in the Meadow Source Recording 2:11
- 7 The Martha White Theme Source Recording 1:27
- 8 I Hung My Head and Cried Source Recording 2:40
- 9 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight alt version 2:45
- 10 Mama blues 2:00
- 11 Take This Hammer Source Recording 2:18
- 12 Fiddle and banjo 1:26
- 13 Yonder stands little Maggie 1:58
- 14 Let the church roll on 2:01