Lester Raymond Flatt presents the legendary flatpicker and vocalist in a 1975 solo release that appeared after his long professional partnership with Earl Scruggs had ended. Flatt continued to perform with the Nashville Grass after the 1969 separation, maintaining a traditional approach that contrasted with Scruggs's move toward electric instruments and rock collaboration. This album captures Flatt as an elder statesman — the G-run guitar lick that bears his name was already synonymous with the genre, and his rhythm playing and flat-melody runs remained the foundation on which bluegrass guitar was built. His singing, a world-weary baritone of great natural authority, conveyed the character of a man who had helped invent the music he performed.
Tracklist
- 1 Come Back Darling alt version 2:44
- 2 The Wreck of the Old 97 alt version 3:31
- 3 Some Old Day alt version 2:31
- 4 Listen To The Mockingbird 4:04
- 5 When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing 2:41
- 6 Remarks / Down The Road 2:45
- 7 I Won’t Care alt version 2:23
- 8 It Was Only The Wind 3:09
- 9 Remarks / My Cabin In Caroline 3:44
- 10 Remarks / I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open 3:14
- 11 Foggy Mountain Chimes alt version 2:52
- 12 That Old Book Of Mine 3:08