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Roust-a-bout

Source Recording: Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys (1967)

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Key F Time 4/4

Verse × 3

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Chorus × 3

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Song Details

Also Known As

Roustabout

Songwriter

Josh GravesJake Lambert

First Release

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys (1967)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Rivers, Seas & Oceans

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys

Album

Single: Nashville Cats (1967) Bluegrass Discography

Key F Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 98 BPM Length 2:30

Musicians

Lester Flatt — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Earl Scruggs — Banjo
Paul Warren — Backup Vocals, Fiddle
Josh Graves — Dobro
Roy Huskey Jr. — Bass
English "Cousin Jake" Tullock — Backup Vocals
Grady Martin — Guitar

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