Excepting a few years with Mercury at the beginning of their career, Flatt & Scruggs made all of their studio recordings for Columbia. This double-disc set is the most useful survey of their work for the label, spanning 1950 to 1969, and throwing in three unreleased tracks along the way. In addition to the expected sterling bluegrass, it has their occasional commercial breakthroughs ('The Ballad of Jed Clampett,' 'Petticoat Junction,' and the version of 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' that was used as the theme to Bonnie and Clyde). Curiosity seekers will also be impressed by their cover of Bob Dylan's 'Down in the Flood,' recorded in late 1967, and unreleased by Dylan himself until The Basement Tapes.
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| 2 | 02:37 | ||
| 3 | 02:47 | ||
| 4 | 02:55 | ||
| 5 | 02:59 | ||
| 6 | 02:45 | ||
| 7 | 02:16 | ||
| 8 | 02:42 | ||
| 9 | 02:34 | ||
| 10 | Louise Certain / Gladys Stacey Flatt | 02:02 | |
| 11 | 02:04 | ||
| 12 | Louise Certain / Gladys Stacey Flatt / Buck Graves | 02:02 | |
| 13 | Louise Certain / Gladys Stacey Flatt / Jerry Organ / W. Walker / Wayne Walker | 02:13 | |
| 14 | 02:27 | ||
| 15 | 02:25 | ||
| 16 | Carl Butler / Louise Certain / Gladys Stacey Flatt / Marijohn Wilkin | 02:35 | |
| 17 | 02:29 |
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| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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| 1 | Leon Luallen / Robert 'Duke' Tillman / G. Williams | 02:43 | |
| 2 | 02:16 | ||
| 3 | 03:15 | ||
| 4 | 02:15 | ||
| 5 | 02:03 | ||
| 6 | 02:43 | ||
| 7 | 02:10 | ||
| 8 | 02:47 | ||
| 9 | 02:16 | ||
| 10 | 02:30 | ||
| 11 | Paul Henning / Curt Massey | 02:30 | |
| 12 | 02:06 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Cash / Roy Cash | 02:25 | |
| 14 | 02:41 | ||
| 15 | 02:23 | ||
| 16 | 02:17 | ||
| 17 | 02:20 |
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- #TrackArtistLength
- 1The Martha White ThemeLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1:34
- 2Come Back DarlingLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:38
- 3I'm Head over Heels in LoveLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:36
- 4Jimmie Brown, The NewsboyLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
- 5Don't Get Above Your RaisingLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
- 6I'm Workin' on a Road (To Glory Land)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:46
- 7Earl's BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:58
- 8'Tis Sweet to Be RememberedLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:53
- 9Get in Line BrotherLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:21
- 10Brother, I'm Getting Ready to GoLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:39
- 11Why Did You Wander?Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:42
- 12Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:44
- 13Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:51
- 14Dear Old DixieLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:29
- 15Reunion in HeavenLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:50
- 16I'll Go Stepping TooLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:51
- 17Foggy Mountain ChimesEarl Scruggs2:15
- 18Til the End of the World Rolls RoundLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:32
- 19Foggy Mountain Special [78rpm Version]Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:0
- 20You Can Feel It in Your SoulLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:28
- 1I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye OpenLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:36
- 2Randy Lynn Rag [78rpm Version]Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:3
- 3Blue Ridge Cabin HomeLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:54
- 4It Won't Be LongLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:29
- 5Six White HorsesLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:39
- 6Shuckin' the CornLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:1
- 7Don't Let Your Deal Go DownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:11
- 8Big Black TrainLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:23
- 9Crying My Heart out over YouLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:34
- 10Bugle Call RagLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:26
- 11Foggy Mountain TopLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:23
- 12On the Rock Where Moses StoodLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:24
- 13John Hardy Was a Desperate Little ManLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:13
- 14Cabin in the HillsLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:27
- 15Polka on a BanjoLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
- 16Just Ain'tLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:13
- 17Go HomeLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:13
- 18The Legend of the Johnson BoysLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:13
- 19Foggy Mountain BreakdownLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:18
- 20The Ballad of Jed ClampettLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:1
