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    • Nov 21, 2012
    Buck Owens' "Act Naturally" and Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's "The Titanic" are announced as new additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with W.H. Stepp's "Bonaparte's Retreat" and Flatt & Scruggs' album "Foggy Mountain Banjo." Also enshrined: Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog" and Francis Craig's "Near You"
    Jul 12, 2013
    The RB-Granada Mastertone banjo that was Earl Scruggs' primary instrument goes on display in the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Precious Jewels" exhibit, alongside instruments associated with Lester Flatt, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers
    Oct 11, 2014
    Sparta, Tennessee, unveils a historical marker celebrating late bluegrass legend Lester Flatt at the Oaklawn Cemetery, where he's buried
    Sep 23, 2019
    Versions of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, and by The Earl Scruggs Revue, are featured in episode six of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns." Also in the mix is Flatt & Scruggs' "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
    Sep 24, 2019
    Four Lester Flatt titles are featured during episode seven of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns." His band Nashville Grass contributes "Foggy Mountain Special," "What Would You Give In Exchange?" and "Shuckin' The Corn," and group member Marty Stuart joins Flatt on "Dueling Banjos"
    Oct 28, 2020
    Ricky Skaggs plays Bill Monroe's mandolin and Tim McGraw plays Keith Whitley's guitar during Big Night (At The Museum), an online fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Marty Stuart straps on Lester Flatt's guitar, and Miranda Lambert uses John Prine's guitar
    Jan 15, 2021
    "The Station Inn: Bluegrass Beacon" opens at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The exhibit features memorabilia associated with influential club the Station Inn, including concert posters, a mixing console and seats from a Lester Flatt tour bus that are used to accommodate patrons
    Jan 2, 2022
    "The Station Inn: Bluegrass Beacon" closes after a year at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame. The exhibit celebrated an influential bluegrass venue, displaying a sound console; instruments played by Tammy Rogers, Mike Bub and Mike Compton; and seats from a Lester Flatt tour bus that are part of the club's furniture
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