I love Earl’s up the neck backup. Ear Candy

this is a really great blue grass song, and sounds much better live, really beautiful.

Remembering Lester, Earl, and Mac Wiseman. They sure are all missed so so much.

Someone remarked, ' love that close-up of Earl's right hand !'. Well, 'He' had the greatest right hand attack (drive, tone and tempo), ever. I can hear swing music in his playing, as well.Whatever you want to call it. He was just mesmerizing to watch and listen to. !!! Now, Don Reno, had the best left hand approach, I believe. His playing was note perfect, (his melodic style, I think draws me to that perfect clean sound, and with not using a capo). If he did use a capo, then I stand to be corrected, but I haven't seen him use one. Earl's the 'Man', but, I still love watching and listening to the great late Don Reno, as well. Two different styles, two great players, they were special...

I was in a 2nd rate bluegrass band for years. This is the sound we always strived for, but never could accomplish. Flatt and Scruggs were the absolute best. There are some other good bands out there, but nobody will ever be able to compete with the masters.

Nice. Brings back a lot of cool memories.

Thank you so much Doug.

AHHHHHHHHH Listen to that banjo!!!!!!! Still not ONE that sounds like this today!!

love it

love that close-up of Earl's right hand!

presently on the homestead farm, hearing the cattle lowing in the lane, grass is looking green, wondering how the old folks are at home.

Dad and I love that bluegrass . rest in peace dad 7 11 18

Love these guys. I learnef to play guitar playing along with their records.

"That's just the best there is ."

R.I.P. Earl....we love you

@TheAzmountaineer Yes sir! The master at work doing what he did better than any other!

Lester at his best.....A fantastic group of entertainers

Distinctive. Delightful.

I wonder if someone could tell me what the show host says after Lester says "oh yea, sure"? I grew up listening to these ole boys as my grandfather was a huge fan and still listen today. Pa, I wish you were still here so we could listen together. I love you and miss you every day.

To Wayne Thomas: Thanks for pointing out that Floyd Chance is on bass! Before I saw your comment I was thinking how much I liked this bass player and how well he fit in with Lester and Earl's timing. I did not know who he was.

Benny Williams playing electric. He was an excellent musician and singer. He must have been in the house band.

Benny was a part of Porter Wagoner's group at this time. Porter was also on this episode.

Floyd "Lighting`" Chance on the bass!!

Good to See Floyd"Lightning" Chance at work on the bass here.

@plowboymark Marty Stuart was born in 1958. This was filmed around 1962. Marty went pro at age 12, in 1970. Not with Flatt and Scruggs, but with The Sullivans. He first performed with Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass on Labor day, 1972. Scruggs was not part of that group. Flatt and Scruggs broke up in 1969. Given that info, it's not likely to be Marty Stuart in this video.

I like Lester but I love Earl. He was and still is the master IMO. He could sure that "banjer", as he used to call it, sing.

Thanks for this great video, banjostead. I don't understand all these appearances not including their all-important Foggy Mountain Boys ??

@CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL Just Lester and Earl were guest on this episode of the Pet Milk Opry show (around 1962 if memory serves me correctly), that featured Porter Wagoner as the main star.

Earl. Period.

Tks olehounddog - didnt know that BW ever was with Porter. I think that he really was Marty Stuarts father. Later

But what I meant was after he says think you could ablige us.

@longlivejerryg I'm pretty sure that's Marty Stewart. He joined the group when he was 13 years old.

I’m probably reading something in here that’s not true but it seemed like Lester was going out of his way for his rhythm guitar to be heard and put in a few extra tags more than usual to let the guy on the electric guitar know hey buddy this is bluegrass and there’s no room for electric guitars here which is one of the main reasons Lester and Earl broke up years later but I’m probably just seeing something that’s not there. None the Less Flatt and Scruggs and the foggy mountain boys was the greatest bluegrass band ever.

Where are Paul, Jake and Josh?