Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt (born June 19, 1914, Overton County, Tennessee, USA - died May 11, 1979, Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an American singer and guitarist. He was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. Along with [a692197] he founded the [a1258810]. He first reached a mainstream audience in the early 1960s through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," the theme for the TV series [i]The Beverly Hillbillies[/i].