If you want to experience Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs' early performances for the first time or you're watching it for nostalgic purposes, Best of Flatt & Scruggs TV Show 1 is an all-around pleasurable video collection.
August 1961 Show: After the show's opening, the boys dig into "Shortnin' Bread," before performing the Carter Family tune "Jimmie Brown The Newsboy." A recipe for Martha White's "Knock Knack Sticks" was the subject of the show's first commercial, peddling Martha White's self-rising flour with hot-rize. Uptempo "Pig In The Pen" features Paul Warren on the fiddle introduction and is the first full song featuring Scruggs on the banjo. On "Georgia Buck," Scruggs is back on the guitar playing a solo. A stand-out song is "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me." It features Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys playing their guitar, banjo, dobro, and mandolin while providing wonderful vocal harmonies. The second commercial is for Martha White Corn Meal Mix. Josh Graves and Jake Tullock give us a little comedy break afterward and the great music marches on with songs like "Durham's Bull," "Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go," and "Fiddle Tune." The last song for this show is "Before I Met You."
Best of Flatt & Scruggs TV Show 1 is an enjoyable video release and is the kind of entertainment you could watch with anyone from any age group. Whether you can remember gathering around your television to watch the Flatt & Scruggs Grand Ole Opry shows, or you want to take a trip back in time to watch it for the first time, you'll be in for a treat with this Bluegrass duo and their performances.
Performance List:
August 1961:- Opening
- Shortnin' Bread
- Jimmie Brown the Newsboy
- Commercial: Martha White Knick Knack Sticks
- Pig in the Pen
- Georgia Buck
- Jesus Savior Pilot Me
- Commercial: Martha White Corn Light Bread
- Comedy with Jake & Josh
- Feast Here Tonight
- Durham's Bull
- Brother, I'm Getting Ready to Go
- Fiddle Tune
- Before I Met You
February 1962:
- Opening
- Just Ain't
- Lovesick and Sorrow
- Commercial: Martha White Pastry Shell
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
- Earl's Breakdown
- I'll Never Be Lonesome Again
- Commercial: Martha White Corn Light Bread
- John Henry
- Down in the Valley
- Precious Memories
- A Hundred Years from Now
- The Hollow Poplar
