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Flint Hill Special

First released 1952Instrumental24 recordingson 67 releases

Written by

Earl ScruggsComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Flint Hill SpecialThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band2:12
Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:15
Flint Hill SpecialDavid Grisman, John Hartford and Mike Seeger2:32
Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:46
Flint Hill SpecialBill Emerson2:25
Flint Hill SpecialDon Stover2:30
Flint Hill SpecialEarl Scruggs & Hylo Brown & The Timberliners3:29
Flint Hill SpecialDavid Mansfield
Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:14
Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Flint Hill SpecialThe Earls of Leicester2:39
Flint Hill SpecialHart Valley Drifters2:00
Flint Hill SpecialBill Emerson & Pete Goble2:24
Flint Hill SpecialJerry Garcia2:00
Flint Hill SpecialLester Flatt3:53
Flint Hill SpecialBill Monroe2:44
Flint Hill SpecialFlatt & Scruggs1:55
Flint Hill SpecialBuck Owens2:29
Flint Hill SpecialThe Dead South2:24
Flint Hill SpecialThe Dillards1:29
Flint Hill SpecialThe Tony Rice Unit3:46
Flint Hill SpecialThe Earls of Leicester2:47
Flint Hill SpecialThe Barrier Brothers3:14
Flint Hill SpecialThe Earl Scruggs Revue1:37

On these albums

Flint Hill Special / Dim Lights Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud, Music)
Flint Hill Special / Dim Lights Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud, Music)Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys · 1952
Foggy Mountain Jamboree
Foggy Mountain JamboreeLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1957
Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall!
Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall!Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1963
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsFlatt & Scruggs · 1966
Dvorana slávy: Country & Western
Dvorana slávy: Country & WesternJohnny Cash / Johnny Horton / Marty Robbins / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1970
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Will the Circle Be UnbrokenThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · 1972
Live at The Nugget
Live at The NuggetBuck Owens · 1972
The World of Flatt and Scruggs
The World of Flatt and ScruggsFlatt & Scruggs · 1972
Where the Lilies Bloom
Where the Lilies BloomThe Earl Scruggs Revue · 1974Soundtrack
Pickin' And Singin'
Pickin' And Singin'The Barrier Brothers · 1977
The Golden Era
The Golden EraFlatt & Scruggs · 1977
Dixie in My Eye
Dixie in My EyeBill Emerson & Pete Goble · 1989
1948–1959
1948–1959Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1991
Bluegrass at Newport
Bluegrass at NewportVarious Artists · 1991
Frontier Ranch, Columbus OH
Frontier Ranch, Columbus OHThe Tony Rice Unit · 1992
1959–1963
1959–1963Flatt & Scruggs · 1994
Banjo Man
Banjo ManBill Emerson · 1996
In the Country of Country: People and Places in American Music
In the Country of Country: People and Places in American MusicVarious Artists · 1997
The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered...
The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered...Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs · 1997
Retrograss
RetrograssDavid Grisman, John Hartford and Mike Seeger · 1999
Newport Folk Festival: Best of Bluegrass 1959‐66
Newport Folk Festival: Best of Bluegrass 1959‐66Various Artists · 2001
Live At Vanderbilt
Live At VanderbiltLester Flatt & Bill Monroe · 2002
Classic Bluegrass Live: 1959-1966
Classic Bluegrass Live: 1959-1966Earl Scruggs · 2002
Classic Bluegrass Live (1959 - 1966)
Classic Bluegrass Live (1959 - 1966)Earl Scruggs · 2002
Foggy Mountain Special
Foggy Mountain SpecialLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys · 2003
Will The Circle Be Unbroken: The Trilogy
Will The Circle Be Unbroken: The TrilogyThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · 2003
The Essential Earl Scruggs
The Essential Earl ScruggsEarl Scruggs · 2004
Can’t You Hear Me Callin’: Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music
Can’t You Hear Me Callin’: Bluegrass: 80 Years of American MusicVarious Artists · 2004
Selected Sides: 1947–1953
Selected Sides: 1947–1953Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Stanley Brothers · 2004
Bluegrass from Roots to Branches
Bluegrass from Roots to BranchesVarious Artists · 2004
In Germany: Far Across The Blue Water
In Germany: Far Across The Blue WaterBill Monroe · 2004
1976-05-03, evening show: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA
1976-05-03, evening show: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USABob Dylan & The Rolling Thunder Revue · 2008
The Chronogical Classics: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs 1962, Vol.2
The Chronogical Classics: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs 1962, Vol.2Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys · 2010
Flatt on Victor Plus More
Flatt on Victor Plus MoreLester Flatt · 2015
Rattle & Roar
Rattle & RoarThe Earls of Leicester · 2016
Folk Time
Folk TimeHart Valley Drifters · 2016
Before the Dead
Before the DeadJerry Garcia · 2018
Live at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Live at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of FameThe Earls of Leicester · 2018
Easy Listening for Jerks - Part 1
Easy Listening for Jerks - Part 1The Dead South · 2022
Essential Classics, Vol. 734: Flatt & Scruggs
Essential Classics, Vol. 734: Flatt & ScruggsLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys · 2025
Seven Classic Albums
Seven Classic AlbumsFlatt & Scruggs

Source: MusicBrainz work 036793a6-e398-459c-91e2-7e160f28b846 (CC0).