Nashville Airplane

Nashville Airplane is the 27th album by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs released in 1968 on the Columbia Limited Edition label. It was recorded shortly before their breakup in 1969. Lester Flatt resisted the change in direction (although Earl Scruggs embraced it) to a point that led to the breakup.

Nashville Airplane
Studio album by Flatt & Scruggs
Released	1968
Genre	Bluegrass
Label	Columbia (Limited Edition)
Producer	Bob Johnston
Flatt & Scruggs chronology
The Story of Bonnie & Clyde (1968) Nashville Airplane (1968) Final Fling (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[1]

Track listing

1. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)
2. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Johnny Cash)
3. "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford)
4. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
5. "Freida Florentine" (Gary Scruggs)
6. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Bob Dylan)
7. "Rainy Day Women#12 & 35" (Bob Dylan)
8. "Catch The Wind" (Donovan)
9. "Long Road to Houston" (Norman Stevens)
10. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Bob Dylan)
11. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie)

Musicians

• Kenny Buttrey - drums
• Bobby Moore, Henry Strzelecki - bass guitar
• Norbert Putnam - bass guitar, harpsichord
• Charlie Daniels, Jerry Shook, Johnny Johnson - rhythm guitar
• Boomer Clarke, Jake Tullock - vocals
• Paul Warren - vocals, violin
• Josh "Buck" Graves - dobro
• Gary Scruggs - vocals, tambourine
• Randy Scruggs - lead guitar, 12-string guitar, 5-string dobro

Production

• Sound Engineers - Charlie Bragg, Neil Wilburn & Jim Williamson
• Stereo Engineer - Mike Figlio
• Cover Art - Thomas B. Allen

References

1. Diemer, Tom (5 April 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.