The Ballad of Jed Clampett

~ Recording by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The Ballad of Jed Clampett1:34Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Beverly HillbilliesBuddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan and castAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 2402
1.1The Ballad of Jed Clampett1:34Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsThe Beverly HillbilliesBuddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan and castAlbum
  • US1993-09-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)57276
6.15Theme From the Beverly Hillbillies1:36Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1964-1969, PlusLester Flatt & Earl ScruggsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-10-17
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15879

Relationships

producer:Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter)
Don Law
banjo:Earl Scruggs (on 1962-09-24)
double bass:Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1962-09-24)
drums (drum set):Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-24)
fiddle:Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1962-09-24)
guitar and lead vocals:Lester Flatt (on 1962-09-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:Josh Graves (on 1962-09-24)
recorded at:Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-09-24)
edit of:The Ballad of Jed Clampett by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With The Foggy Mountain Boys
recording of:The Ballad of Jed Clampett (on 1962-09-24: partial)

The Ballad of Jed Clampett

lyricist and composer:Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
later parody versions:Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies