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Béla Fleck (10 Jul 1958 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (19)

Official

Album

  1. Crossing the Tracks 1979
  2. Natural Bridge 1982
  3. Double Time 1984
  4. Inroads 1986
  5. Drive 1988 (as Bela Fleck)
  6. Tales From the Acoustic Planet 1995
  7. The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Volume 2 22 Jun 1999
  8. Perpetual Motion 02 Oct 2001
  9. Throw Down Your Heart, Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Volume 3: Africa Sessions 03 Mar 2009
  10. Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions 03 Mar 2009
  11. Throw Down Your Heart: Africa Sessions, Part 2 2010
  12. My Bluegrass Heart 10 Sep 2021
  13. As We Speak 12 May 2023
  14. Rhapsody in Blue 12 Feb 2024 (as Bela Fleck)

Album - Compilation

  1. Places 1987
  2. Daybreak 1987

Single

  1. Rhapsody in Blue (grass) 05 Jan 2024

EP - Live

  1. It's Raining Banjo: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA 26 Jan 2011 (as Bela Fleck)

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1999-09-05: Strawberry Festival, Yosemite, CA, USA

Relationships (14)

Member Of

  1. Trio! (2005) original, banjo
  2. Béla Fleck & My Bluegrass Heart (28 Jul 2021) original, banjo
  3. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1989) eponymous
  4. New Grass Revival
  5. Spectrum
  6. The Dreadful Snakes
  7. Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
  8. Strength in Numbers

Named After

  1. Béla Bartók
  2. Leoš Janáček
  3. Anton Webern

Married

  1. Abigail Washburn

Siblings

  1. Sascha Paladino half

Children

  1. Juno Fleck

Recordings by (199)

  1. Dear Old Dixie 2:39 (1979)
  2. Inman Square 4:00 (1979)
  3. Texas Barbeque 3:59 (1979)
  4. Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman 1:41 (1979)
  5. Spain 7:12 (1979)
  6. Crossing the Tracks 3:38 (1979)
  7. Spring Thaw 2:27 (1979)
  8. How Can You Face Me Now 4:54 (1979)
  9. Twilight 2:01 (1979)
  10. Frosty Morning 2:58 (1979)
  11. Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow 2:26 (1979)
  12. Fiddler’s Dream 2:44 (1981)
  13. Barbara’s Waltz 2:54 (1981)
  14. Salty 3:08 (1981)
  15. Silverbell 2:53 (1981)
  16. Christina’s Jig / Plain Brown Jig 3:47 (1981)
  17. Punchdrunk 2:39 (1982)
  18. Flexibility 4:11 (1982)
  19. Dawg's Due 2:59 (1982)
  20. Daybreak 3:00 (1982)
  21. Bitter Gap 2:59 (1982)
  22. October Winds 5:48 (1982)
  23. Crossfire 3:25 (1982)
  24. Applebutter 2:42 (1982)
  25. Old Hickory Waltz 4:53 (1982)
  26. Rocky Road 3:24 (1982)
  27. The Natural Bridge Suite 6:55 (1982)
  28. Deviation 4:27 (1985)
  29. Toninio 4:09 (1986)
  30. Somerset 3:09 (1986)
  31. Cecata 0:54 (1986)
  32. Four Wheel Drive 3:59 (1986)
  33. Ireland 6:58 (1986)
  34. Perplexed 6:21 (1986)
  35. The Old Country 2:59 (1986)
  36. Hudson's Bay 5:23 (1986)
  37. Close to Home 4:08 (1986)
  38. Reading in the Dark 2:36 (1987)
  39. Bill Cheatham 3:14 (1987)
  40. Christina's Jig / Plain Brown Jig 3:49 (1987)
  41. Fiddler's Dream 2:46 (1987)
  42. Reverie 1:32 (1987)
  43. Nuns for Nixon 4:10 (1987)
  44. Malone 1:08 (1987)
  45. Moontides 5:36 (1987)
  46. Another Morning 3:26 (1987)
  47. Lowdown 3:33 (1987)
  48. The Bullfrog Shuffle 1:33 (1987)
  49. Places 7:09 (1987)
  50. Snakes Alive 4:22 (1987)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. East Tennessee Rag 3:27 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  2. Northbound Headlights Can't Blind Me 2:18 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  3. Anchored to the Shore 2:37 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  4. I'll Sail My Ship Alone 2:26 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  5. Foggy River 3:40 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  6. Ain't Nobody Cryin' but Me 2:38 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  7. Blue Days, Black Nights 2:22 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  8. Leavin' 2:39 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  9. A Fool Such as I 2:37 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  10. Banjo Signal 2:28 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  11. Slow Train Through Georgia 3:08 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  12. In the City 2:26 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  13. Jimmie Rogers' Last Blue Yodel 3:12 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  14. Weary Blues From Waitin' 3:01 Tasty Licks (1979) banjo
  15. Tom & Jerry 6:18 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  16. Stanley Brothers Medley: Fling Ding / Hard Times / Daybreak In Dixie 5:51 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  17. The Green in the Blue Medley: The Strayaway Child (jig) / An Druimfhionn Donn Dilis (lullaby) / McCahill’s Reel (reel) 6:40 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  18. Cotton Patch Rag 4:18 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  19. Sweet Laree 4:25 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  20. Memories of Mozart: From Mozart’s Piano Sonata #11 in A Major, Third Movement: Rondo “Alla Turka” 4:41 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  21. Bill Monroe Medley: Get Up John / The Gold Rush / Roanoke 8:03 Dan Crary (1983) banjo
  22. Likes of Me 2:55 Tony Rice (1984) banjo
  23. Cold on the Shoulder 2:35 Tony Rice (1984) banjo
  24. Who's That Knocking at My Door? 3:53 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  25. Snakes Alive 4:23 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  26. Travelin' Down the Lonesome Road 3:32 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  27. Story of the Pharisees 2:12 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) guitar
  28. Brown County Breakdown 5:06 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  29. Blue Yodel #4 2:39 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  30. Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die 3:27 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  31. Cash on the Barrelhead 3:33 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  32. In Despair 2:12 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  33. Muleskinner Blues 4:20 Tony Rice (1984) banjo
  34. Linda Lou 3:42 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  35. Lonesome Whistle Blues 3:58 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo
  36. Sally Ann 3:01 The Dreadful Snakes (1984) banjo

Produced

  1. Bill Cheatham 3:14 Tony Trischka, Bill Keith & Béla Fleck (1981)
  2. Dust on the Needle / Paddy Kelly’s Jig 4:02 Tony Trischka (1981)
  3. Fiddler’s Dream 2:44 Béla Fleck (1981)
  4. Barbara’s Waltz 2:54 Béla Fleck (1981)
  5. Salty 3:08 Béla Fleck (1981)
  6. Clinging Vine 3:03 Bill Keith (1981)
  7. Black Mountain Rag 2:51 Tony Trischka (1981)
  8. Vanished 3:00 Tony Trischka (1981)
  9. Silverbell 2:53 Béla Fleck (1981)
  10. Christina’s Jig / Plain Brown Jig 3:47 Béla Fleck (1981)
  11. Jolly Waffle Man 3:23 Bill Keith (1981)
  12. Old Sandy River Belle 2:36 Tony Trischka (1981)
  13. Panhandle Country 1:52 Bill Keith (1981)
  14. Mead Mountain Blues 3:12 Bill Keith (1981)

Credited as (167)

  1. Béla Fleck
  2. Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
  3. Béla Fleck & Tony Trischka
  4. Béla Fleck & Hilary James
  5. Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck & Mike Marshall
  6. Josh Groban & Béla Fleck
  7. Béla Fleck & David Grisman
  8. Béla Fleck, V.M. Bhatt & Jie-Bing Chen
  9. Béla Fleck With The New Grass Revival
  10. Abigail Washburn & Béla Fleck
  11. Béla Fleck, Bill Keith & Tony Trischka
  12. Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer
  13. Béla Fleck & Jerry Douglas
  14. Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
  15. Little Feat feat. Béla Fleck
  16. Little Feat feat. Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush & Béla Fleck
  17. The Chieftains feat. Béla Fleck
  18. Barry Bales, Ron Block, Henry Butler, Larry "Choo" Campbell, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jerry Douglas, Minnie Driver, Béla Fleck, Vicki Hampton, Alison Krauss, Jonell Mosser, Abigail Washburn, Nathan Williams
  19. Béla Fleck & the Marcus Roberts Trio
  20. Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio
  21. Assembly of Dust feat. Béla Fleck
  22. McCoy Tyner with Béla Fleck
  23. Jerry Douglas feat. Sam Bush & Béla Fleck
  24. Tony Trischka feat. Béla Fleck
  25. David Grisman feat. Béla Fleck
  26. John Gorka & Dar Williams feat. David Lindley, Béla Fleck & John Jennings
  27. Darol Anger feat. David Grisman, Michael Manring, Béla Fleck & John Jennings
  28. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Béla Fleck & Johnny Gimble
  29. Oumou Sangaré & Béla Fleck
  30. The Chieftains feat. John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White & Tim O’Brien
  31. Béla Fleck; Béla Fleck, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, Brooklyn Rider
  32. Béla Fleck, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
  33. Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider
  34. Bootsy Collins feat. Béla Fleck, ZionPlanet-10 & Dennis Chambers
  35. Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall
  36. Joshua Bell, Béla Fleck
  37. Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
  38. Bootsy Collins feat. Béla Fleck, Zionplanet-10 & Dennis Chambers
  39. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
  40. Béla Fleck & Mark O’Connor
  41. Béla Fleck & Tony Rice
  42. Béla Fleck & Mark Schatz
  43. Béla Fleck & Mike Marshall
  44. Béla Fleck & John Hartford
  45. Béla Fleck & Darol Anger
  46. Béla Fleck & Pat Flynn
  47. Béla Fleck & Ricky Skaggs
  48. Béla Fleck & Sam Bush
  49. David Pack feat. Béla Fleck
  50. Mike Marshall & Béla Fleck
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Works (101)

Arranged

  1. Menuett I-II from Partita No. 1
  2. Prelude No. 2
  3. Prelude No. 24
  4. Invention No. 10
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Wrote

  1. Line and Lure
  2. Pebbles
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Composed

  1. New South Africa (1995)
  2. Bug Tussle
  3. Pile-Up
  4. What’cha Gonna Do
  5. Little Birdie
  6. Bye Bye Baby Blues
  7. The Lochs of Dread
  8. Up and Running
  9. First Light
  10. The Great Circle Route
  11. Circus of Regrets
  12. Juno Concerto
  13. Juno Concerto: Movement I
  14. Juno Concerto: Movement II
  15. Juno Concerto: Movement III
  16. Three Bridges Home
  17. The Landing
  18. Backwoods Galaxy
  19. In Your Eyes
  20. System Seven
  21. Cheeseballs in Cowtown
  22. Bicyclops
  23. Jayme Lynn
  24. For Sascha
  25. Blu-Bop
  26. Flying Saucer Dudes
  27. Turtle Rock
  28. Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
  29. Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)
  30. Hole in the Wall
  31. Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (reprise)
  32. Sea Brazil
  33. Frontiers
  34. Hurricane Camille
  35. Half Moon Bay
  36. The Sinister Minister
  37. Sunset Road
  38. Flipper
  39. Mars Needs Women: Space Is a Lonely Place
  40. Mars Needs Women: They're Here
  41. Reflections of Lucy
  42. Tell It to the Gov'nor
  43. Bela's Tune
  44. Ivory Toad of Catalan
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 30, Episode 5
  2. Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2005

Guest Performer At

  1. Phish at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gym banjo

Links (20)

Official Homepages

  1. http://belafleck.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139753207
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134941365
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bela_fleck
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82091533
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82091533
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6t16ssq

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/433400

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/305844

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000151290

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1389353/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14966291

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561390

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ka8z2lwkcp13fG8Wyv3xU
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/10519

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/2958

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e1a889b7-5e45-447f-baa0-b9c6cbc0d39f

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/belafleckbanjo
  2. https://www.facebook.com/belafleckbanjo

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/belafleckbanjo