Bela Fleck

Bela Fleck is a professional banjo player who performs mainly with his band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.allmusic: Bela Fleck Biography

Fleck recalls his interest in banjo being sparked when he heard Earl Scruggs play the theme for the Beverly Hillbillies television sitcom. He was given his first banjo at age fifteen by his grandfather.Last.fm: Bela Fleck Biography

Fleck recorded his first album with the band Tasty Licks. In 1979, he released his first solo, Crossing the Tracks. In 1981, Fleck played with two different bands, including Grass Revival.Last.fm: Bela Fleck Biography Fleck helped form the band Strength in Numbers in 1998. They recorded one album. Later that same year, he formed the Flecktones. In 2008, they recorded their first holiday album, Jingle All The Way.AOL Music: Bela Fleck Music Bela and the Flecktones are scheduled to perform for Barack Obama at the Presidential Inauguration celebration on January 19 at the Kennedy Center, along with Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.Official Site of the Flecktones: Presidential Inauguration

• 2001: Perpetual Moon
• 2002: Live at the Quick
• 2003: Little Words
• 2004: Music for Two
• 2006: Hidden Land
• 2008: Jingle All The Way