Lester Flatt worked for Monroe at the time Earl Scruggs was considered for Bill Monroeâs band, the Blue Grass Boys, in 1946. The two left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed the Foggy Mountain Boys.
Sharon Millians received the Governor's Yellow Rose of Texas Award. Texas Governor Rick Perry awarded Sharon S. Millians the 2012 Yellow Rose of Texas Award. The Yellow Rose of Texas Award was conceived during the term of Governor Allan Shivers and is given to honor Texas women who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer and community service.
YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS. Sheet music cover for âThe Yellow Rose of Texas,â one of the early editions published ca. 1863 by William A. Pond & Co., New York. Courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Prints & Photographs, Sheet Music #20.