Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall!

The album became a crossover hit. It entered Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 28, 1963, peaking at No. 134 during a six-week run on the chart.^[3] The album debuted on the magazine's Top Country Albums chart on January 25, 1964, peaked at No. 7, and remained on the chart for a total of 16 weeks.^[4]

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AllMusic	[5]
Record Mirror	[6]

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In the contemporary Record Mirror review, it was said that "although the recording isn't as good as from a studio, there's more than enough atmosphere to make up for it," calling it "Good C & W, for the enthusiast."^[6] Retrospectively, AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars, with reviewer Mark A. Humphrey calling it "a highly influential 'folk-boom' concert album".^[5]

Side A

1. "Salty Dog Blues" (W. Morris, Z. Morris) [1:57]
2. "Durham's Reel" (Stacey, Cirtin, Warren) [1:04]
3. "Hot Corn, Cold Corn" (Ackeman, Flatt) [2:21]
4. "Footprints In The Snow" (Carter) [2:37]
5. "Flint Hill Special" (Scruggs) [2:23]
6. "Dig A Hole In The Meadow" (Scruggs, Flatt) [2:00]

Side B

1. "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (Bond) [1:39]
2. "Mama Blues" (Scruggs) [1:25]
3. "Take This Hammer" (Ledbetter) [2:06]
4. "Fiddle And Banjo" (Stacey, Cirtin, Warren) [1:26]
5. "Yonder Stands Little Maggie" (Stacey, Cirtin) [1:48]
6. "Let The Church Roll On" (Stacey, Cirtin) [2:01]

The musicians performing on the album are:^[2]

• Lester Flatt - guitar, lead vocals
• Earl Scruggs - banjo, guitar, vocals
• "Cousin Jake" Tullock - bass guitar
• Buck Graves - dobro
• Paul Warren - fiddle
• Billy Powers - guitar