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Beverly Hillbillies

“Oil, that is…“

Title: “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”

Composed: Paul Henning

Performed: Jerry Scroggins

Music:  Lester Flatt (guitar) and Earl Scruggs (banjo)

One of the most standout theme songs of any show during the sixties, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” brought the musical style of bluegrass to the forefront of American pop culture.