<P> `` The Ballad of Jed Clampett '' was the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies TV show and movie , providing the back story for the series . The song was written and composed by Paul Henning , and sung by Jerry Scoggins , who was accompanied by bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs . When the theme was released as a single , Flatt sang lead vocals instead . </P>
<P> `` The Ballad of Jed Clampett '' was the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies TV show and movie , providing the back story for the series . The song was written and composed by Paul Henning , and sung by Jerry Scoggins , who was accompanied by bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs . When the theme was released as a single , Flatt sang lead vocals instead . </P>
who sang the theme song for the beverly hillbillies
who sang the theme song for the beverly hillbillies
Jerry Scoggins Lester Flatt
Jerry Scoggins Lester Flatt