Ernest Allen Flatt, Sr. started out in the music business at age twelve. By the time he was twenty, he had visited forty-two states and nine countries as a professional musician. Ernest later becam...view moreErnest Allen Flatt, Sr. started out in the music business at age twelve. By the time he was twenty, he had visited forty-two states and nine countries as a professional musician. Ernest later became pastor of a country church and a vocational teacher. Now retired from the Department of Human Services in Tennessee, he spends his time writing books.view less