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He was arguably the best banjo picker that ever lived or ever will. Prior to his leap to fame in the 1940’s, 5-string banjo was frailed rather than picked with three fingers.
He explained he was playing the banjo in two styles: the “Scruggs” style, with three-fingers and fast picking; and the more melancholy, “back porch,” claw hammer style.
When Johnny Butten, an English banjo-picker who lives near Hawley, Minn., tries to re-stake his claim on the title of world's fastest banjo player tonight at The Hub in Fargo, he expects his ...
MANSFIELD - Local jazz banjo wizard Steve Caddick will have an added distinction when he joins with Paul Poirier in hosting the All Frets national gathering of distinguished banjo pickers ...
Banjo player Doug Dillard, an influential bluegrass musician who played with many rock outfits, appeared on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and with his family band the Dillards, died Wednesday in ...