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The first consists of primary banjo players and the second of celebrities that also play the banjo This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
It was the first time a prominent bluegrass banjo player had played any brand other than a Gibson. [48] Scruggs participated in Vega's marketing campaign that claimed that the banjo was constructed to Scruggs's design specifications, which was true, but the finished product fell short of his expectations. [ 42 ]
Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, playing music from bluegrass, jazz, classical, rock and various world music genres. [1]
Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick: Masters of the 5-String Banjo, Oak Publications, (1988). Butch Robins: What I Know 'Bout What I Know: The Musical Life of an Itinerant Banjo Player, 1st Books Library, (2003). Audio: Butch wins Bean Blossom banjo contest in 1969; Videos: Butch playing at Tex Logan's 85th birthday 2012; Smith, Richard D.:
Troy Boswell (born May 23, 1966), known professionally as Leroy Troy, is an old-time banjo player from Goodlettsville, Tennessee. His banjo style is the clawhammer or frailing style, distinct from more commonly found Scruggs style banjo playing in modern bluegrass. He often performs humorous or comedy songs from the old-time music genre.
Joe is widely considered one of the world's most accomplished five-string banjo players in the traditional bluegrass style. Although primarily a Scruggs style player, his playing is also influenced by the work of J.D. Crowe, Sonny Osborne, and Don Reno. Vocal influences are apparent from the Osborne Brothers and Paul Williams.
This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Blue Sky, Dot Records, Time, United Artists, Decca Records, RCA Records, Old Homestead, Rutabaga Musical artist Rual Holt Yarbrough (January 13, 1930 – September 21, 2010) was an American five-string banjo player who worked with some of the most famous bluegrass musicians .