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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 .
He, along with Emory Lester was nominated by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) for a 2007 Instrumental Album of the Year award. [2] and presented with the 2012 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. [3] He is a spokesman for the Deering Banjo Co., which named two Clawgrass model banjos after him. [4]
Carl Jackson:Banjo Player (1973,Capitol) Old Friends (1978,Capitol) Banjo Man:A Tribute To Earl Scruggs (1981,Sugarhill) Mississippi Homecoming (1981) Song of the South (1982,Sugarhill) Banjo Hits (1983,Sugarhill) with Jim & Jesse; Spring Training (1991,Sugarhill) with John Starling & The Nash Ramblers 'Neath The Oaks in the Grove (1993)
Banjo music originated informally as a form of African folk music over a hundred years ago probably in the sub-Saharan region. When the Americans forced African slaves to work on the plantations, banjo music followed them, and stayed primarily a form of African folk music, up to the 1800s.
Danny Barnes (born December 21, 1961) [1] is an American banjo player, singer, and composer whose music is influenced by country, jazz, blues, punk, metal, and more. [2] He has been described as a "banjo virtuoso" [3] [4] and is "widely acknowledged as one of the best banjo players in America."
William "Dave" Evans (July 24, 1950 - June 26, 2017) was a tenor singer, banjo player, composer, and bluegrass band leader. He was noted for his powerful tenor vocal range and for his style which bridged traditional and contemporary bluegrass. [3]
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.