The Boogie Banjo Blog – Roots, blues, jazz, traditional, experimental folk banjoists
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Starting his musical career in the early 1900’s, Johnny St. Cyr is one of the original pioneers of jazz music. He played with the best of them; Baby Dodds, Johnny Dodds, King Oliver, Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, and Louis Armstrong. He is the banjo player on all of the original Hot Five, and Hot … Continue reading Johnny St. Cyr
This is the only recording of Uncle John Scruggs, an early 5-string banjoist who was born a slave. The song “The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane” is a minstrel song written in 1871 by William S. Hays. Scruggs is playing in more or less a typical clawhammer style. This style was also known … Continue reading Uncle John Scruggs
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