Word: banjo
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...entertainment heavyweight with close ties to Hollywood. And perhaps more importantly it has become an integral part of Americana. As the writer Harlan Ellison once said, “Comics are one of only five art forms native to the United States” (the others being jazz, the banjo, the musical comedy and the mystery novel...
...According to Heller, Professor Huth is "very good on the banjo...
...creditable playing skills in their duet with Skaggs on "Walk Softly," which has been nominated for a Grammy. And those who associate Travis Tritt and Charlie Daniels with more heavy-handed material may see them in a different light after hearing their contributions, especially Tritt's modest but nifty banjo playing on "My Little Georgia Rose." It's refreshing to see these Nashville creations show off something that resonates beyond TNN, and one wonders whether many of their pop counterparts would have any such reserves of experience from which to draw...
Best of all, the man knew his audience. He didn't rail against our lack of an attention span; he played to it. The minute that big, easily bored, sugar-fueled baby that is the American public started to drift off, he'd grab a straw hat and a banjo and somehow get us back. And so we never turned him off. We sat and watched, grinning and glassy-eyed, waiting expectantly to see what the funny man with the fat red nose would do next...
...tracks were recorded at Nashville's Columbia Studio B, the famed Quonset Hut on Music Row, with producer Pappy Daily lining up the city's finest session men - the legendary "A Team" - including Buddy Emmons on pedal steel, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano and Curtis McPeak on banjo. It's well worth seeking out on Ebay or in the bargain bins...