Monthly Archives: August 2018
The Origins of Bluegrass Music
I think Bill Monroe might have hired Stringbean more as a comedian to break the ice than for his banjo picking. Either that or because he was a good shortstop! Many early bluegrass bands had at least one member who did the rube comic act . . . a relic from minstrel and medicine show times. Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lomax, Bill Monroe, bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, five string banjo, Folk Music, music history, old time music, Radio, vaudeville
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