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African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Cecelia Conway
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

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Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, devel
The Banjo
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Laurent Dubois
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-14 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound—strings humming over skin—that has eased souls and electrifie
Sinful Tunes and Spirituals
Language: en
Pages: 468
Authors: Dena J. Epstein
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Awarded both the Chicago Folklore Prize and the Simkins Prize of the Southern Historical Association From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and qu
Appalachians and Race
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: John C. Inscoe
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-12-01 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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African Americans have had a profound impact on the economy, culture, and social landscape of southern Appalachia but only after a surge of study in the last tw
How to Play the Five-String Banjo
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Pete Seeger
Categories: Banjo
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-02 - Publisher: Omnibus Press

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This is the basic manual for banjo players at any level. Covers all the fundamentals of strumming, hammering-on, and pulling-off. Includes folk and traditional