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Rman Earl Scruggs: 80th birthday (2004) (29) RE: Folklore: Earl Scruggs 19 Jan 07

Well I'm a Brit bubblyrat! - I reckon the reason folk ask banjo players to play DB's is because It's possibly; the only time they've ever heard a 5 string played - (properly?) - (perhaps?)


I feel the (5)string banjo didn't/hasn't take/n off here in the stuffy UK because of the "country yokel" stigma attached to it.

Anyway, DB's did me a favour once - whils't out busking, a (generous) punter asked me to play it, (yes it is possible to play both parts on a single banjo) - and upon my completing it put a £20 in my shirt pocket!!

Right, I'm off to get ma grits.

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