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Thread #97016 Message #2670977
Posted By: Janie
03-Jul-09 - 05:26 PM
Thread Name: gibson 4 string guitars
Subject: RE: gibson 4 string guitars
I couldn't figure out to which thread this best fit, so decided this one is as good as any. Last night I was listening to an archived interview (from April, 2009) with Bela Fleck. He was talking about the use of banjo in jazz, and said that at one time, nearly all the big jazz bands included a banjo. When the guitar became much more popular and the "latest thing" with these bands, suddenly no one wanted a banjo player. He says the tenor guitar was developed largely so that former jazz banjo players could continue to work.
The interview can be heard here.. "Click on "Throw Down Your Heart" once you get to the page.