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03 Apr 10 - 02:08 PM (#2878854) Subject: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: gnu Remember String Bean? |
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03 Apr 10 - 02:11 PM (#2878857) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: GUEST,leeneia The difference is, Stringbean is TRYING to be ridiculous. Great music, gnu. Thanks for the link. |
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03 Apr 10 - 02:16 PM (#2878863) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: open mike "our favorite cowboy"?? |
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03 Apr 10 - 02:17 PM (#2878866) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: gnu Yeah, String Bean could play sommat wicked. And there are soooo many. I am glad technology is able to display such wonderful talent from days gone by. True treasures. Even some of the cRap. |
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03 Apr 10 - 02:56 PM (#2878880) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: pdq My computer doesn't "do" YouTube, but perhaps this will be a good'n too... David "Stringbean" Akeman |
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03 Apr 10 - 04:35 PM (#2878929) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: frogprince Saw him live once. long long ago; great fun. Sadly, he and his wife were murdered years ago by a couple of brain-dead mutants who were picked up soon afterward because they ran around town talking about it. They probably went after him because he was known not to bank his money. Years afterward, it turned out that the money was concealed in the fireplace, and eventually reduced to chaff by mice. |
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03 Apr 10 - 06:35 PM (#2879017) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: olddude loved old stringbean |
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04 Apr 10 - 04:28 AM (#2879232) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: Dave Hanson And Earl playing the guitar. Dave H |
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04 Apr 10 - 05:35 AM (#2879253) Subject: RE: BS: Low ridin baggy pants? Not rap. Banjo! From: VirginiaTam He didn't invent the look per wikipedia Akeman, known by this time only as Stringbean, was one of the Opry's top stars throughout the 1950s. During this period, he adopted a stage costume that comically accentuated his height, consisting of a shirt with an exceptionally long waist and tail, tucked into a pair of short blue jeans (from Little Jimmy Dickens) belted around his knees. The costume made him look like a very tall man with very short legs and helped contribute to the illusion of Akeman towering over his fellow performers. This kind of costume had many antecedents, including Slim Miller, a onetime stage comedian who was said to be Akeman's direct inspiration. The costume became synonymous with the Stringbean persona known to his audience. Enjoyed the banjo playing though... very good. Thanks for bringing him to my attention. |