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The true American Banjo was invented around 1831 by a fellow named Joel Sweeney. He took the ole West Africa four stringed Banjar and added the fifth string and made it a higher pitch than the others and right next to the lowest pitched string. I don't know if he was smart or just lucky. By 1940 the five string banjo was starting to loose its popularity. Most of the banjo players who remained playing on the radio were billed as a single act. Then in 1945 on the Grand Ole Opry, Earl Scruggs introduced what is known as Scruggs Style Picking. His style spread rapidly and within two years the demand for the five string banjo increased dramatically. Today you can even hear the banjo on the country stations.....just listen.
UPDATE
I have received emails telling me the previous paragraph is wrong.
If it is... then blame the text books and websites that I got the info
from. Not me!! If you dont like the way history is...not my problem!!
Funny thing is....the complaints are from other countries....not the
country that BLUEGRASS originated in!

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Here is a James Brown song we had a lot of fun with....which we call... BrownGrass

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 The Desert Bluegrass Association was founded in 1995 with only a handful of members. The membership keeps growing all the time. One of its goals is to promote bluegrass music and to give musicians a place to jam four or five times a month. They have a newsletter that comes out Bi-Monthly.

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Festival: 07/03-07/05 Leslie Bluegrass Festival
Festival: July 3-5, 2008. Melvin Goins, Carolina Road, Gary Brewer, Karl Shiflett, many more. Camping, concessions, Band Scramble. Complete information at http://www.jerryyatesbluegrass.com .July 3-5, 2008. Melvin Goins, Carolina Road, Gary Brewer, Karl ...

Festival: 07/11-02/22 Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe - Europe
Festival: Last year 11.200 cowboys and -girls visited the festival. It was a great party, that lasted for three days. We hope to see YOU next year, and we promise an unforgetable weekend! See you in Breim!Last year 11.200 cowboys and -girls visited the ...

Undefined: 07/25-07/26 Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe - Roanoke, VA
Undefined: Welcome to FiddleFest, one of Virginia's premier traditional music events. Our tradition of top-quality entertainment with concerts, workshops, and jam sessions with the pros will continue in '06. Held entirely on the Hollins University campus, ...

Concert: 07/08-02/21 Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe - Europe
Concert: Cor Sanne of CMS Productions reports that Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe from Nashville will be performing in an exclusive Dutch concert on Wednesday 9 July in Turfschip, Zuideinde 15, Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands. The show starts at 20.30 and ends at ...

Festival: 07/13-07/18 Swing Week at Augusta 2008
Festival: Swing Week at Augusta (July 13 - 18) is a music and dance camp dedicated to teaching and preserving the music and dance of the 1930's - 50's. Master Guest Artist: Johnny Gimble. Classes in Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals, & Drums ...

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