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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style
 
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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style

Various Artists Audio CD
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listen  1. Shortening BreadSmiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, And Mike Seeger0:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Pig in a PenSmiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, And Mike Seeger 1:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Train 45Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, And Mike Seeger 2:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Rosewood CasketSmiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, And Mike Seeger 1:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Cotton Eye JoeSmiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, And Mike Seeger 1:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Don't Let Your Deal Go DownJ.C. Sutphin 1:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Under the Double EagleJ.C. Sutphin 1:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. I Don't Love NobodyJ.C. Sutphin 1:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Sally Goodin' / Sally Ann (medley)Junie Scruggs 1:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Cripple CreekJunie Scruggs 1:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Cumberland GapSnuffy Jenkins 1:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. John HenrySnuffy Jenkins 1:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Chicken ReelSnuffy Jenkins 1:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Shortening BreadSnuffy Jenkins 1:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. John HenrySnuffy Jenkins 1:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Lonesome Road BluesSnuffy Jenkins 1:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Kansas City Kitty / Big Eared Mule (medley)Snuffy Jenkins 2:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarSnuffy Jenkins 1:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. Careless LoveSnuffy Jenkins 1:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. Sally Ann / Sally Goodin' (medley)Snuffy Jenkins 2:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen21. Home, Sweet HomeOren Jenkins 1:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen22. Spanish FandangoOren Jenkins 1:25$0.99 Buy Track
listen23. Cripple CreekOren Jenkins 1:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen24. Down the RoadOren Jenkins 1:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen25. Liza JaneOren Jenkins 1:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen26. Hey, Mr. BanjoOren Jenkins0:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen27. Bugle Call RagOren Jenkins 1:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen28. Cackling Hen / Cumberland Gap (medley)Joe Stuart 2:09$0.99 Buy Track
listen29. Dear Old DixieLarry Richardson 1:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen30. Little MaggieLarry Richardson 1:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen31. Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny SouthLarry Richardson 1:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen32. Bucking MuleLarry Richardson 1:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen33. Lonesome Road BluesLarry Richardson 2:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen34. Turkey in the StrawDon Bryant And Pete Kuykendall 1:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen35. Jenny LynnDon Bryant And Pete Kuykendall0:48$0.99 Buy Track
listen36. Irish WasherwomanPete Kuykendall 1:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen37. Wildwood FlowerEugene Cox And Roni Stoneman 1:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen38. Lonesome Road BluesEugene Cox And Roni Stoneman 1:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen39. Ground HogMike Seeger And Bob Baker 1:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen40. CindyDick Rittler, Hazel Dickens, And Mike Seeger 1:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen41. Little PalKenny Miller 1:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen42. Rueben's TrainKenny Miller And Mike Seeger 1:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen43. Jesse James / Hard Ain't it Hard (medley)Eric Weissberg, Mike Seeger, And Ralph Rinzler 2:30$0.99 Buy Track


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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 13, 1992)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • ASIN: B000001DHW
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This recording was the first bluegrass LP ever released. The reissue now contains 16 additional tracks, a total of 43 tunes played by the immortal Snuffy Jenkins and others, including Smiley Hobbs. A banjo classic that runs 60 minutes in length. "...[A]s unspoiled as the day they were recorded..." — Rolling Stone

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a solid Bluegrass primer well worth the $$, February 7, 2000
This review is from: American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (Audio CD)
It's a good all-around list of tunes played by some greats. Fidelity and clarity are lacking, and you might consider it more for interesting background music than for focused listening. For the price and the songlist, tho', you really can't go wrong if you want to hear hillbilly music (which I happen to like in most forms). I recommend listening to the tracks here on Amazon, first....
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Raw Oysters, April 18, 2003
This review is from: American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (Audio CD)
Some things are best in their simplest most elemental form. In many ways this is true of bluegrass and the bluegrass banjo in particular. This CD contains very raw, unprocessed, unmixed, mountain banjo music. All songs are performed in 3 finger style pickin, lyrics and accompaniments are very minimal and recording quality is marginal...but these factors only enhance the power of this music. In a world that has gone mad with pre-fab over-produced music, this CD is like a blast from a cold mountain waterfall....but like eating raw oysters or standing under a mountain waterfall, it takes some getting used to and it's not for everybody. But if you can handle it, you'll love it.
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