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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style

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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style

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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Track Listing

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101
Shortening Bread Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 0:49
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102
Pig in a Pen Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 1:15
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103
Train 45 Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 2:22
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104
Rosewood Casket Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 1:30
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105
Cotton Eye Joe Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 1:44
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106
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down J.C. Sutphin 1:03
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107
Under the Double Eagle J.C. Sutphin 1:57
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108
I Don't Love Nobody J.C. Sutphin 1:37
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109
Sally Goodin' / Sally Ann (medley) Junie Scruggs 1:44
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110
Cripple Creek Junie Scruggs 1:21
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111
Cumberland Gap Snuffy Jenkins 1:37
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112
John Henry Snuffy Jenkins 1:36
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113
Chicken Reel Snuffy Jenkins 1:17
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114
Shortening Bread Snuffy Jenkins 1:27
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115
John Henry Snuffy Jenkins 1:12
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116
Lonesome Road Blues Snuffy Jenkins 1:17
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117
Kansas City Kitty / Big Eared Mule (medley) Snuffy Jenkins 2:08
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118
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Snuffy Jenkins 1:26
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119
Careless Love Snuffy Jenkins 1:19
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120
Sally Ann / Sally Goodin' (medley) Snuffy Jenkins 2:00
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201
Home, Sweet Home Oren Jenkins 1:08
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202
Spanish Fandango Oren Jenkins 1:25
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203
Cripple Creek Oren Jenkins 1:19
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204
Down the Road Oren Jenkins 1:08
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205
Liza Jane Oren Jenkins 1:33
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206
Hey, Mr. Banjo Oren Jenkins 0:51
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207
Bugle Call Rag Oren Jenkins 1:08
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208
Cackling Hen / Cumberland Gap (medley) Joe Stuart 2:09
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209
Dear Old Dixie Larry Richardson 1:19
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210
Little Maggie Larry Richardson 1:15
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211
Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South Larry Richardson 1:20
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212
Bucking Mule Larry Richardson 1:23
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213
Lonesome Road Blues Larry Richardson 2:03
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214
Turkey in the Straw Don Bryant and Pete Kuykendall 1:00
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215
Jenny Lynn Don Bryant and Pete Kuykendall 0:48
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216
Irish Washerwoman Pete Kuykendall 1:03
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217
Wildwood Flower Eugene Cox and Roni Stoneman 1:37
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218
Lonesome Road Blues Eugene Cox and Roni Stoneman 1:15
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219
Ground Hog Mike Seeger and Bob Baker 1:39
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220
Cindy Dick Rittler, Hazel Dickens, and Mike Seeger 1:45
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221
Little Pal Kenny Miller 1:01
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222
Rueben's Train Kenny Miller and Mike Seeger 1:36
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223
Jesse James / Hard Ain't it Hard (medley) Eric Weissberg, Mike Seeger, and Ralph Rinzler 2:30
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Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

SFW40037, FA 2314

Year(s) Released

1990, 1957

Recording Date(s)

1956

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

Bluegrass

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Banjo; Bass; Guitar; Mandolin

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Mike Seeger - Recorder, Producer, Liner Notes
 Carl Fleischhauer - Photographer (Cover)
 Daphne Shuttleworth - Designer
 Joe Stuart - Photographer (Cover)
 Ralph Rinzler - Liner Notes
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