Banjo Heroes

[HaoSkywalker]

YeeeeeeeHAw!!!!!!!!

[ZumEmm]

@HaoSkywalker its spelled YeeeeeeHAwwwwwwwwwww. ....just thought you'd like to know

[HaoSkywalker]

@ZumEmm Completelly! haha! you got me

[banjoeric1]

@HaoSkywalker yeah, plenty of yeeeHawwwwwws up in dem dare hills....& their accents are thicker than a hill side of freshly laid meadow muffins....

[DJYuYu2xD]

When whas that?

[ZumEmm]

@DJYuYu2xD Early to mid 1970s

[RickRiman]

@DJYuYu2xD 09/05/1971 (On the Sunday of the Labor Day Bluegrass Festival in Camp Springs NC).

[godofallbums]

if you run from the cops playing this you will get away

[Shep2TheMax]

That guys banjo playing made the video break!!!

[ZumEmm]

broke it good too

[banjoguy]

@Shep2TheMax Which guy were you refering to ? Was it that one with all that hair and the funny striped pants? If so, do you know who it is ?

Gene

banjoguy12701@yahoo.com

[Shep2TheMax]

@banjoguy Yer im not sure who it is but hes awesome if i find out ill let you know

[Jimlead]

This is the music when you slide down a waterfall screaming!

[birdboy10]

jhonny cash pressed dislike 21 times !! :P

[superflyfranzo]

randome asian at 1:06

[Makedonwow]

I can't stop tapping my foot :D

[dodo4hire]

gotta teach myself some country on guitar and get myself a banjo. lets make that shit metal! :D

[banjoeric1]

dodo, befur ya shit some metal, can we hear ya say, "yeeeHaw?" its a prerequisite before you pick banJer

[dodo4hire]

@banjoeric1 *grunt* YeeHaw Madafakaa! =P

[Magictallguy]

@banjoeric1 YeeeHaw!

I play both guitar and banjo.. Along with 18 other instruments lol

[djohnson2055]

Camp Springs Festival 1972. I've got the whole video... Crowe was playing with the Kentucky mountain boys... Very good stuff!!!

[RickRiman]

@djohnson2055 Trust me, it was 1971.

[DromeG60]

I WANT A BANJO

[fightingnate]

BANJO HERO

[ElGarfieldo89]

it looks so easy when they play...

but i tink its harder then fast country style picking on western guitar...

damn good!!!

[oscardd1]

well i think this is werry good musik and they are good players

[H3LLK3RN]

can someone tell some official musicians who play banjo or something?

[RickRiman]

@H3LLK3RN For those of us less informed, please define "official" and "something".

[H3LLK3RN]

@RickRiman some band or musician with some good banjo songs

[RickRiman]

@H3LLK3RN Here's a short list of stellar banjo recordings: Tony Trischka, "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular" (Rounder); Bela Fleck, "Perpetual Motion" (Sony); Bela Fleck, "Tales From the Acoustic Planet" (volumes 1, 2 and 3 (my favorite is 2, but they are all stunning)), Warner. I believe that all these were Grammy-nominated. There are more, but this is a good place to start. These guys are as official as you can get.

[H3LLK3RN]

@RickRiman thank you a lot man :) when i try to search for banjo music all i can find is some random guy trying to play super mario or other random sh** bleh...thanks again

[bakedAK85]

This is pretty cool though

[bakedAK85]

If I was walking around those woods and heard this, I'd turn right the fuck around. That's a lot of backwoods mofos in one place! LOL! I joke.....kinda

[TruegrassBoy]

The 1st banjo player is Earl Scruggs - who wrote the tune, followed by Little Roy Lewis and a 'skinny' Sonny Osborne with a beard, a tall Bill Emmerson, J.D. Crowe, Japanese guy from Bluegrass 45, unknown blonde kid, another unknown guy, Don Stover in a white hat, another ??, yet another ?? with glasses, John McEuen, J.D again, Randy Scruggs (or is it Eric Weissberg?) and then finally Earl. In background are Jimmy Martin in crazy hat, blonde Dale Reno and dark haired Charlie Waller.

[HaCkY0Shi]

Earl Scruggs Sonny Osborne Bill Emerson JD Crowe Saburo Watanabe Inoue (Bluegrass 45) (unidentified) Jimmy Arnold Don Stover Alan Munde Roger Smith Rick Ryman (New Deal String Band) JD Crowe (again) Randy Scruggs Earl Scruggs

[RickRiman]

The "unidentified" guy is Eddie Hoyle; and the picker mis-identified as "Roger Smith" is John Farmer, who was playing banjo in Del McCoury's band at the time. Roy Lewis and A.L. Wood are shown, but don't play a break at the microphone in this clip. Ronnie (not Dale) Reno, who was playing electric bass with the Osborne Brothers, is in the background.

[TruegrassBoy]

The reason they all play the same break is out of respect for Earl - they let him have the "up the neck break" at the end.

[tsqrd1]

this is the best song ever written for the banjo!! thanks

[SammySlammerB]

damn i started playing the guitar then got into bob dylan n now i feel ive been missing out on a entire world of something i enjoy. after having just saw this video its hard to describe or explain how i feel. but sorta like seeing your 1st pair of tits better than xmas like the oppisite of the holacoust might feel to a jew dang man i dont know but there is a whole world of folk banjo music that im just getting into to bad its not as popular as the olden days when country was good not commercial

[hogansteel]

hey cmon melodic banjo is still part of the instrument why flub the only guy that thought of something different than Earl plays.Earl is and always will be THE MAN.

[SAFranke83]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen, no joke.

[leonardo006]

Yes I know, my guitar just jizzed.

[LoafofCat]

hog bitch stomp by buckethead!

[SaweetTooth]

NO!

[LoafofCat]

yes

[SaweetTooth]

-sigh- no its "Foggy mountain breakdown"

[LoafofCat]

first of all i know it's not buckethead, of course it's not buckethead, secondly no one likes a know-it-all little emo kid.

[rhoads3120]

Who Is The Magic Player That Got Pushed To The Side? Notice The Pause On Screen? Sounded Like He Was Going To Liven Up The Place!

[goldsmithstudent]

did i see the great jimmy martin in the group

[TheNukemaster]

BANJO ORGY

[OneAChordMusic]

Not a woman in sight.

[banjoeric1]

back then, the only ladies on stage that I can recall were in the Lewis Family. There were, however, plenty of chics out in the field and camp grounds....guaranteed!

[RickRiman]

I seem to recollect that Gloria Belle (Flickinger) was playing bass with Jimmy Martin that weekend (but was not on stage during the FMB segment). But true enough, female performers in blugrass were a rarity back in 1971; it was a great idea, whose time had not yet come. Interestingly, in the movie (from which this clip was taken), an 8-year old Missy Raines shows up in the audience; she grew up to be a monster bass player.

[NorCalSmithers]

@banjoeric1  Carter Family ????

[jakeisdead]

this is going to beat satrianis G3 cause this B1 B2 B3 B4 and so goes on

[agrlfmtx]

How many banjo players does it take to play Foggy Mountain BD??

[RickRiman]

All of them.....

[agrlfmtx]

That's the truth! I have a picture of me when I was little standing with Lester Flatt. Earl pushed me over there and made me get my picture with him. He had his banjo strapped to him, probably the one he is using now.

[ren2250]

jeez could it hav been any lower!!!???

[ZumEmm]

just the right lever so you can't steel and licks...

[chesshirecat2]

your video messed up at the best part =(

[ZumEmm]

shit happens

[voodoihippo]

BANJO HEROS BRAVO

[collierscourt]

Is that not Little Roy Lewis pickin' in the background? He's one of my favorites and a sweet, sweet picker...

[imtess]

i love earl scruggs and foggy mountain breakdown even more so.

great clip!

[VendettaXM]

the person on the banjo was pretty good but the rest of them kinda sucked

[jstbppr]

craptrap u have a clear graso off the obvios

[crabtrap]

4 stars , i'd make it 5 if Elly Mae Clampet was in the background petting a racoon

[crabtrap]

the best part of this video was the guy playing the banjo

; )

[jstbppr]

banjoeric1 fix this video its scipping

[ZumEmm]

its a capture mix, I am too lazy for a redo..ha

[adutainic]

yes

[jstbppr]

i got a banjo the day befor christmas and i like it

[banjoeric1]

then pick it son, just pick it!

[MrStryperfan]

@jstbppr me too!!!!!!!!!

[dabeatdurand]

dude!! now i want a banjo

[banjoeric1]

chop chop....to your nearest banjo dealer....good luck!!!

[guitarapp]

Who is the big guy that starts around 2:00?

[banjoeric1]

Allen Munde

[HUSEINOBOMA]

you are awful.

[IamFearLezz]

hahaha this song is in a really cool game called chicken chuck xD

[dededmen]

este es el herman li del banjo XD toca bkn

[Nenufarus]

Desde Argentina. MUY BUENO¡¡¡¡¡

[JazzieGitar2]

what song are they playing?

[ZumEmm]

Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which, btw, is the theme song for a movie titled Bonnie & Clyde.

[crockyoshighty]

I know you will all think this awful of me but. I couldn't help but think that this reminded me of a bunch of johns pulling a train with the microphone being the trick. Dueling Banjo Gang bang? The little man that had to lean forward to get his, Banjo closer, sealed the deal for this bad comment. :0)

[banjoeric1]

so crock....when was the last time you had a roll in the hey.....been a while, huh?

[HUSEINOBOMA]

u all stink. come to Philly. we have about2,000 banjo's who could make y'all look real bad.

[southsidebanjo]

Crazy comment crock, boy, you a wild one.

These guys are/were big hitting banjo players.

Pros. Made something of themselves.

What do you do with your time ?

[ZumEmm]

He watches Lawrence of Arabia, over and over again....in his spare time.

[johnnyjet33030]

Was Wendy Holcombe already dead when they cut his tape of heros.? She could play with just about the best of them, banjo, fiddle and guitar.

How good would she have been today at 45?

[johnnyjet33030]

Thanks Rick, for the update. If true, maybe JH pronounced his name too much like Harvard to the southern ear, and Chet, who had an eye for Talent, convinced him to pronounce Hartford to make it distinctive-? Just a wild guess

[johnnyjet33030]

well, thanks to your reference and the internet, I found out and heard John Hartford/harford (So why did Chet Atkins have him change his name)

[johnnyjet33030]

Rick- who was the first guy shaking hands with ES, and I feel dumb, but also who is the late great JH you refer to? ( me, originally plectrum player, picked up 5 string bluegrass late 70's-must of missed something)

[RickRiman]

Sonny Osborne is the first guy shaking hands with Earl. And while I don't know the full details of John Hartford's name change, I do remember that back in the mid 60's, BEFORE he became famous, JH was well-known among southern / central Illinois bluegrass musicians such as the Bray Brothers, Pat Burton, and Michael Melford, whom I remember telling me that John spelled his name "Hartford" but pronounced it with a silent "t". Amazing that I remember anything from the Johnson administration....

[johnnyjet33030]

Alan Munde had a great style-looked like shit tho-too bad his riff got killed by the sound breakup-all are great-its the old u-tube sound clip that makes some sound bad when it wavers and warbles

[paulachinitadeonce]

musica de huevos fritos!!!

[ZumEmm]

yes, what Paul said.....

[paulachinitadeonce]

me gusta el rubiecito

[ZumEmm]

me gusta too....

[joalskii]

Earl Scruggs is his name. Banjo is his game. The song is Foggy Mountain Breakdown.

[preput]

yeeeeehaaaa!

[ZumEmm]

well said...

[Deborahrs1234]

ermm , this is interesting?

[viciousKev]

banjo gangbang

[Maribo33]

Yeah, this is Bluegrass!!

5 Stars

[shadowtriber666]

very relaxing

[Goldwing777777]

The hair the hair! LOL!

[airbusA5000]

yes indeed the hair is right, i havent seen that for a whilke ahha

[Donegaldan]

Car chase in Bonnie & Clyde

[strech00]

lol!!!!!

[banjitsubandito]

Beautiful moment, amazing!

[DaleOfHope]

Giddy up

[dingodingobingo]

bill emerson!

[HillbillyJ]

Earl rocks, he was the best on there. to think that pretty much everyone of them was playing his style, what a great accomplishment!

JD Crowe rocks as well!

[Tenebra84]

Awesome!!!!!!:) i like very much!!

[bassmastermattew]

foggy mt yup

[bassmastermattew]

makes me want cry

[StuartMarshall26]

man what's the song name? clinch mt. quickstep? i know the tune, forgot the name.

[SaweetTooth]

hog bitch stomp

[ZumEmm]

close, but no ceeeGar

[ZumEmm]

Foggy Mt. Breakdown

[StuartMarshall26]

thank you

[kbzonv8]

jajajajaj esto es musica de persecucion!!

[Eliasasmodeo]

Yes is a Bonie and Clide pursuit.....

[6simsalabim]

è troppo bello!!!

[DAMIANESS]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[krissygirl333]

Eric, you own this page, all you have to do is delete the poor comments! delete em :)

[banjoeric1]

naw, if someone wants to make an ass of them self, so be it. BTW, Eric is my dog's name, my name is Gary Lee

[Mike754]

its kinda not smart to post ur real name on the internet..

[CarlOlav]

Why? It's not as if he's handing out his bank account numer or anything. And how many people in the world do you think are named Gary Lee? hehe. Anyway, banjo rocks!

[HarrisonBergeron01]

LOL... "Eric is my dog's name"... I love that... mstly because it wasn't intended to be funny

[RockandRollLove]

sooooo cool xD

[lor3999]

Wonderful!

[gamercosford]

holy shit im gonna go get myself a banjo, some lessons, an oversized car, some retarded strings, a mars bar, a wife, a stand for the amazing banjo im gonna buy, a barbecue, a slave (to cook food on the barbecue for me), a strawberry milkshake, a shop selling banjo's, another chocolate bar, a killer whale, a planet, youtube, and all those people playing those banjos...

[EchoCannon89]

EPIC FAIL

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Fun Times, We Need More of This.

[nichmars]

Yay!!!!

[etrogdon]

Nicely Done

[Lachsfilet]

Yeaaah asian guy! Go for it!

Music will win the fight against racism :)

[banjoeric1]

yeah buddy! musicianship doesn't differentiate race, religion etc. If ya pick good, you best be prepared to share dem there licks with me...ha Music, the international language....

[MisterSc4t]

Wow, as much as I love hearing the same musical phrase 10 times in a row... Earl Scruggs is the best picker out there!

[BOBAZDMEG]

yeeehaaw XD

[coldfusion1111]

Agree !

[djbranshee]

you're a hero too for uploading this, banjoeric1!

[015003754]

dagum goin go get me sum that mmhmmmm nigger cheese knaw sayin

[EdgaarRamos]

wow the little guy in 1:20 rox!!

all video rox xD

[pfcbeetlebailey2]

wow the big guy in 3:14 rox!!

all video rox xD

[EmotionalResQ]

That guy rox because that is the one and only Great Earl Scruggs.

[onwar13]

wow i was looking at electric guitar songs and some how i got to banjo hahaha wtf !!!

[Stigmata65]

Its just not the same without Bela Fleck

[haroldhardrata]

This is truly an awesome thing to watch! Such rich sounds!

[Honourblood]

I'm loveing it! really fantastic!

[MariamWidefield]

they rock!!!

[pgup002]

This is some cool SH*T ...... This guys are getting down... Nice...

[XxZipitoxX]

Guy at 0:56 looks like donald trump

[UberNoobHack]

That's because it IS Donald Trump =P

[cmoore37]

It's the Donald of banjo pickers, J.D. Crowe.

[zkman]

It's a foggy mountain assembly line

[lovehandles1968]

I love this banjo sheeeeet - such a happy yet slightly competitive vibe, master craftsmen one and all *S* got any more of them oldies, eric?

[manbearsnake]

what is that song?

[banjoeric1]

Foggy Mt. Breakdown

[mengele88]

who is the guy with the sun glasses?

[banjoeric1]

That would be the one and only, Sonny Osborne

[britishtank20]

come down to redfield, Bama and say that see what happens

[Ljung021]

Banjo is the offical redneck/inbreed instrument. (:

[banjoeric1]

Ljung021, I, banjoeric, duly appoint you V P of IB, that be 'yo official title, Vice President of Inbreeding. You, being a Swed, I see you quickly advancing to CEO in a matter of three or four pushes....hahaha

[gsxf06]

im tapping my foot. nice clip thnks

[mightymike2007]

Name f th Orignal Song:

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown

[agrub597]

If you listen to it real good it is a different version than Buckethead plays

[dmg555]

man I wish this sound was better - thats a classic. I started playin in the 70s - blond haired kid looks like me back in the day ... good ole Earl

[unkownkilla]

What song?

[WalliceTheWallBall]

What sucks is when they get to the best guy, it like, freezes...arg! im so mad!

[Sunriseatnoon]

Why are these guys called heroes?? It's Foggy Mtn. Breakdown I think. Good but I don't understand the heroes part. Nice video!!

[banjoeric1]

They are heroes simply because they earned it.

[Jeeper1945]

Yep thats why. Best of the best I beleive.

[kowchxpteito]

this sound like hog bitch stomp by buckethead

[philmicklesonsbra]

Looks like all the guys lined up in the fluff line at the Houston 500!!!

[iAdamJonesi]

This Sounds like Hog Bitch Stomp by Buckethead