I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
@BATENKILL Yes I like J. D. too. But some of my banjo friends tell me he sounds too much like Earl Scruggs. And if you check out OLD Flatt and Scruggs videos here on YouTube from the 50's and 60's, J. D.'s style is very much a clone of Earl. They argue that Don Reno would be a better banjo hero as his style was all his own. But what the hey. Most banjo pickers today have lots of Earl's licks in their playing but most are not a smooth and slick as J. D.!!
I was a student in Lexington from 1967 thru 1971 and lived in Lexington until 1977. I remember going out to Holiday Inn on Saturday nights to listen to JD Crowe and the New South. The Holiday Inn was not all that big and they packed them in there to listen to this great Bluegrass group. Those were some great memories and its nice to see he still lives in the Lexington area. I still think JD was the best banjo player I have ever seen.
i know him cus when he started out he played at this bar down in flordia and my grandmother was friends with the bar owner and pluse i have a custom guitar i got from him..............lol hahaha
Many happy memories of the band at the time they played in the Holiday Inn North in Lexington--could not be beat for musicianship.
sospello 6 months ago
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I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
aphoristicrunt 9 months ago
I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
aphoristicrunt 9 months ago
I used to be so intrigued by him when I was little. He is my Granny's nephew, so I've seen him off and on my whole life. He's an amazing man, and such a sweet guy.
aphoristicrunt 9 months ago
Crowe is the king of the 5
BATENKILL 1 year ago
@BATENKILL Yes I like J. D. too. But some of my banjo friends tell me he sounds too much like Earl Scruggs. And if you check out OLD Flatt and Scruggs videos here on YouTube from the 50's and 60's, J. D.'s style is very much a clone of Earl. They argue that Don Reno would be a better banjo hero as his style was all his own. But what the hey. Most banjo pickers today have lots of Earl's licks in their playing but most are not a smooth and slick as J. D.!!
boblackey1 2 months ago
I wonder why he did not mention his time with Jimmy Martin. He was one of the Sunny Mountain Boys, waaaay back in the early 60,s
darwinbruce010745 2 years ago
Tony Rice, J.D., not Larry!
teakbridge101 2 years ago
@teakbridge101 Larry Rice played with him too, he mentioned both of them.
kentuckymandolin 3 months ago
I was a student in Lexington from 1967 thru 1971 and lived in Lexington until 1977. I remember going out to Holiday Inn on Saturday nights to listen to JD Crowe and the New South. The Holiday Inn was not all that big and they packed them in there to listen to this great Bluegrass group. Those were some great memories and its nice to see he still lives in the Lexington area. I still think JD was the best banjo player I have ever seen.
jimitl5 3 years ago
Actually, it was "The Kentucky Mountain Boys"
tjbanjo 2 years ago
@tjbanjo Jimmy Martin's band was The Sunny Mountain Boys, The Kentucky Mountain Boys was J.D.'s first band that he led.
kentuckymandolin 3 months ago
Maple
OSCAR82AA 3 years ago
Mahogany. It is a RB-75, Gibson pre-WWII flathead and it's a hoss!
2many5s 3 years ago
he has the most tasteful banjo style out of anyone
pipernick 3 years ago 3
And the most tasteful banjo! You just can't beat a good mahogany banjo!
Edthebanjo 3 years ago 2
i know him cus when he started out he played at this bar down in flordia and my grandmother was friends with the bar owner and pluse i have a custom guitar i got from him..............lol hahaha
vampreen12356 3 years ago