Black Eyed Susie: Old Time Banjo

Eli Smith's version of the old clawhammer banjo song, "Black Eyed Susie."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Roscoe
• Holcomb
• Black
• Eyed
• Susie
• Banjo
• Fretless
• New
• Lost
• City
• Ramblers
• Frailing
• Clawhammer
• Old
• Time
• Breakdown

[bigdjindustriez]

You DO realize you're singing "black eyed Susie" while playing "soldier's joy", right?

[velocity6]

this is an awesome rendition. best on youtube except roscoes. you hit it out of the park man. this is what its all about. bring us the old time eli.

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

You did a fine job of pickin' at the ol' banjo, to a song that isn't known to me. I enjoy the banjo and you added some vocals which seem to tie in nicely to this Black Eyed Susie. Thx4 posting.

[timskates]

awesome, Doin it Roscoe style. Love It

[urwylin]

don't look so sad eli! :)

-Jessy

[fluvanna6]

omfg this dude fuckin killed this badass song

[quickerlicker100]

Holy Modal Rounders Batman

[fastrnb]

Banjos were fretless for much of their history. These days many people producing Old-Timey music still play then this way. The legato sound only really works in the first few positions, resulting in some builders doing what you see above.

[acousticbill]

Holy half-fretless banjo, Batman! Did you take half the fretboard off a fretted banjo? You must be some sort of mad scientist of mountain music! Sounds great!

[isveryniceyes]

Here's part of the first verse; Prettiest girl, that I ever saw, sat on a rock down in Arkansas - Hay, Black-eyed Susie - Ho - Black-eyed Susie - Hay - Black-eyed Susie Jane. You can look up the lyrics on google too. (Mind you, there are tons of different versions of this song.)