Clarence Ashley performs "The Cuckoo"
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@yenbadcito The banjo is actually derived from an African instrument, so yes. Ashley himself played a lot like his neighbor who was of African decent. I suspect that back in the day there were more black banjo players than white, since in the Minstrel Shows white musicians would wear black face to play banjo--though this was usually also accompanied by racist caricature...
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sawmill key ftw
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are there any black banjo players from back in the day? it's a serious query. it looks like the whites playd banjo and the balcks gueetar
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crazy about the showbusiness
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I've watched this so many times.
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he makes it look so effortless!
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Goosebumps every time
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What an amazing piece of americana. Magic. Thanks for posting.
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I love the dog at 4:42
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I am most thankful that material like this was captured...this fellow, Ashley, is a treasure, as are the rest of those musicians from the early era, and I am glad too that the revival of interest in the music and times came about when the whole lot of them were still in their prime musically...great video and a chance to see the definitive (IMO) version of the tune played..
Thanks
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cryptidlover101 11 months ago 19
I've been playing this for about 15 years and I still can't do it like Mr. Ashley! Amazing.
It sounds like he says "lassy makin" tuning, which would refer to molasses making, a process that required help from the community and took all day. They made a party out of it, I think, with food and music.
Forestabri 1 year ago 6