Washboard John

John playing the traditional washboard.
Early African Americans were more than likely the first to play the washboard. Great little rhythm makers. They are more popular than you may think...with string bands, folk groups, southern church bands, and of course canjun musicians...
Try a search on the net "washboard musicians" or "washboard bands"...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• washboard
• mountain
• music
• traditional
• bluegrass
• hillbilly
• John
• Fowler
• Greg

[ilikefluffycow]

Where is white boy's rhythm?

[tinpanalley67]

@SoldatSolutrea Slide guitar is also Irish instrument, huh?

[Egonanou]

Absolument génial. Un vrai régal .... Sur mon mur est accroché le washboard de feu mon frère qui jouait dans un groupe. Je préfère de loin le washboard à la batterie. Moins agressif surtout.

[hipsterparadise]

actually tinpanalley67, slide guitar was hawaiian. SoldatSolutrea, blacks never do anything first? so i guess the banjo and djembe were invented by white guys... as was the southern spiritual, blues, dixieland (and almost every style of jazz since), rock and roll, and hiphop? and hey, that's just the music blacks stole in the usa. lets not forget about reggie, dub, samba, rumba, and all the others abroad! next time SoldatSolutrea, think it through before you type some racist bullshit. dumbass.

[SoldatSolutrea]

No, early African slaves were not the first to play these, Irish immigrants were. Stop giving credit to the Blacks, they never do anything first and over reap any credit you give them.

[bosboz]

What in the shit am I watching...

[distar10]

yes it is! it is music and anything that creates music is a musical instrument--(note my correct spelling)

[astiaw]

;) yeah man i agree !!

[XsmashX1]

Haha, nice... you're comment made me laugh. Really, anything can be an instrument, only this light skinned brother's rhythm/beat sucks. But his harmonica's ok!

[chrisbear08]

ha ha thats not an insurment -.-