Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Pete Steele, Kentucky folksinger and banjoist, and his wife Lilly Steele on vocals on two songs. Includes same recordings found on "Banjo Tunes and Songs" FW03828. Most songs preceded by an ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection. A new generation of ...