THE BANJO ENTERTAINERS: ROOTS TO RAGTIME, A BANJO HISTORY

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THE BANJO ENTERTAINERS: ROOTS TO RAGTIME, A BANJO HISTORY by Lowell H. Schreyer: Focuses on the hundreds of banjoists who made their living as professional entertainers from the minstrel period of the early 1800's into the ragtime era leading into the 20th Century. Also touches on related areas in the banjos development. Schreyer, a former newspaper reporter, relied heavily on the products of his profession in tracing careers and performing routes of these banjoists through pre-Civil War newspapers, entertainment journals and later fretted instrument periodicals. Also a player of the banjo, Schreyer has a lifetime of research that built a banjo information database, as well as a plethora of previous writings about the banjo. 151 photos & illustrations. 269 pp.
#692-1 .. $35.00

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