Masters of the 5-String Banjo

Masters of the 5-String Banjo
by Tony Trischka & Pete Wernick

Here is the most comprehensive banjo book ever written. Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick spent four years researching, organizing and fine tuning this project with staggering results: over 400 pages of interviews, tunes, photos and analysis, covering every conceivable aspect of the three-finger style. Players at every level will benefit immeasurably from the information gathered here. Though not an instruction book, per se, these pages contain a wealth of information and music. This book focuses on eighteen banjoists who have made significant contributions to their field, including the legendary Earl Scruggs. Each chapter contains a short biography, a lengthy interview, illustrative photos (detailing hand position, pick placement and banjo of choice), and a selection of their best-known tunes in tablature (with accompanying analyses).

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Tablature

Snuffy Jenkins
Bill Monroe
Earl Scruggs

Overview of Sixty-Eight Leading Banjo Players
Mottoes and Advice

Don Reno
Ralph Stanley
Sonny Osborne
Allen Shelton
J. D. Crowe
Bill Keith
John Hartford
Ben Eldridge
John Hickman
Alan Munde
Lorry McNeely
Butch Robins
Pete Wernick
Tony Trischka
Bela Fleck
Pat Cloud

Selected Discography

List of Songs and Tunes

Earl Scruggs: Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Before I Met You
Don Reno: Ho-Dancin' Bully of the Town; Liza Jane; Speedin' (John Hardy)
Ralph Stanley: Katy Daley; Cluck Old Hen; Whoa Mule
Sonny Osborne: Jesse James; Sledd Ridin'; Sure Fire
Allen Shelton: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Wildwood Flower; Silver Bells; I Don't Love Nobody
J. D. Crowe: Crying Holy; Black Jack; Sally Goodin
Bill Keith: Perpetual Motion; Clinging Vine
John Hartford: Jug Harris; Illinois River Rag; Gum Tree Canoe
Ben Eldridge: Winter Wind; Tennessee Stud; Rider
John Hickman: Turkey Knob; Salt River; Don't Mean Maybe
Alan Munde: Stymied; Uncle Clooney Played the Banjo (But Mostly Out of Time); Bill Cheathem
Larry McNeely: Bethe; Sally Goodin; October
Butch Robins: 40 Years Late; Cripple Creek; My Father's Footsteps
Pete Wernick: Radio Boogie; Shady Grove; Your Light Leads Me On
Tony Trischka: New York Chimes; Roberto's Dream; Old Jae Clark
Bela Fleck: Little Maggie; Nuns for Nixon; Double Play
Pat Cloud: Never Be Another Ewe; Sodium Free Dog Blues; At the Banjo Cafe

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