Minstrel Banjo - A window to the slave origins of clawhammer banjo, with Bob Winans

Banjo Scholar, Dr. Bob Winans, explains how his study of the minstrel banjo, at one time a controversial subject because of minstrel stereotypes, is revealing how slaves played the banjo. Comparing African American banjo players in the 1970s with banjo "tutors" from the 1800s, Winans has found a remarkable link. Their playing styles are similar - one "recorded" in the 1800s, the other passed down through oral tradition by black musicians over 150 years.
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