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American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style

Various Artists
American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style This recording was the first bluegrass LP ever released. The reissue now contains 16 additional tracks, a total of 43 tunes played by the immortal Snuffy Jenkins and others, including Smiley Hobbs. A banjo classic that runs 60 minutes in length. "...[A]s unspoiled as the day they were recorded..." — Rolling Stone

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Track Listing

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Shortening Bread (1) Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 00:49
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102
Pig in a Pen Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 01:15
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103
Train 45 Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 02:22
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104
Rosewood Casket Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 01:30
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105
Cotton Eye Joe Smiley Hobbs, Pete Kuykendall, and Mike Seeger 01:44
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106
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down J.C. Sutphin 01:03
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107
Under the Double Eagle J.C. Sutphin 01:57
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108
I Don't Love Nobody J.C. Sutphin 01:37
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109
Sally Goodin / Sally Ann Junie Scruggs 01:44
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110
Cripple Creek (1) Junie Scruggs 01:21
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111
Cumberland Gap Snuffy Jenkins 01:37
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112
John Henry (1) Snuffy Jenkins 01:36
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113
Chicken Reel Snuffy Jenkins 01:17
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114
Shortening Bread (2) Snuffy Jenkins 01:27
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115
John Henry (2) Snuffy Jenkins 01:12
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116
Lonesome Road Blues (1) Snuffy Jenkins 01:17
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117
Kansas City Kitty / Big Eared Mule Snuffy Jenkins 02:08
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118
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Snuffy Jenkins 01:26
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119
Careless Love Snuffy Jenkins 01:19
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120
Sally Ann / Sally Goodin Snuffy Jenkins 02:00
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201
Home, Sweet Home Oren Jenkins 01:08
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202
Spanish Fandango Oren Jenkins 01:25
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203
Cripple Creek (2) Oren Jenkins 01:19
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204
Down the Road Oren Jenkins 01:08
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205
Liza Jane Oren Jenkins 01:33
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Hey, Mr. Banjo Oren Jenkins 00:51
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207
Bugle Call Rag Oren Jenkins 01:08
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208
Cackling Hen / Cumberland Gap Joe Stuart 02:09
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209
Dear Old Dixie Larry Richardson 01:19
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210
Little Maggie Larry Richardson 01:15
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211
Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South Larry Richardson 01:20
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212
Bucking Mule Larry Richardson 01:23
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213
Lonesome Road Blues (2) Larry Richardson 02:03
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214
Turkey in the Straw Don Bryant and Pete Kuykendall 01:00
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215
Jenny Lynn Don Bryant and Pete Kuykendall 00:48
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216
Irish Washerwoman Pete Kuykendall 01:03
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217
Wildwood Flower Eugene Cox and Roni Stoneman 01:37
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218
Lonesome Road Blues (3) Eugene Cox and Roni Stoneman 01:15
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219
Ground Hog Mike Seeger and Bob Baker 01:39
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220
Cindy Dick Rittler, Hazel Dickens, and Mike Seeger 01:45
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221
Little Pal Kenny Miller 01:01
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222
Reuben's Train Kenny Miller and Mike Seeger 01:36
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223
Jesse James / Hard Ain't it Hard Eric Weissberg, Mike Seeger, and Ralph Rinzler 02:30