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Pioneer of the Bluegrass Banjo

Snuffy Jenkins with Homer "Pappy" Sherrill
Pioneer of the Bluegrass Banjo
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Old-time banjo player Dewitt “Snuffy” Jenkins pioneered the three-fingered style of banjo playing. The style was later refined by Earl Scruggs, who credited Jenkins as being a major influence. This reissue from 1962 features Jenkins and the Hired Hands bluegrass band with Homer “Pappy” Sherrill on fiddle. The music is a mix of bluegrass vocals and instrumentals, giving Jenkins and Sherrill the opportunity to showcase their playing skills.

Track Listing

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Watermelon Hangin' On A Vine Snuffy Jenkins 1:57
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102
Step It Up And Go Snuffy Jenkins 2:41
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103
Possum Up A Gum Stump Snuffy Jenkins 1:49
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104
Spanish Fandango Snuffy Jenkins 1:25
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105
Long Journey Home Snuffy Jenkins 2:13
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106
Charmin' Betsy Snuffy Jenkins 2:43
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107
Dixie, There's No Place Like Home Snuffy Jenkins 2:01
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108
Television Snuffy Jenkins 3:25
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109
Big-Eared Mule Snuffy Jenkins 1:31
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110
The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along Snuffy Jenkins 3:09
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111
Boggy Road To Texas Snuffy Jenkins 2:02
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112
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Snuffy Jenkins 1:18
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113
Miller's Reel Snuffy Jenkins 2:06
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114
Gonna Catch That Train An' Ride Snuffy Jenkins 1:44
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115
Born In Hard Luck Snuffy Jenkins 3:12
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116
The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile Snuffy Jenkins 1:58
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117
Long Time Gone Snuffy Jenkins 1:55
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Snuffy's Talking Blues Snuffy Jenkins 1:58
Arhoolie Records

Album Info

Catalog Number

ARH09027

Year(s) Released

1998

Recording Date(s)

1962

Recording Location(s)

Columbia, S.C.

Label/Collection

Arhoolie Records

Genre(s)

Bluegrass; Old Time

Country(s)

United States

Instrument(s)

Banjo; Bass; Fiddle; Guitar; Vocals; Washboard

Credit(s)

Harry Oster - Producer
 Chris Strachwitz - Producer, Liner Notes
 Wayne Pope - Designer
 Morgan Dodge - Designer
 Pete Welding - Liner Notes
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