Nappy Lamare

Nappy Lamare

male, deceased (1988)
Nappy (Hilton Napoleon) Lamare (14 June 1907 - 8 May 1988) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist and vocalist born in New Orleans, perhaps...
Curtis Eller

Curtis Eller

male
Curtis Eller is an American musician. Eller and his band, The American Circus, perform and record in New York City. Eller is a noted banjo player....
Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

male, 67 years old
William "Billy" Connolly, CBE, (born 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. He is sometimes known, especially...

Jim Smoak

male
Jim Smoak is an American bluegrass and country banjo player from Louisiana. Smoak may be the first bluegrass banjoist to have come from that state....
Deford Bailey

Deford Bailey

male, deceased (1982)
DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 - July 2, 1982) was an early country music star and the first African American performer on the Grand Ole Opry....

Clive Palmer

male, 66 years old
Clive Palmer is a British folk musician and banjoist best known as a founding member of the Incredible String Band. Born in Edmonton, North London...

Paul Elwood

male, 51 years old
Paul Iserman Elwood (b. 1958), composer and banjo player. He received his B.M.E. at Wichita State University and his M.M. in composition from...
Roni Stoneman

Roni Stoneman

female, 71 years old
Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman (born May 5, 1938) is a noted bluegrass banjo player and former member of the "Hee-Haw" gang having played the...
Matokie Slaughter

Matokie Slaughter

female, deceased (1999)
Matokie Worrell Slaughter (sometimes known as "Tokie" Slaughter was an American clawhammer banjo player. Born some time around 1935 in Pulaski, VA...
Billy Whitlock

Billy Whitlock

male, deceased (1878)
William M. "Billy" Whitcock was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses...