[Dixielandjazz] Banjo Styles & Bolden

[briantowers]

Bob,
I believe Bud Scott could have been using his six string banjo, tuned as a
guitar.
He did this sometimes, as did Johnny St Cyr.

But lets not forget that these guys were both originally guitarists who
switched to banjo to "keep up with the times"  Then, when the times changed
again, they went back to guitar!

As we all know from the photo, Bolden was using guitar in his band, which
dates back to at least 1895.    I often wonder how the band baolance would
have sounded - Bolden, with his reputed very strong and loud playing style
on cornet, backed by a bowed bass and an acoustic guitar - there were no
P.A. systems to help them out!
Hmmm!

Brian Towers,

----- Original Message -----
From: <BOBOBANJOB at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Styles


> Echoing Brian Towers comments, Bud Scott on banjo with Jimmy Noone's
Chigago
> band
> of the late '20s, provides a clean driving rhythm. It sounds like he's
using
> plectrum tuning,
> but I can't say for sure...but he creates an incisive mellow tone on the
> instrument.
>
> Later, in the '50s, when he played with Kid Ory's band he switched to
guitar,
> with Joe Garland on bass.
> I guess to keep up with changing times.
>
> Bob Sann
>
>
>
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