[Dixielandjazz] Why guitar and not banjo?

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

And bless them for that!  I always check instrumentation when coming  across 
a group unfamiliar to me.  If they use tuba/banjo I am for sure  going to 
check them out further.  If not, they've got to work twice as hard  to sell me on 
their sound.  But then, here in flyover country, we have  always had "that 
sound" available since I've been listening which is about forty  years.  DL with 
tuba/banjo was the motivating factor in my trying to  learn banjo.
Ginny
 
In a message dated 12/26/2006 9:33:21 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:


I  think banjo (and tuba) became prominent rhythm instruments in many  bands
when they started recording. Mainly because the early recording  devices did
not pick up guitar, or string bass very well, if at all. And  banjo/tuba was
a prime feature of the West Coast revival starting in the  late 30s. The left
coasters here in the USA are very partial to that  sound.