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me started out on banjo. Clark of Clark Gun Shop on (Rt.) 29. I used to go down and take lessons on Wednesday nights. Of course there were others who helped me along the way. When I started, musicians were looked down on, the banjo especially. People were not familiar with it and what it could do. As time went on, it became more popular. Now, banjo is one of the most popular instruments. Everybody’s picking on one.
"Clark was a good teacher. 1 never forget when I practiced ‘Cripple Creek’ here for a week and I thought I had it down good and I went down there. I was gonna see just how good I was at that thing. And he said, ‘What you done this week?’ I said, ‘Cripple Creek’ and I tone into that thing and man, I really thought I was going over coals. I was working that banjo to no end.
“He had a great way of walking around with his thumbs in his pockets. I ended and he said, ‘That’s pretty good, but here’s how it’s spossed to be played, and he took out his banjo and I felt like I was that high (he
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