List of banjo players
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This article comprises two separate lists. The first consists of primary banjo players and the second of celebrities that also play the banjo.
See also: American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members
Primary banjo players[]
A listing of notable musicians who play the banjo as a major part of their output include:
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- Billy Faier
- Raymond Fairchild
- Anthony Field
- Jem Finer
- Bradley Fish
- Béla Fleck
- George Formby
- Tony Furtado
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- Carl Jackson
- Papa Charlie Jackson
- Tommy Jarrell
- Cosmo Jarvis
- Snuffy Jenkins
- Courtney Johnson
- Dave Johnston
- Grandpa Jones
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- Buell Kazee
- Bill Keith
- Luke Kelly
- Narvin Kimball
- Elle King
- Julian Koster
- Jens Kruger
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- Fergus O'Byrne
- Gerry O'Connor
- Molly O'Day
- Sonny Osborne
- Vess Ossman
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- Ola Belle Reed
- Don Reno
- Don Wayne Reno
- Harry Reser
- Larry Richardson
- Dick Roberts
- Dink Roberts
- Butch Robins
- Ikey Robinson
- Emily Robison
- Ryan Ross
- Red Roundtree
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- Johnny St. Cyr
- Cynthia Sayer
- Emanuel Sayles
- Enda Scahill
- Robert Schmidt
- Jon Schneck
- Earl Scruggs
- Mike Seeger
- Peggy Seeger
- Pete Seeger
- George Segal
- Lee Sexton
- Bob Shane
- Sammy Shelor
- Allen Shelton
- B. F. Shelton
- Rick Shubb
- Matokie Slaughter
- Langhorne Slim
- Roy Smeck
- Arthur Smith
- Chloe Smith
- Hobart Smith
- Jim Smoak
- Leah Song
- Roger Sprung
- Ralph Stanley
- Sufjan Stevens
- John Stewart
- Jayme Stone
- Roni Stoneman
- Joel Walker Sweeney
- Taylor Swift
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- Loudon Wainwright III
- Uncle Homer Walker
- Dock Walsh
- Wade Ward
- Abigail Washburn
- Patsy Watchorn
- Doc Watson
- Tim Weed
- Eric Weissberg
- Gillian Welch
- Pete Wernick
- Hedy West
- Billy Whitlock
- JD Wilkes
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Celebrity banjo players[]
A listing of celebrities who play the banjo include:
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- Syd Barrett
- Lindsey Buckingham
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- Jerry Garcia
- Charlie Grimm
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- Larry Lalonde
- John Lennon
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- Taj Mahal
- Barbara Mandrell
- Winston Marshall
- Steve Martin
- Bill Mumy
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- George Segal
- Taylor Swift
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- Neil Young
See also[]
- List of musicians
- American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members
References[]
- ^ Ted Olson (2014). "Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' from the Great Smoky Mountains". . 13 (10): 10–19. ISSN 1040-3582.
- ^ "Perthshire banjo-maker receives special note of thanks from Billy Connolly following documentary appearance". The Courier. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Categories:
- Banjoists
- Lists of musicians by instrument