Just How Wild And Crazy Is Steve Martin’s Banjo Technique?

We can find out later this month, when the comic/author/banjo player/multiple Grammy winner releases an album of original banjo songs called The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo. Appearing on the record: Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs (with whom Martin has previously collaborated), and Eugene Levy (on piano!). What with Rick Moranis also dabbling in the genre, is the time right for a bluegrass tribute to Little Shop Of Horrors? Or, hell, My Blue Heaven? [USA Today]

 
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  1. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jan 9th, 2009

    “that’s why Richie liked to use 22s/all this stuff could be melted by youze.” yeah, i’d buy that album.

  2. Rob Murphy  |   Posted on Jan 9th, 2009

    I was a huge fan of Steve Martin’s stand-up comedy back in the day. He has been a huge banjo and bluegrass nerd for decades and used to work the banjo into his comedy routines.

    Martin’s last comedy album, The Steve Martin Brothers, featured one side of stand-up material and one full side of his quite-serious and quite-good bluegrass banjo stylings. Very highly recommended by me.

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    So, I eagerly await this album.

  3. MameDennis  |   Posted on Jan 9th, 2009

    I would probably buy this.

    However, I own “The Ethel Merman Disco Album”, so…

  4. cheesebubble  |   Posted on Jan 9th, 2009

    @MameDennis: …so…you’re my hero!

  5. Mick Kraut  |   Posted on Jan 10th, 2009

    I think Jerry Douglas was on the studio version of FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN as well…

    I for one am always happy to see Eugene Levy getting work.

  6. Mick Kraut  |   Posted on Jan 10th, 2009

    @MameDennis: Sweet mother of G_D I just googled that and it is a real record…

    Must resist urge to torrent…

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