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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]

 
By Maura at 1:00 AM on Fri Jan 9 2009
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  • Anonymous

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

  • Rob Murphy

    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.

  • MameDennis

    I would probably buy this.


    However, I own "The Ethel Merman Disco Album", so...

  • cheesebubble

    @MameDennis: ...so...you're my hero!

  • Mick Kraut

    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.

  • Mick Kraut

    @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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