Give Me the Banjo Page #11

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IT WAS A VALUABLE LESSON ABOU FOR WAS WORTH SINGING ABOUT.

IT WAS A VALUABLE LESSON ABOU THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF

IT WAS A VALUABLE LESSON ABOU THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF

FOLK SONGS.

I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW

TO PLAY THE BANJO,

TILL I SPENT FOUR MONTHS IN

TO PLAY THE BANJO,

TILL I SPENT FOUR MONTHS IN

THE SOUTH HITCHHIKING AROUND.

EVERY TIME I RAN INTO

A BANJO PICKER,

I'D WATCH CLOSELY.

AND TRY AND FIGURE OU WHAT HE WAS DOING.

AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OU ABOUT FRAILING.

Martin:
FOR THE MINSTREL WITH

A MISSION, FOLK MUSIC WAS NO JUST ABOUT COLLECTING OLD SONGS,

BUT CREATING AND SPREADING

NEW ONES BY EVERY AVAILABLE

MEANS.

FIRST I'LL ASSUME THAT YOU

KNOW HOW TO TUNE A BANJO.

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KNOW HOW TO TUNE A BANJO.

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Martin:
IN 1948, HE WROTE

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Martin:
IN 1948, HE WROTE

A PIONEERING BANJO MANUAL.

Martin:
IN 1948, HE WROTE

A PIONEERING BANJO MANUAL.

AND LATER IN THE '50s, FOLLOWED

A PIONEERING BANJO MANUAL.

AND LATER IN THE '50s, FOLLOWED

IT WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL LP

AND LATER IN THE '50s, FOLLOWED

IT WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL LP

AND EVEN A 16-MILLIMETER

IT WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL LP

AND EVEN A 16-MILLIMETER

FILM LOOP.

NOW, PLACE THE FINGERS OF

YOUR LEFT HAND FIRMLY SO.

AND THAT SHOULD MAKE A C CHORD.

I REALIZED I WANTED TO TEACH

PEOPLE DIFFERENT WAYS OF

PLAYING IT.

PEOPLE DIFFERENT WAYS OF

PLAYING IT.

SOMETIMES YOU KIND OF STRUM IT.

PLAYING IT.

SOMETIMES YOU KIND OF STRUM IT.

THAT'S WHERE I SAID,

SOMETIMES YOU KIND OF STRUM IT.

THAT'S WHERE I SAID,

GET "BUMP-DITTY."

AND THEN I SHOWED HOW YOU GE AN EXTRA NOTE WITH YOUR

LEFT HAND.

I CALLED IT "HAMMERING ON."

DID YOU INVENT THAT TERM?

I INVENTED THAT WORD.

DID YOU INVENT THAT TERM?

I INVENTED THAT WORD.

IT'S USED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

I INVENTED THAT WORD.

IT'S USED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

IT'S USED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

BY GUITAR PICKERS NOW.

BY GUITAR PICKERS NOW.

IF YOU COME DOWN ON A STRING,

BY GUITAR PICKERS NOW.

IF YOU COME DOWN ON A STRING,

GET A NOTE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND,

IF YOU COME DOWN ON A STRING,

GET A NOTE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND,

IT'S CALLED "HAMMERING ON."

GET A NOTE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND,

IT'S CALLED "HAMMERING ON."

AND I INVENTED THE WORD

IT'S CALLED "HAMMERING ON."

AND I INVENTED THE WORD

"PULLING OFF."

AND I INVENTED THE WORD

"PULLING OFF."

MY MOTHER SAID, "THAT'S CALLED

"PULLING OFF."

MY MOTHER SAID, "THAT'S CALLED

LEFT-HAND PIZZICATO."

MY MOTHER SAID, "THAT'S CALLED

LEFT-HAND PIZZICATO."

THAT'S WHAT VIOLINISTS CALL IT.

LEFT-HAND PIZZICATO."

THAT'S WHAT VIOLINISTS CALL IT.

I SAID, "EH, I CALL I THAT'S WHAT VIOLINISTS CALL IT.

I SAID, "EH, I CALL I 'PULLING OFF.'"

I SAID, "EH, I CALL I 'PULLING OFF.'"

Martin:
FOR A GENERATION

'PULLING OFF.'"

Martin:
FOR A GENERATION

GROWING UP IN THE '50s,

Martin:
FOR A GENERATION

GROWING UP IN THE '50s,

MYSELF INCLUDED, PETE'S

GROWING UP IN THE '50s,

MYSELF INCLUDED, PETE'S

HOMEMADE MANUAL WAS

MYSELF INCLUDED, PETE'S

HOMEMADE MANUAL WAS

AN OPEN SESAME TO A NEW WORLD

HOMEMADE MANUAL WAS

AN OPEN SESAME TO A NEW WORLD

OF MUSICAL POSSIBILITIES.

CHILDREN, GO

WHERE I SEND THEE

HOW SHALL I SEND THEE?

GUESS WHO BOUGHT ONE OF

THOSE COPIES?

A STUDENT AT STANFORD

THOSE COPIES?

A STUDENT AT STANFORD

NAMED DAVE GUARD.

A STUDENT AT STANFORD

NAMED DAVE GUARD.

AND A YEAR LATER, I GE NAMED DAVE GUARD.

AND A YEAR LATER, I GE A LETTER.

AND A YEAR LATER, I GE A LETTER.

"PETE, I'VE BEEN PUTTING THA A LETTER.

"PETE, I'VE BEEN PUTTING THA BOOK TO HARD USE.

"PETE, I'VE BEEN PUTTING THA BOOK TO HARD USE.

I AND TWO OTHERS HAVE A GROUP

BOOK TO HARD USE.

I AND TWO OTHERS HAVE A GROUP

WE CALL THE KINGSTON TRIO."

I AND TWO OTHERS HAVE A GROUP

WE CALL THE KINGSTON TRIO."

ONE FOR THE:

WE CALL THE KINGSTON TRIO."

ONE FOR THE:

LITTLE-BITTY BABY

ONE FOR THE:

LITTLE-BITTY BABY

SO, LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'VE

LITTLE-BITTY BABY

SO, LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'VE

INFLUENCED A WHOLE GENERATION

SO, LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'VE

INFLUENCED A WHOLE GENERATION

OR TWO OF BANJO PLAYERS,

INFLUENCED A WHOLE GENERATION

OR TWO OF BANJO PLAYERS,

I GUESS.

OR TWO OF BANJO PLAYERS,

I GUESS.

IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTAN I GUESS.

IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTAN THING I'D EVER DID IN MY LIFE,

IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTAN THING I'D EVER DID IN MY LIFE,

WAS WHAT I DID IN THE '50s.

THING I'D EVER DID IN MY LIFE,

WAS WHAT I DID IN THE '50s.

I COULD HAVE KICKED THE BUCKE WAS WHAT I DID IN THE '50s.

I COULD HAVE KICKED THE BUCKE IN 1960, AND MY MAIN WORK ON

I COULD HAVE KICKED THE BUCKE IN 1960, AND MY MAIN WORK ON

THIS WORLD HAD BEEN DONE.

IN 1960, AND MY MAIN WORK ON

THIS WORLD HAD BEEN DONE.

NOW, IF YOU HAD PATIENCE

THIS WORLD HAD BEEN DONE.

NOW, IF YOU HAD PATIENCE

TO SIT THROUGH 25 MINUTES OF

NOW, IF YOU HAD PATIENCE

TO SIT THROUGH 25 MINUTES OF

THIS BANJO AND ME, I GUESS YOU

TO SIT THROUGH 25 MINUTES OF

THIS BANJO AND ME, I GUESS YOU

MUST REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

THIS BANJO AND ME, I GUESS YOU

MUST REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PLAY THE INSTRUMENT.

ZENA, ZENA, ZENA, ZENA

CAN'T YOU HEAR THE MUSIC PLAYING

IN THE CITY SQUARE?

CAN'T YOU HEAR THE MUSIC PLAYING

IN THE CITY SQUARE?

Martin:
BETWEEN 1950 AND

IN THE CITY SQUARE?

Martin:
BETWEEN 1950 AND

1952, PETE SEEGER AND HIS

Martin:
BETWEEN 1950 AND

1952, PETE SEEGER AND HIS

BANDMATES IN THE WEAVERS SOLD

1952, PETE SEEGER AND HIS

BANDMATES IN THE WEAVERS SOLD

OVER 4 MILLION RECORDS WITH

BANDMATES IN THE WEAVERS SOLD

OVER 4 MILLION RECORDS WITH

THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF

OVER 4 MILLION RECORDS WITH

THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF

FOLK SONGS LIKE:

THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF

FOLK SONGS LIKE:

"GOOD NIGHT, IRENE,"

FOLK SONGS LIKE:

"GOOD NIGHT, IRENE,"

"ZENA ZENA," AND

"GOOD NIGHT, IRENE,"

"ZENA ZENA," AND

"KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE."

"ZENA ZENA," AND

"KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE."

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TRIUMPHAN "KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE."

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TRIUMPHAN TIME FOR THEM.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TRIUMPHAN TIME FOR THEM.

WHILE THE WEAVERS' COMMERCIAL

TIME FOR THEM.

WHILE THE WEAVERS' COMMERCIAL

SUCCESS SPARKED MAINSTREAM

WHILE THE WEAVERS' COMMERCIAL

SUCCESS SPARKED MAINSTREAM

INTEREST IN FOLK MUSIC, THEIR

SUCCESS SPARKED MAINSTREAM

INTEREST IN FOLK MUSIC, THEIR

POLITICAL CAUSES AND PAS INTEREST IN FOLK MUSIC, THEIR

POLITICAL CAUSES AND PAS ASSOCIATIONS DREW THE ATTENTION

POLITICAL CAUSES AND PAS ASSOCIATIONS DREW THE ATTENTION

OF THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN

ASSOCIATIONS DREW THE ATTENTION

OF THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE.

OF THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE.

WE FIND IN SOME OF OUR

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE.

WE FIND IN SOME OF OUR

LONG-PLAYING ALBUMS

WE FIND IN SOME OF OUR

LONG-PLAYING ALBUMS

SUCH MUSICAL COMBINATIONS AS

LONG-PLAYING ALBUMS

SUCH MUSICAL COMBINATIONS AS

THE WEAVERS.

SUCH MUSICAL COMBINATIONS AS

THE WEAVERS.

THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM,

THE WEAVERS.

THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM,

"THE WEAVERS ON TOUR."

THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM,

"THE WEAVERS ON TOUR."

THREE OF THESE PEOPLE MENTIONED

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