Record #:

4650

Author(s):

House, Catherine

Abstract:

Beginning as a simple instrument brought from Africa to America by slaves, the banjo developed into one of the nation's most popular musical instruments. House discusses the history of the banjo and the research of Philip Gura in preparing his book, American Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Fall 1999, p4-7, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banjo; Gura, Philip