Blues Banjo Players

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This is a group for those of us who like to play blues on the banjo.

288 Members, Created 1/28/2011 -

Administrators: Marc Nerenberg (owner)

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Baby Please Don't Go

I am posting my version of an old blues song that I mentioned on BHO a time or two. Most every blues artist of note has recorded it, so there are many variations in instrumentation, lyrics, and... Read More
From Lew H 10 years ago
3 comments

Rollin' and Tumblin'

I've uploaded an mp3 of Muddy Waters's Rollin' and Tumblin' to BHO. You can hear it on my homepage, in the mp3 archive, or in the forum on Anyone playing blues. I... Read More
From Lew H 10 years ago
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New to blues

Hi everyone, Can anyone recommend a good method book for learning blues banjo? I'm fairly new to banjo in general and could use some guidance in this area. I mostly play bluegrass and a... Read More
From mshipman 10 years ago
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I Need Lyrics to "Baby Please Don't Go" 1935, Big Joe Williams

I'm trying to learn the song "Baby Please Don't Go," but I discovered that the early versions such as that recorded in 1935 by Big Joe Williams have more coherent lyrics (as well as... Read More
From Lew H 10 years ago
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No frills 12 Bar Blues

Pretty bare bones but works nice in a blues jam if you know the key. Here's a simple 12 bar blues in the Nashville Numbering System: I IV I I IV IV ... Read More
From Mary Schons 11 years ago
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	DELIA (A.K.A. Delia's Gone) - Marc Nerenberg 12-12-2009 Linked by Marc Nerenberg 15 years ago
Tablature: Carolina In the Pines Linked by taygean6 15 years ago
	Wanne Be Your Fixture Blues - Marc Nerenberg Linked by Marc Nerenberg 15 years ago: 1926 Vega Tubaphone 6 string banjo, strung with a mix of Nylgut Minstrel (1, 2 and 3) Classical guitar (5th and 6th guitar strings at 4 and 5) and Nylgut Classical 1st (at 6) to play like a 5-string.
	Roll&Tumble Linked by MarkRough 15 years ago: Just playing around. Thought it might suit you all.
MP3: (untitled) Linked by Richard Brown 15 years ago: This is my arrangement of Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues, a song I've played for many years on guitar but made this adaptation for my 17" scale "Oak Creek Banjo" tuned to open D (DADF#A)
	STEALIN', STEALIN' - Live - MARC NERENBERG Linked by Marc Nerenberg 15 years ago: A Memphis Jug Band song from the 20's. Recorded at Montreal's Yellow Door Coffeehouse, at the weekly Open Stage, which I host, with a couple of talented young people who'd never heard the song before.
MP3: The Train that Carried My Girl from Town Linked by Richard Brown 15 years ago
MP3: POOR BOY Linked by Richard Brown 15 years ago
MP3: (untitled) Linked by Richard Brown 15 years ago
MP3: (untitled) Linked by Richard Brown 15 years ago