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jodman |
This is in response to an archived blog #152329 from July 2009. Joe Drumright was my father, and I had the pleasure of playing with him for many years. Several of you who wrote in the blog were correct. He did have a pre-war (1934) RB-3 Wreath that he played with Bill Monroe. He followed Rudy Lyle and worked the road with Monroe in the early 50's while Rudy was in the Korean War, and also again in '58 / '59, along with some recordings in the early 60's.
His next banjo was an original 5-string 1928 Granada arched top which is pictured on the Connie and Babe album cover that one of you mentioned. He then sold the Granada to Art Malmin who I played in a band with in Nashville in the 70's, and he bought a pristine condition 1926 TB-5 from Randy Wood and had him build a 5-string neck for it, and he played that until around 1988 or so, at which time he got the new style Granada (hearts and flowers) which he had until he passed away in 1996. That banjo was used on part of the "Down the Road to Home" CD, which was Connie and Babe's last recorded project. I still have that Granada today. I'd like to thank everyone for remembering my Dad after all these years. He would be thrilled to know so many showed so much interest. I would have responded sooner, but I did not know the existence of this blog until today.
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