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5 comments on “H. O. Jenkins with the 1927 Jenkins RB-1”
gailg64 Says:
Sunday, August 10, 2008 @3:54:24 PM
H. O. is Oscar Jenkins' son. Oscar played with his own father, Frank Jenkins & EV SToneman on 78s recorded by Jenkins Pilot Mountaineers (there's a Document CD of this great music). Grand daddy Frank recorded fingerstyle mastepieces Baptist Shout & Home Sweet Home with DaCosta Woltz' Southern Broadcasters with Tommy Jarrell's father Ben on fiddle. Oscar Jenkins played the banjo with Fred Cockerham & Tommy Jarrell on the County 3-LP series On the LP covers you can see that he also played a 1950s "Flyswatter" Peghead Bowtie RB-250---back when the 250 was one great banjo! So, this was H.O.'s father's and grandfather's banjo. (a late 20s Gibson RB-1) H. O. plays fiddle & won 3rd in the senior division/Fiddle at clifftop. Here he is fingerpicking Sunny Home in Dixie in his own version of the Jenkins family 2-finger style. He braces 3 fingers as he picks with index and thumb.
chip arnold Says:
Sunday, August 10, 2008 @5:56:26 PM
Got to meet H.O. and play the Gibson for a while. What a treat. Mr Jenkins fiddled a couple of tunes as well. Ain't Clifftop grand!?
NWBanjo Says:
Sunday, August 10, 2008 @6:15:34 PM
Wow!
Bob Buckingham Says:
Monday, August 11, 2008 @6:03:29 AM
Traditions are not all glamorous, they are the thread of life. Thanks Gail. As for Clifftop, so much going on and so little time.
Pete Peterson Says:
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @10:57:59 AM
wish I'd been there! wow! (as Isaac says)
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