banjo

A musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed.

banjo (five-string)
banjo (four-string)
banjo (one-string)
Appears in 236 items.
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Title Contributor(s) Date
Ada Combs playing banjo for children on her porch Photographer: Lomax, Alan Sep 8, 1959
Ada Combs playing banjo for children on her porch Photographer: Lomax, Alan Sep 8, 1959
Ada Combs with banjo at her home Photographer: Lomax, Alan Sep 8, 1959
Ada Combs with banjo at her home Photographer: Lomax, Alan Sep 8, 1959
Alabam Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Alfred Leewah (with erhu) and B.P.K. Soo (with banjo) Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
Alfred Leewah (with erhu) and B.P.K. Soo (with banjo) Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
Anderson Duporte, member of the Marigolds Orchestra, with banjo Photographer: Lomax, Alan Jul 9, 1962
Arkansas Traveler Performer: Gevedon, Bert; Performer: Gevedon, Monroe; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton Oct 23, 1937
B.P.K. Soo (with banjo) and Choo Chow Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
Backin' to My Shack Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Betty Jane Performer: Begley, Justus; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 17, 1937
Black-Eyed Susie Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Bob Carpenter (with guitar), Uncle Charlie Higgins (with fiddle), Wade Ward (with banjo) at auction Photographer: Lomax, Alan Aug 31, 1959
Bob Carpenter (with guitar), Uncle Charlie Higgins (with fiddle), Wade Ward with (banjo) and unidentified men at auction Photographer: Lomax, Alan Aug 31, 1959
Bob Carpenter (with guitar), Uncle Charlie Higgins (with fiddle), Wade Ward with (banjo) and unidentified men at auction Photographer: Lomax, Alan Aug 31, 1959
Boll Weevil Performer: Head, Will; Performer: Askew, Alec (Turpentine); Performer: Smith, Lucius Aug 15, 1942
Broken-Hearted Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Buck Creek Girls Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Callahan Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Callahan Performer: Prater, Winnie; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Careless Love Performer: Steele, Pete; Performer: Steele, Craig; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton Mar 29, 1938
Christian Beaupierre (with accordion), Peter Prosper (with tibwa), and Hilton Sorhando (with banjo) Photographer: Lomax, Alan Jun 25, 1962
Coal Creek March Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Cotton-Eyed Joe Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Cripple Creek Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Cripple Creek Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Cripple Creek Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
Cripple Creek Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Cumberland Gap Performer: Brock, John; Performer: Collett, J. F. (Farmer); Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton Sep 26, 1937
Darling Corey Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Devilish Mary Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Dinah Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Dinah Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 23, 1937
Doodle Thrower & Golden River Grass: Mountain Dew (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Tipton, Strawberry; Performer: Daniel, Gene Sep 11, 1982
East Virginia Performer: Williams, Walter Oct 28, 1937
East Virginia Performer: Williams, Walter; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
East Virginia (duplicate) Performer: Williams, Walter; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Ed Young (with fife) and Hobart Smith (with banjo) Photographer: Lomax, Alan Apr 28, 1960
Ed Young (with fife) and Hobart Smith (with banjo) Photographer: Lomax, Alan Apr 28, 1960
Ellen Smith Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
Fair You Well, My Blue-Eyed Girl Performer: Begley, Justus; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 17, 1937
From left: Joe Yen, Alfred Leewah, B.P.K. Soo, Choo Chow, and unidentified erhu player Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
From left: Joe Yen, Alfred Leewah, and B.P.K. Soo Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
From left: Mae Tung, Joe Yen, Alfred Leewah, and B.P.K. Soo Photographer: Lomax, Alan May 20, 1962
Galilee Performer: Steele, Pete; Performer: Steele, Craig; Performer: Steele, Pearl Mar 29, 1938
George Stoneman with banjo Photographer: Lomax, Alan Aug 28, 1959
Got A Little Home In Georgia Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Groundhog Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Hand Me Down My Old White Hat Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
High Chicken Roost Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Hilton Sorhando (with banjo), Benort Zavier (with chac chac), and Renold Pascal (with boom pipe) Photographer: Lomax, Alan Jun 25, 1962
Hoedown Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Hog Hunt Performer: Head, Will; Performer: Askew, Alec (Turpentine); Performer: Smith, Lucius Aug 15, 1942
Hook and Line Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
Hook and Line Performer: Begley, Justus; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 17, 1937
Hook and Line (#1) Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Hook and Line (#2) Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Hook and Line / I Wish To the Lord I'd Never Been Born Performer: Asher, McKinley; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 14, 1937
Hornpipe Performer: Begley, Justus; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 17, 1937
Hounds On My Track Performer: Prater, Winnie; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
I Ain't A Bit Drunk Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Cannot Tell How Much I Owe Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Performer: Hensley, John; Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Love Somebody Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Love Somebody (fragment) Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Wish I Was A Mole In the Ground Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
I Wish I Was Single Again (part 1) Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
I Wish I Was Single Again (part 2) Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
I'm Going Down the River, Georgia Line Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
I'm Going to Join the Army (part 1) Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 23, 1937
I'm Going to Join the Army (part 2) Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 23, 1937
I've Been All Around This World Performer: Begley, Justus; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 17, 1937
I've Been In the Bend So Long Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Ida Red Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
Ida Red Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Ida Red Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Ida Red (#1) Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
Ida Red (#2) Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
In Dolen Town City Performer: Unidentified performer; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 1, 1937
Interview about his father, influences, and the Carrier Line Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Hemphill, Sid; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 15, 1942
It's Nobody's Business If I Do Performer: Hoskins, Theophilus G.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 3, 1937
Jack Wilson Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Jenny Get Around (part 1) Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Jenny Get Around (part 2) Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Joe Thompson, Odell Thompson, and friends: Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (1983) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Thompson, Odell; Performer: Thompson, Joe Aug , 1983
John Hardy Performer: Williams, Walter; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
John Henry Performer: Roark, George (Shortbuckle); Recordist: Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth Jan 1, 1938
John Henry Performer: Head, Will; Performer: Askew, Alec (Turpentine); Performer: Smith, Lucius Aug 15, 1942
John Henry Performer: Mullins, J.M.; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
John Henry (part 1) Performer: Prater, Winnie; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
John Henry (part 2) Performer: Prater, Winnie; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Oct 28, 1937
Johnny Oh Johnny Performer: Steele, Pete; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Mar 29, 1938
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy Performer: Head, Will; Performer: Askew, Alec (Turpentine); Performer: Smith, Lucius Aug 15, 1942
Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: Bill Bailey (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Humphrey, Willie; Performer: Paul, Emmanuel May 17, 1982
Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: Darktown Strutters Ball (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Valentine, Kid Thomas; Performer: Humphrey, Willie May 17, 1982
Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: I'm Alone Because I Love You (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Humphrey, Willie; Performer: Paul, Emmanuel May 17, 1982
Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: Kid Thomas Boogie (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Humphrey, Willie; Performer: Paul, Emmanuel May 17, 1982
Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: Tiger Rag (1982) Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Valentine, Kid Thomas; Performer: Humphrey, Willie May 17, 1982