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Jazz
The Banjo Kings were one of the very few (if only) groups recorded by the Good Time Jazz label in the 1950s that could be considered a bit corny. Formed by banjoists Dick Roberts and Red Roundtree in 1951, the band had either Joe Heimlich, Ernie Anderson or Vito Mumolo on third banjo, plus a three-piece rhythm section that usually included pianist Stan Wrightsman. They played at Dixieland festivals and made several records, from which a CD sampler called Favorites was issued in the late '80s. The Banjo Kings' music tended to include some rags, pop tunes from the 1920s and earlier, and singalongs.
Dick Roberts bj US | |
Vito Mumolo bj | |
Red Roundtree bj 1905-1990 US | |
Stan Wrightsman p 1910-1975 US | |
Ernie Anderson bj, ts | |
Joe Heimlich |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Banjo Kings | The Banjo Kings | 2016 | Single |
Enjoy The Good Old Days With | The Banjo Kings | 1962 | Album |
Nostalgia Revisited In Hi-Fi, Vol. 2 | The Banjo Kings | 1958 | Album |
Volume 1 | The Banjo Kings | 1957 | Album |
The Banjo Kings | The Banjo Kings | 1957 | Single |
Banjo Kings Go West Vol. 3a | The Banjo Kings | 1955 | Single |
Beautiful Dreamer / My Gal Sal | The Banjo Kings | 1955 | Single |
Banjo Kings Go West Vol. 3 | The Banjo Kings | 1955 | Album |
Vol. 2 | The Banjo Kings | 1954 | Album |
Vol. 2A | The Banjo Kings | 1954 | Single |
Alabama Bound | The Banjo Kings | 1953 | Single |
Volume One | The Banjo Kings | 1953 | Album |
Alabamy Bound / Stephen Foster Medley | The Banjo Kings | 1951 | Album |
Bird In A Gilded Cage | The Banjo Kings | Single | |
Volume 1 | The Banjo Kings | Album | |
Down South / Carolina In The Morning | The Banjo Kings | Single | |
Banjo Bounce / Stephen Foster - Medley N° 2 | The Banjo Kings | Album | |
That Banjo Rag / Hello, My Baby! | The Banjo Kings | Album | |
Banjos In The Gay Nineties | The Banjo Kings | Album | |
Westward Ho! | The Banjo Kings | Single | |
That Banjo Rag / Hello, My Baby! | The Banjo Kings | Single | |
Down South | The Banjo Kings | Single | |
The Burglar Buck | The Banjo Kings | Single |