Band,
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 |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
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 |