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John Snipes
12+ albums
charlie parrfolkamericanabluesbanjo
about
John Snipes was an African American banjo player and farmer, born in Chatham County, North Carolina on March 7, 1899. Although his playing had to be worked in around his farming, John was a marathon dance musician, especially on favourite occasions like 4th of July. He would often play a single tune at a breakneck speed for as long as an hour for sets and buck dancers. By the 1970s he had quit playing, but he was such a skilled musician he had no trouble picking it up again when the opportunity arose to record for Smithsonian Folkways. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
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Ain't Gonna Rain No More: Blues And Pre-Blues From Piedmont North Carolina
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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina & Virginia
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Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
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North Carolina Banjo Collection Disc 1
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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia (1998, Smithsonian Folkways)
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The North Carolina Banjo Collection (Disc 1)
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Africans In America
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The North Carolina Banjo Collection
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The North Carolina Banjo Collection [Disc 1]
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North Carolina Banjo Collection
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Black Banjo Songsters Of