Otis Taylor, "Simple Mind," from Recapturing the Banjo. The banjo is an instrument of African descent, derived from a simple gourd with gut strings attached. The transition from that to its social connotations in modern America is a bizarre one. Fortunately, the blues scene today has people like Otis Taylor around, along with his compatriots here.
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