Eddie Peabody--Banjo Medley, Rare 1965 TV

[@davidmarkham4891]

Still brightening peoples lives at the end of 2023 !

[@SeraphimGoose]

Just bought a tenor 4-string from the 20s and I hope I can become half this good.

[@johnllewlyndavies222]

How's it going?

[@yonisapir6270]

What a legend!

[@joelewing4498]

As a young kid in way-different then Tucson Arizona, I remember my folks took a drive around one evening just to cool off from the wicked heat, and I remember Dad saying "there's Eddie Peabody's home" as we drove by slowly. It was just your nice, clean Ranch-style home that was prob. built in the 50's. This would have been around 1962-3. He had to explain to me who Mr. Peabody was....I had no clue. FWIW....the home was just due west a block or two of the Casas Adobes Shopping Cntr. at Ina / Oracle. I think it's still there, come to think of it.

[@MichaelSmith-gp1gu]

Joel I grew up in Tucson slso from 1952 to 1974 I never knew about eddie peabody but now learning the tenor banjo I do and to know he was also in Tucson thanks

[@robertsmith1860]

@@MichaelSmith-gp1gu Michael - I didn’t live in Tucson (although my name is Smith!), but I’ve been playing Tenor Banjo for 60yrs. It’s great fun to play & many folks enjoy listening. If you don’t have a teacher or instruction book yet, I recommend the old Harry Reser book. Also, check out the possibility of joining a Banjo Band in your area for performance experience & fun. I’ve been a member of the San Francisco Banjo Band since 2006…view our too many videos on KZbin, if you like! - BanjoBob

[@josephanderson7237]

Hey. I live near there and I play 5 string banjo.

[@ericdreizen1463]

The great master. Never again will there be a banjo virtuoso on this level. The greatest ever!

[@josephanderson7237]

Ah, Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck?

[@ScottyPLane]

Totally different style.

[@305elle]

Johnny Clark and Eddie Peabody ❤

[@IceManTX69]

Roy Clark maybe?

[@garykaufman8128]

I believe that banjo is on display at the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.(in "Brick Town" neighborhood).

[@jackryansullivan]

No, that banjo is in my home studio.

[@MaggCona9117]

Banjo Jedi Master!

[@MaryJaneHancock]

Wooza!

[@paulscudds8474]

I was only referring to the first number ( the sunrise). The second one is very nice.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

This show aired on Nov. 12, 1965

[@elicohen6348]

If he’d lived in Penzance, he’d have been a superstar.

[@seanmoyses]

He WAS a superstar!! Penzance will have to wait..

[@tylerbrandon460]

@@seanmoyses truth

[@SeraphimGoose]

I keep coming back to this video. What does he put on the bridge at 3:10?

[@jameskelly8929]

A violin mute

[@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807]

This skill is the precursor to Robert Johnson.

[@MatthewZmusician209]

I wonder if men like Earl Scruggs ever heard of the banjo being played like this.

[@ericdreizen1463]

Eddie was a jazz musician who happened to play the banjo. Different kind of player.

[@josephanderson7237]

I bet Peabody heard of Earl Scruggs.

[@jackryansullivan]

@@josephanderson7237Scruggs would not have existed if not for Peabody.

[@hexkwondo]

Scruggs played the 5 string banjo. It’s a different animal than the plectrum banjo.

[@huhguy5]

I wonder what the title of the first song is?

[@mehmetkoray3378]

The World is waiting for the Sunrise

[@elicohen6348]

I had no idea you could play tunes on the banjo. I thought you just pay open chords & occasionally hammer on the 6th to partially alleviate the audience’s boredom.

[@aeichler]

That was his genius and why his career spanned four decades.

[@tylerbrandon460]

You can play anything you want to on the banjo jazz, dixe, blues, classical, funk, bluegrass, or anything. Check out Bella Fleck.

[@paulscudds8474]

An incredible display of technique with the plectrum but not a very musical performance.

[@WansbeckBikecam]

It's a flashy as his jacket and just as tasteful 😂

[@jackryansullivan]

Very musical.

[@hexkwondo]

How is that second song not musical?

[@markosterman419]

It would be so much more musical if he played slower. It’s a shame that over the years banjoists have felt that the novelty of speed was important.

[@josephanderson7237]

Slow down the tune using KZbin’s settings.

[@areks29]

hi is banjo satan

[@caitgems1]

Pish