User:Jacqke/List of banjo players (sorted)

This is a list of banjo players, sorted into time periods. Those on the list either madea loving playing the banjo or were well known as amateur players or hobbyists or promoters.

See also: List of banjo players and American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members

1600s—1830
Banjo players from this era are known primarily from newspaper advertisements. Most were African- American during this era, and some were likely mixed race. It has been suggested by a historian that the latter group was essential for the banjo to survive importation, develop and spread inland from the coast of the United States.
 * 1748 Toby
 * 1749 Prince
 * 1749 Scipio
 * 1775 Charles
 * 1785 Sam Tawneymore
 * 1788 Peter
 * 1796 Will

1830s-1880s

 * William A. Huntley
 * John H. Lee