Danny Barker Smithsonian Interview Block 243 (Q13809)

That was it. That was the body of the band. No piano. They had no piano in them bands. So you went along with that. As you went along, you learned some solos, like Narvin Kimball did, some solos and playing the banjo behind his head. People had never seen that. That come out of the minstrel shows. He became the talk of the town. But he was studious, and he advanced. He was a great man, no nons ...