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The Reverend Don Wayne Reno is a banjo player who created his own playing technique. He is the mainstay of Hayseed Dixie with his brother, Deacon Dale Reno, as the mandolinist. Somehow, these men manage to stay with the cloth, even through the insane schedule of the band. Jump to: navigation, search Old 6-string zither banjo 4-string banjos The banjo, derived from the banjar, is a stringed instrument of American origins, sometimes called the gourd banjo. The banjar, in turn was based on the African akonting. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore... Hayseed Dixie Hayseed Dixie are a band that have been described as A Hillbilly Tribute To AC/DC, recording cover versions of hard rock songs in their own distinctive bluegrass style. ... Jump to: navigation, search Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. ...


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Don Reno (830 words)
But there has been a lot of disturbing discussions on the matter of Don Reno and Earl Scruggs, and before I start, I must also say that my father had the utmost respect for Earl and always spoke of how much he enjoyed him.
Arthur Smith hired Don Reno to play banjo when Reno was 14 years old...playing a three finger style...”just a green kid” as one of you commented.
That Don Reno was an honest and honorable man and what he has told me and written is true.
Don Reno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (211 words)
Donald Wesley Reno better known as Don Reno was a country musician (retrospectively considered a bluegrass musician).
Although known primarily for his banjo work, Reno was also quite talented on the guitar, and was nicknamed "King of the Flat-Picking Guitarists".
Reno was born February 21, 1927 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but grew up on a farm in Haywood County, North Carolina.
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