Did Ya Know? That Funny Guy, STEVE MARTIN Won A Grammy?

 by pamhule cc

You know STEVE MARTIN?...yea, the funny guy , that we could see often on THE TONIGHT SHOW, he was the funny writer for THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS  and HERE, too. he said, you know : " Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke"...that Steve Martin? Well, he's a musician too. He plays the banjo...started playing when he was a teen. His very first album won a grammy. The Album was called 'The Crow: New Songs For The 5 String Banjo' Did ya know, he played the banjo often with his stand up comedy stuff during the '70's.
That first album of his was created in 2009, won a Grammy in 2010 for Best Bluegrass Album. JOHN McEUEN, member of THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND  and HERE helped Martin learn and play the banjo and also produced the album.
I'll look for more....Found this on WIKIPEDIA. Thought this was interesting...hope you guys liked it. Jan
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Posting below more video links, Steve Martin on banjo.

I did not find 'The Crow: New Songs For The 5 String Banjo'. But, found a video from gbtexas,...'The Crow' written by Steve Martin. Steve Martin with Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka. This is what the video page says: "Uploaded on Apr 27, 2007

Triple banjo on David Letterman 4/26/07. The song is called "the Crow" and is written by Steve Martin. It can be found on Tony Trischka's new double banjo album."

1.] DUELING BANJOS, by Earl Scruggs, Steve Martin, by TINKER2ELVIS
2.] ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL/KING TUT, by Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers, from Mark Konings
3.] STEVE MARTIN SOLO BANJO...THE GREAT REMEMBER, 5/1/11 by Steve Martin, from windytree71