My mother played a little bit of the old time clawhammer. She tuned the banjo up and picked … - Ralph Stanley

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Ralph Stanley

My mother played a little bit of the old time clawhammer. She tuned the banjo up and picked one tune for me, and it just become natural to me. When she picked it, I just started and picked it, too.

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