BANJO BARONS

     They were a collection of studio session pickers during the banjo craze of the 1960s.  They would play all styles of music from Hawaiian to Folk to Pop.  The group was made up of Carmen Mastren, Al Chernet and Art Ryerson on banjo.  The rest of the group was made up of Whitey Mitchell on bass, Ted Sommer on drums, Sanford Gold on piano and Toby Wright on piano.  The band was arranged and conducted by Teo Macero.
     Al Chernet who was also a session guitarist with Buddy Holly.  It is also reported that "Smokey" Montgomery also recorded on one of those sessions.