BILL BOWEN |
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| "William
'Banjo Bill' Bowen was of German descent and his real name was William
DeWitt Bohnenberger. A self-taught banjoist Bowen appeared at the age of 15
before large audiences in the USA. He was a long time associate of
Fred Van Eps and indeed their ability was similar, although Bowen was also a
very great expert on plectrum and on tenor banjo. For several years he
directed his own orchestra. He passed his knowledge to many well-known
players, among the most prominent of them was Shirley Spaulding the foremost
female banjoist in the USA. He published a tutor for the banjo as well as
many solos for the plectrum banjo and the tenor banjo. He was the
doyen of the American Five String Fraternity and was called the 'Padereski of the Banjo'." The Banjo on Record Uli Heir and Rainer E. Lotz |
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