Cookin' In The Kitchen - Music

John Snipes Was An African American Banjo Player And Farmer Born In Orange County North Carolina DOB Unknown . Although His Playing Had To Be Worked In Around His Farming John Was A Marathon Dance Musician Especially On Favourite Occasions Like 4th Of July. He Would Often Play A Single Tune At A Breakneck Speed For As Long As An Hour For Sets And Buck Dancers. By The 1970s He Had Quit Playing But He Was Such A Skilled Musician He Had No Trouble Picking It Up Again When The Opportunity Arose To Record For Smithsonian Folkways. read less