Ebo walker biography
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Courtney Johnson (musician)
Courtney Johnson | |
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| Born | ()December 20, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky US |
| Died | June 6, () (aged56) Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, US |
| Genres | Newgrass, Bluegrass music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Banjo, guitar |
| Years active | –96 |
| Labels | Starday, Flying Fish |
| Formerly of | New Grass Revival, Bluegrass Alliance |
Musical artist
Courtney Johnson (December 20, – June 6, ) was an American banjo player, best known for his work as an original member of the band New Grass Revival. Influenced by Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys, Johnson is often considered to be an inventor of the newgrass style of banjo playing, polished and improved later on by such personalities as Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, Scott Vestal of Sam Bush Band and Jens Krüger of Kruger Brothers.[1]
Early life
[edit]Johnson began to play guitar at the age of seven, but didn't pick up the banjo until he was about 25 years old. He w
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New Grass Revival
American progressive bluegrass band
New Grass Revival | |
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Classic (–) line-up of the band: Sam Bush, Curtis Burch, John Cowan, and Courtney Johnson | |
| Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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| Years active | ()–() (one-off reunions: , , , ) |
| Labels | Starday, Flying Fish, Rounder, Sugar Hill, Capitol, Liberty |
| Past members | Sam Bush Courtney Johnson Ebo Walker Curtis Burch Butch Robins John Cowan Béla Fleck Pat Flynn |
New Grass Revival was an American progressive bluegrass grupp founded in and composed of Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Ebo Walker, Curtis Burch, Butch Robins, John Cowan, Béla Fleck, and Pat Flynn. They were active between and releasing more than twenty albums as well as six singles. Their highest-charting single is "Callin' Baton Rouge", which peaked at No.37 on the U.S. country charts in and was a Top 5 country hit for Garth Brooks five years later.
In , the group were inducted into the Bluegrass Music ingångsrum o
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"Ebo Walker" is a song by Rodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne performed by The Dillards in The Andy Griffith Show episode The Darling Baby.
Lyrics[]
Verse 1
Now, Ebo Walker was born in Kentucky and raised by his daddy on a hillside farm
He took up fiddle playing just for fun, that's the last work Ebo Walker done
Chorus
Ebo Walker was a mighty fine fiddle player
Ebo Walker was a mighty fine fiddle player
Verse 2
Well, Ebo Walker left Kentucky 'cause Ebo's daddy said "Durn your hide"
You won't plant corn and you won't make hay, you sit on the porch and play that thing all day
Verse 3
Well, Ebo Walker, he walked and he fiddled and he walked and he fiddled and he drank till he died
But I've heard tell when the winds are down and the moon shines bright and the leaves are brown
You can hear old Ebo Walker all around