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1938 Silent Film of Pete Steele Playing Pretty Polly on the Banjo
Pete Steele seated playing the banjo. Wife, Lillie (Swanner) Steele standing behind him. Their oldest son, Craig (my great-grandfather) appears off to the left standing in the doorway. Filmed by Alan Lomax on March 29, 1938 at the Steele home on Rhea Ave across from the Champion Paper plant. According to Lomax's records the song being played is the murder ballad Pretty Polly, although the corresponding audio is not available. Lomax rerecorded Pete playing Pretty Polly later that same day.
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Pete & Lillie Steele singing Galilee & playing the banjo. Filmed by Pete Seeger February 19590:51Pete & Lillie Steele singing Galilee & playing the banjo. Filmed by Pete Seeger February 1959
Pete & Lillie Steele singing Galilee & playing the banjo. Filmed by Pete Seeger February 1959
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My great-great grandparents, Pete and Lillie (Swanner) Steele playing the banjo and singing Galilee. Footage was recorded by Pete Seeger and later aired on his television program, Rainbow Quest.
Pete Steele: Sourwood Mountain (1938)1:18Pete Steele: Sourwood Mountain (1938)
Pete Steele: Sourwood Mountain (1938)
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My great-great grandfather, Pete Steele (1891-1985), playing Sourwood Mountain on the banjo, March 27, 1938. Recorded by Alan Lomax in Hamilton, OH.
Pete Steele Singing and Playing Payday at Coal Creek on the Banjo1:24Pete Steele Singing and Playing Payday at Coal Creek on the Banjo
Pete Steele Singing and Playing Payday at Coal Creek on the Banjo
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Video clip of my great-great grandfather, legendary banjo player Pete Steele (1891-1985). Footage was recorded by Pete Seeger in 1958 and broadcast on Seeger's television program, Rainbow Quest, in 1965.
Pete Steele Playing Coal Creek March on the Banjo1:25Pete Steele Playing Coal Creek March on the Banjo
Pete Steele Playing Coal Creek March on the Banjo
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My great-great grandfather, legendary banjo player Simon Peter Steele (1891-1985) from Whitley County, Kentucky, playing his famous Coal Creek March at his home in Hamilton, OH. Originally recorded in 1958 by Pete Seeger and broadcast on Seeger's television program, Rainbow Quest in 1965.