In the Steps of Uncle Dave Macon

A Grandfather teachers his grandson the showmanship banjo-picking skills of Uncle Dave Macon. Souder & Friends was hosted by Larry Souder and aired on WTVF-TV, NewsChannel 5 in Nashville, TN in 1984 and 1985. © 2020 Souder Productions.

[@rolfschnell9804]

Hey a very young Leroy Troy, very nice !

[@SpoonySamurai]

That is one of the coolest things ive ever seen in my life.

[@pawadventures5544]

Troy Boswell AKA Leroy Troy when he was young, he hasn't changed a bit. LOL!

[@fourlightsorchestra]

Wow. That kid is fantastic. Wonder where he’s at today?

[@Mo11y666]

The great Leroy Troy. He's done Marty Stuart show and alot of his work was with the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band along with 2 solo albums and a few other projects. He's worked with the best of the best that were and are alive during his time and still promotes that same downhome style from back then. National treasure that man is.

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@Mo11y666 I checked Wikipedia, and found he debuted on the Opry in 1988, and was named the National Old-Time Banjo Champion in 1996. Yeah, Troy Boswell (Leroy Troy is his stage name) has become a serious banjo player. Well, not _real_ serious, if he's doing Uncle Dave's material, but, well... oh, you know what I mean.

[@derekwisher8681]

Look how many brackets are on that banjo....

[@Popcorn_Kernel]

I'd say about 30 I've got an old banjo with 34 hooks on it

[@zachb8012]

@@Popcorn_Kernel Why do you reckon older banjos had so many brackets?

[@Tasmanaut]

@@zachb8012 not my theory, but someone suggested it may have been the lower quality metal needed more support in the early days, then later more brackets became a marketing tactic. More brackets, more better, kind of thing.

[@haplessasshole9615]

​@@Tasmanaut My husband is a long-time clawhammer-style banjo player and is a scholar at heart, so you'd better believe we have banjo books in our house. He says some of the earliest banjos made in the 19th century had only six brackets. Evidently, bracket creep began when the banjo became a popular parlor instrument in the late 1800s and mass production began. My sweetie said, "A lot of cheap banjos hit the market, and they thought the extra brackets looked good. Past a certain point, they're just decoration." So, yeah. It's people acting like crows again, going after the shiny, shiny things.

[@ProfesserLuigi]

Who are these people here?

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I don't know who the old banjo player is but the young one is Leroy Troy. Check out this link from the first Marty Stuart show...th-cam.com/video/YBOmjJkiEgI/w-d-xo.html

[@landonshanerthebanjokid5906]

The old man is cordell kemp

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

@@landonshanerthebanjokid5906 Thank you for posting who the old gentleman is...I thought he looked familiar! 😊

[@purearab772]

Don’t get wary

[@FruitcakeGamingYT]

Where can I find that exact song