Leroy Troy Interview

Leroy Troy is known as The Sultan of Goodlettsville. His banjo work is the clawhammer or frailing style. He debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 1988 and was the National Old-Time Banjo Champion in 1996. When not performing solo, Leroy plays with the Tennessee Mafia Jugband and Marty Stuart, appears weekly on The Marty Stuart show on RFD-TV.
This is Leroy's Mel Bay Artist Interview with Erica Cantrell. He also teaches a Mel Bay Pro lick.
www.melbay.com -
www.leroytroy.us -
Produced by Rob Haines -
www.robhainesstudio.com

[@jnsadavis5978]

Outstanding. This guy is a treasure!

[@edgarpryor3233]

I feel very fortunate to have heard Cordell play many times.

[@johnnycop77]

Wonderful interview and a real friendly character.

[@justintesterman2516]

Thank you so very much for this.

[@epba1230]

Best I saw 79yrs

[@noneofyourbusiness6764]

That old boy can play the hell out of a banjer

[@bettyralph1993]

Berlinmennonitecchurch

[@Cindy-lr6su]

It reminds me of my grandparents

[@ristin59]

True Americana...

[@maxbouvatte]

I like the girl too

[@warrenpuckett4203]

Leroy speaks English right proper. I'm from a bit further East and South. Soddy-Daisy.

[@toolsandprojects2201]

Erika is fineeee

[@lonnieblackwell5107]

Anybody know what the name of that piece he is playing as the video ends?

[@mergenocide]

Kinda sounds like a version of cumberland gap, closest guess

[@troynov1965]

4:18 Looks like a old Kyle Creed banjo to me. They are quite valuable now.

[@teentheblue3644]

He knew he has to slow down speaking for the audience XD

[@diggitallindadirt3283]

Camera person stop the moving around so much

[@JakeTolbert]

"....because it didn't have a kick stand..." Bwhahahahaha.

[@Heneggsboss]

She loves cake

[@bettyralph1993]

Bberlin Mennonite. Church

[@dixogaming926]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[@dilbertdoe601]

He's so annoying.

[@yosihamproductions0g28]

Dilbert Doe Do you not understand great music😶

[@tommywright7196]

Then why did you watch this