Long before he had become the musician of choice to score Walter Hill films, as well as a frequent collaborator of German director Wim Wenders, Ry Cooder had established himself as a virtuoso of fretted instruments (i.e., banjo, Mexican tiple, Middle Eastern saz), backing the likes of Gord...
It uses targeted air pulses to stimulate the frenulum (AKA the bit of skin that connects the head of the penis to the shaft. You know, the banjo string). It’s a totally different kind of orgasm from regular masturbating or sex. It builds up slower and moves across your skin until ...
A highly respected banjo player originally from Norman, Oklahoma, Alan Munde has left a lasting impact on bluegrass music throughout his storied career. Munde's outstanding musicianship can be heard alongside bands such as Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys and Country Gazette. With his intric...
Plenty of musicians admired Chicago’s axeman Terry Kath, who really delivers here. This is a two-part song, and the first half is a long instrumental that finds Chicago in uncharacteristicpower-triomode – no horns, not even piano. Kath begins with a strummed lick that’s almost banjo-lik...
Definitely one of Madonna's most underrated track and the high point ofMDNA. She lets it rip here, sounding heartbroken and furious as she belts about finances and lost love. An inspired bit of banjo opens the track. Then by the end, its synths turned up to 11. ...
As the guitarist and vocalist of the duo Reno & Smiley, his collaborations with Don Reno produced classic songs like "I Know You're Married" and "Banjo Signal." Red Smiley's distinctive voice and musical talents rightfully earn him a place amongst North Carolina's most celebrated country and...
Montero Hill was an Atlanta college dropout sleeping on his sister’s couch and looking to break into music when he came across a track he liked by a Dutch 19-year-old called YoungKio that was based around a banjo sample from a Nine Inch Nails track. “I was picturing, like, a loner...
His voice is pure Florida backwoods in “Wild and Blue” — no pop fluff, no crossover slickness, just fiddle, banjo, and backup vocals from his sister Donna. A damn sad cheatin’ song, especially when Anderson sings “Somebody’s room on the far side of town/With your minds all made...
“Dueling Banjos” was composed in 1955 by Arthur Smith, as a banjo instrumental he called “Feudin’ Banjos,” and later covered by bluegrass band The Dillards as “Briscoe Declares For Aunt Bee.” Given the title “Duelling Banjos,” it was recorded for the unsettlingDeliveranceby Eric ...
A plain, solo strummed guitar is joined by sparkly banjo notes low in the mix; effects slowly layer, with more instruments joining in. Atop this, Musgraves’ lyrics grow more expansive, turning from inward rumination to mind-expanded macro-philosophy about how to move through the world. “...