If you're like most people, you probably picture one of two things when you hear the banjo - Kermit the Frog strumming away in the swamp or the inbred boy from Deliverance.
How can an instrument like the banjo conjure up images both so sweet and so repugnant? The answer lies in the history of the banjo, which stretches from Africa to Hollywood, with an extended stop in Appalachia.
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