Stagecoach:
California's Country Music Festival
Empire
Polo Club • Indio, CA • April 27 - 29, 2012 |
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Martin
learned how to play the banjo with help from John McEuen, who later
joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
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A
close-up of Martin as he performed.
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McEuen's
brother later managed Martin as well as the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band.
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The banjo was a staple of Martin's 1970s stand-up career, and
he periodically poked fun at his love for the instrument.
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Fans cheering for Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers.
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In
2001, he played banjo on Earl Scruggs's remake of "Foggy Mountain
Breakdown."
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