Cripple Creek is a lovely little song that's in virtually everyone's banjo repertoire. It's almost a right of passage to do that little slide thing on the third string that Earl does and the rest of us make pathetic attempts to copy.
I love this Billy Conolly version Cripple Creek. It's interesting that in the past few decades we've had some comedians show up as closet banjo players. It's not that banjo players haven't always been odd ducks and would-be humorists, but these three kind of stand out for me. First Billy:
Of course Steve Martin had to have given Cripple Creek a whirl along with 5 others including the great Glen Campbell. .
No list of comedian/banjo players playing Cripple Creek would be complete without the inimitable Stringbean picking up his instrument.
I hope you found this enjoyable. I love banjo players. They're so wonderfully subversive.
Tom
