A fun banjo duet from 1901, The Mosquito Parade, played by Vess L. Ossman and Bill Farmer.
The Mosquito Parade
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| Company |
Columbia Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
31589 (5-inch "grand" cylinder)
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| Category |
Banjo duet
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| Title |
The Mosquito Parade
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| Performed by |
Vess L. Ossman & Bill Farmer
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| Circa |
September 1901
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| Announcement |
"Banjo duet, The Mosquito Parade, by Messrs. Ossman and Farmer for Columbia Phonograph Company."
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The banjo was the most popular and common instrumental solo featured in early sound recordings.
Much less common were ensembles such as this banjo duet.
Heard here on this Columbia Phonograph Company 5-inch diameter "grand" cylinder are
Vess Ossman ("the banjo king") and Bill Farmer.
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