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 * Black string bands have been around in America since slavery. In fact it was the slaves that made the banjo and did "buck dancing", which is now called clogging. The black string bands played at the plantation houses. Today there are very few black string bands. ||
 * These are the Carolina Chocolate Drops. They are singing Hit em Up Style. I highly recommend exploring some of their other tunes online such as Memphis Shakedown and Cornbread and Butterbeans. || [] ||
 * The Ebony Hillbillies play mainly in the New York subway system. || [] ||
 * This is Mississippi John Hurt playing Spike Driver Blues. He's playing for Pete Seeger and Hedy West. || [] ||
 * DeFord Bailey plays harmonica, which is not a string instrument, but neither is a washboard or a kazoo, which members of the other bands have used. Besides this is too awesome not to see. || [] ||

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