Hi Mike,
When you say "sense of humor" two early steelers come to mind: Roy Smeck and King Bennie Nawahi. Even when playing for schmaltzy luau records later in life, Smeck had a hard time keeping the "novelty" licks out--and he was a banjo player too. I just gave my King Benny LP (Yazoo 1074) a very quick listen for the tenor banjo flavor you speak of and didn't hear exactly what you describe, but did hear some things pretty close. He certainly was hot and definitely humorous. Great stuff! An essential recording, in my opinion.[This message was edited by Bob Stone on 10 May 2000 at 07:16 AM.]
