1998 Death Grandpa Jones, country comic/banjo wizard, 'Hee Haw', dies at 84 1995 Death Carroll Best, bluegrass banjo, dies at 63 1994 Death Danny Barker, U.S. banjo player/guitarist (Bourbon St. Black), dies at 85 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances 1959 Death Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 1955 Birthday "Country" Jem Finer, English banjo player, Pogues-Straight to Hell 1948 Death Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 1948 Birthday Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour 1938 Birthday Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1934 Birthday Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1890 Birthday Claude McKaye, Jamaica/US author, Songs of Jamaica, Banjo 1864 Birthday Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet, Waltzing Matilda 1802 Event Simon Willard patents banjo clock
