Charles "Dick" Roberts, (October 9, 1897 - November 1, 1966) was a professional banjo and guitar player.

Roberts was born in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. He substituted for Harper Goff

Harper Goff

Harper Goff , born Ralph Harper Goff, was an American artist, musician, and actor. For many years, he was associated with the Walt Disney Company, in the process of which he contributed to various major films, as well as to the planning of the Disney theme parks. During World War II, he was also an...

 with the Firehouse Five Plus Two

Firehouse Five Plus Two

The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland jazz band, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the Walt Disney Studios animation department;-Members:Danny Alguire — cornetHarper Goff — banjo...

 when the latter had to leave the band because of his increasing engagements with Walt Disney's cartoon and movie productions. Roberts also founded and led The Banjo Kings, an American banjo band, with Red Roundtree

Red Roundtree

Luther 'Red' Roundtree, was an American plectrum banjo player and co-founder of The Banjo Kings in 1951, an American banjo band.-External links:*...

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He also appeared in the movie "Banjo On My Knee" (1936). He died in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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