Ian Gradek
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Ian Gradek is a bass and banjo
player, formerly of the San Francisco band "Howlin Rain".
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
player, formerly of the San Francisco band "Howlin Rain".