Unfortunately the photo quality is too poor to convey exactly what sort of device he'd put together to play that snare drum in the bottom photo. And some big sleigh bells strapped around his ankle. Seems he was pretty ingenious with the foot-controlled percussion: in addition to the usual bass drum, he has a selection of old bells, like the ones you find on old hotel lobby desks. And I am absolutely lusting after that very shallow bass drum he's got in the lower picture. One with a mustache (a younger man, it appears) and one clean shaven.
The two pictures above feature a one armed one man band: Mr. Library of Congress. By 1961, Pete took a job as the director of the Ghost Town In The Sky amusement park in Maggie Valley, N.C., and over the next decade performed 3 or 4 shows a day during its six month season.
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A self-proclaimed “Poor Man’s Philharmonic,” Pete played at area festivals and made appearances on TV programs such as “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Part musician, part comedian, he was an unforgettable entertainer who performed in 33 states and recorded several albums of old-fashioned ballads for the U.S. He combined 14 instruments and gadgets on a backpack-like system that included cow bells, cymbals, a tambourine, a banjo, a kazoo, harmonicas, a garden hose, a bicycle horn, a car horn, an exhaust whistle, a train whistle and a bass drum. Above, right and below: One man band Panhandle Pete.įrom Mountain Grown Music, here's some info on the man: "Panhandle Pete blew, plucked, picked, elbowed and kicked his way into Haywood County (North Carolina) musical history as a one-man band carrying around his 104-pound instruments that were strapped onto his body. Born in 1913, James Howard Nash adopted the stage name Panhandle Pete as his one man band persona gained a reputation.
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