Having had a recent occasion to mention Clifford Essex (1869-1946), we thought his contributions to the variety arts sufficient to merit a brief entry of his own here. Essex was basically the Keech Brothers of the British banjo. This highly entrepreneurial man manufactured and repaired the instrument, taught people how to play it, promoted it, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AM on October 11, 2022