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RE: Ragtime and Softshoe: Listening to History
Good stuff! Speaking of crossover and appropriation, Philadelphia played a major role in mainstreaming the banjo with the S.S. Stewart company at 221 Church Street Old City Coffee today, which manufactured an estimated 25,000 banjos there from 1878 to 1904.
Oh nice, I had no idea! There definitely needs to be some kind of exhibit or walking tour of old music stores in Philadelphia. Between world-renowned piano manufacturers and now banjo entrepreneurs, I think it'd be a cool way to explore the city's musical landscape outside of musicians/venues.