MARYVILLE, Tenn. — If you think it would be hard to come up with the names of 42 awesome banjo players, you might be right. There's Earl Scruggs, J.D. Crowe, Sonny Osborne, Gina Furtado, Steve Martin, ...

Steve Martin may have introduced his banjo-playing skills to audiences through his stand-up comedy, but they’re really no joke. He took an interest in the instrument when he was a teenager, and it ...