![]() Perhaps they passed eight without plucking out a tune. However, every mention of their act I am able to find only mentions them passing 6 banjos while playing them. As you might note, a number of the photographs showed the brothers passing eight banjos. Below are photos and illustrations of the Howard Brothers. This review reflected what was often said of them they were highly accomplished banjo players as well as jugglers. They fairly make their banjos talk, in fact, they do give one of the cleverest imitations of a phonograph that has yet been accomplished on any musical instrument.” In the straight banjo playing they are really wonders. It is both amusing and interesting to note how these musicians juggle the instruments with such dexterity from the beginning of the act to the finish. “The Howard brothers do a really phenomenal banjo juggling act in which they keep six of the twanging instruments flying back and forth through the air, and playing tunes upon them all the time. One review wrote the following about them in 1907: They were accomplished banjo players who ended their act by passing 6 banjos and plucking out a tune while doing so. The Howard Brothers performed from at least 1899 to 1917. ![]() In this article, I’d like to examine some other banjo playing jugglers and some jugglers who specialized in the rare genre of tambourine spinning! I also wrote an entire article about the famed banjo juggler Franco Piper, whom you can read about by clicking here. Previously, I’ve written about performers who combined juggling and playing musical instruments.
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