Hoke Jenkins
Musician · b. 1917
Best known for
Banjo
Hoke Jenkins was an American bluegrass banjo player.
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- The brother of the pioneering banjoist Snuffy Jenkins, a mentor to Earl Scruggs and Don Reno.
- Played banjo on Jim and Jesse's Capitol Records sessions from 1952 to 1955.
- His backward roll inspired Jesse McReynolds's crosspicking mandolin style.
- Was a mentor to the brothers Zeke and Wiley Morris.
