The banjo, with the fiddle, is a mainstay of American old-time music.ddie Peabody (1902â1970) was a great proponent of the plectrum banjo who performed for nearly five decades (1920â1968) and left a considerable legacy of recordings. An early reviewer dubbed him King of the Banjo, and his was a household name for decades.
1 vote Vote for this answer. At their closest Alaska and Russia are 2.5 miles apart â the distance between Little Diomede Island, Alaska, and Big Diomede Island, Russia. http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trade/2003/tad/russia/facts.htm.
Loading... But for practicable reasons Alaska is only thought of as being the furthest Western and Northern State. Of the mainland southern states Maine is the furthest east, Washington the farthest to the west, Florida the furthest state to the south and Minnesota is actually the furthest north.Although it appears on maps as Maine is further north it lies at 49Â° while Minnesota lies 49Â°23â² well north of any point of Maine.hen the United States purchased Alaska for 2 cents an acre in 1867 it created a real geographic anomaly for the US. This might be hard to believe but Alaska is the most Northern, Western and Eastern State in the US.