Walt Koken
Koken started playing banjo at the age of thirteen. “In 1959, my brother had broken his arm, and heard that playing guitar might be a good way to get its strength back.  He got his old guitar with a warped neck and high strings, and started strummin’ it.  I really thought that was neat, and one day he came to me and said, “Why don’t you get a banjo, and we’ll make some money?”