Bernard Sheaff was best known for his outstanding playing of the zither-banjo. He was born in Wimbledon, London and had his first lessons on a smooth-arm banjo that had been played by his father. He was a dedicated player and progressed rapidly to a high standard.
In 1917, at the age of 15, he commenced serious study of the banjo and in 1918, after a chance meeting with A. D. Cammeyer who lived locally, joined him as a student, his “assistant’ and a teacher at the Cammeyer Swallow St. Studio in Piccadilly, London. He was soon to become regarded as “Alfred Cammeyer’s Star Pupil”.... Text source : Wikipedia (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
