NMM 10769.  Banjo by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, January 2, 1980.  Model RB-250.  Serial number 80020036.  Ex colls.:  Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash.  Board of Trustees, 2004. This 1980 RB-250 model banjo was given to Johnny Cash by Earl Scruggs, the bluegrass legend, with a gift inscription written in pencil on the head of the instrument. According to a note in Cash's hand, written on an envelope and preserved with the banjo, Johnny played this instrument "on many concerts and records." Cash and Scruggs collaborated often, including albums that came out in 2001 and 2002. Literature:  Property from the Estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash:  September 14, 2004 (New York: Sotheby's, 2004), p. 189. Robert Morast, "Famous Guitars:  Music Museum Buys Guitar Used By Johnny Cash," Sioux Falls Argus Leader (October 30, 2004). Return to Gibson Banjo Checklist National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2005 Most recent update: November 6, 2007 You are the 4,585th visitor to this page since May 4, 2005 The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page