Born on August 14, 1945, comic actor Steve Martin has had a long career in
Hollywood feature films making people laugh but he is also an accomplished banjo
player whose bluegrass performances and recordings are taken very seriously.
After more than 30 years as a major movie star with hit films such as The Jerk,
All of Me, Roxanne, Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Father of the Bride and
success as an author and screenwriter, he began to focus more on music in 2000.
He had made popular comedy albums earlier in his career and he used to play the
banjo in his stand-up act when he st...