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.
Alaska is also the answer for eastern, as the Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180Âº line of Longitude, into the Eastern Hemisphere, and up the edge of the Russian Federation. If you exclude Alaska and Hawaii, the answers are: Most Northern Point: Angle, Minnesota, at 49Âº 23'N. Most Southern Point: East Cape, Florida, at 25Âº 7'N.