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.
The distance across the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska's Seward Peninsula is approximately 55 miles, and for several periods during the Pleistocene Ice Ages the trip could be made entirely on land instead of water.