Hub Nitchie

Hub Nitchie grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, and his first musical instrument was the trumpet. Hub didn't even know what a 5-string banjo was, until he heard Earl Scruggs on the radio in the late 1950's. Soon after that, he bought a banjo, and Pete Seeger's instructional book.

In 1971, while working as a high school librarian in Massachusetts, Hub began compiling information on the five-string. He called it the "Banjo Information Clearing House," and that, along with a tablature and tab service he also offered called "Tab of the Month," eventually became Banjo Newsletter. Although Hub played three-finger style (he was especially partial to melodic style), he made certain that that Banjo Newsletter covered all the other banjo styles. -In September, 1992, Hub received the Personality of the Year in Print Media Award from the International Bluegrass Association in acknowledgement of his lifelong contributions to the world of bluegrass. In October, 1992, Hub passed away in Greensboro, Maryland.
In 1988, Hub wrote in BNL: "Whatever objective you have with your interest in the banjo -- to play for yourself or for others, or whatever musical style you prefer -- our goal at Banjo Newsletter is to celebrate the banjo."

Pete Wernick wrote in January, 1993, "Over the last twenty years, Hub made one of the most important and enduring contributions that's ever been made to the banjo world. His warmth, knowledge, tirelessness, and good-hearted fiestiness added something special to our lives. Banjo Newsletter will long serve as his memorial."

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		Hub Nitchie grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, and his first musical instrument was the trumpet. Hub didn't even know what a 5-string banjo was, until he heard Earl Scruggs on the radio in the late 1950's. Soon after that, he bought a banjo, and Pete Seeger's instructional book.
		In 1971, while working as a high school librarian in Massachusetts, Hub began compiling information on the five-string. He called it the "Banjo Information Clearing House," and that, along with a tablature and tab service he also offered called "Tab of the Month," eventually became Banjo Newsletter. Although Hub played three-finger style (he was especially partial to melodic style), he made certain that that Banjo Newsletter covered all the other banjo styles. -In September, 1992, Hub received the Personality of the Year in Print Media Award from the International Bluegrass Association in acknowledgement of his lifelong contributions to the world of bluegrass. In October, 1992, Hub passed away in Greensboro, Maryland. In 1988, Hub wrote in BNL: "Whatever objective you have with your interest in the banjo -- to play for yourself or for others, or whatever musical style you prefer -- our goal at Banjo Newsletter is to celebrate the banjo." Pete Wernick wrote in January, 1993, "Over the last twenty years, Hub made one of the most important and enduring contributions that's ever been made to the banjo world. His warmth, knowledge, tirelessness, and good-hearted fiestiness added something special to our lives. Banjo Newsletter will long serve as his memorial."

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