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Joel Walker Sweeney. He thought that the 4-string banjo didn't have good harmony, so between 1831 and 1840, as a present for his niece, he invented a banjo with a 5th string.

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It originated from Africa and was brought to America on slave ships. The African slaves used it to compose old Gospel Hymns.

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