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of Boston, Peabody developed a new type of plectrum banjo called the
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featured a "top-tension" design that allowed the head's tension to be adjusted without removing the resonator. The
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made him a household name. His energetic playing style, which included fast triplets, glissandos and cross-picking simulating the sound of two banjoists, prompted a 1920s reviewer to nickname him "King Of The Banjo"—a sobriquet he retained the rest of his life.
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In the 1930s, Peabody promoted the plectrum banjo by visiting many of
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According to one broadcast veteran, a radio announcer once mis-introduced
Peabody by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Eddie Playbody will now pee for you".
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