Editing Steve Martin (section)

====Banjo music====
[[File:Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers in Seattle.JPG|right|thumb|Martin playing with the Steep Canyon Rangers in Seattle in November 2009]]
Martin first picked up the banjo when he was around 17 years of age. Martin has stated in several interviews and in his memoir, ''Born Standing Up'', that he used to take 33 rpm [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] records and slow them down to 16 rpm and tune his banjo down, so the notes would sound the same. Martin was able to pick out each note and perfect his playing.{{Citation needed|reason=|date=October 2020}} Martin learned how to play the banjo with help from [[John McEuen]], who later joined the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]. McEuen's brother later managed Martin as well as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Martin did his stand-up routine opening for the band in the early 1970s. He had the band play on his hit song "King Tut", being credited as "The Toot Uncommons" (as in [[Tutankhamun]]).{{Citation needed|reason=|date=October 2020}} The banjo was a staple of Martin's 1970s stand-up career, and he periodically poked fun at his love for the instrument.<ref name="Smithsonian"/> On the ''[[Comedy Is Not Pretty!]]'' album, he included an all-instrumental jam, titled "Drop Thumb Medley", and played the track on his 1979 concert tour. His final comedy album, ''[[The Steve Martin Brothers]]'' (1981), featured one side of Martin's typical stand-up material, with the other side featuring live performances of Steve playing banjo with a bluegrass band.

In 2001, he played banjo on [[Earl Scruggs]]'s remake of "[[Foggy Mountain Breakdown]]". The recording was the winner of the [[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental Performance]] category at the [[Grammy Awards of 2002]]. In 2008, Martin appeared with the band, In the Minds of the Living, during a show in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]].<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/steve-martin-plays-the-ba_n_310858.html "Steve Martin Plays The Banjo Really Well (Video)"]. October 6, 2009. ''[[HuffPost]]''. Retrieved May 15, 2010.</ref> In 2009, Martin released his first all-music album, ''[[The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo]]'' with appearances from stars such as [[Dolly Parton]].<ref>[[Dave Itzkoff|Itzkoff, Dave]] (August 5, 2009). [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/05/steve-martin-banjo-dolly-parton/ "Steve Martin brings it all home with his banjo"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved May 15, 2010</ref> The album won the [[Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Martin's 2010 Banjo Tour |url=https://www.stevemartin.com/2010/03/steve-martins-2010-banjo-tour.html |website=SteveMartin.com |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725010402/http://www.stevemartin.com/stevemartin/music.html |archive-date=July 25, 2010 |date=March 4, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member John McEuen produced the album. Martin made his first appearance on The [[Grand Ole Opry]] on May 30, 2009.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269067/steve-martin-to-make-grand-ole-opry-debut "Steve Martin To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut"]. April 1, 2009. ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 15, 2010.</ref> In the [[American Idol season 8|''American Idol'' season eight]] finals, he performed alongside [[Michael Sarver]] and Megan Joy in the song "Pretty Flowers". Martin is featured playing banjo on "I Hate Love" from [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s tenth studio album ''[[Chemistry (Kelly Clarkson album)|Chemistry]] ''. It was released as a promotional single on June 2, 2023.<ref name="Kelly Clarkson">{{cite web|last1=Walcott|first1=Escher|title=Kelly Clarkson Drops New Single 'I Hate Love' — Featuring Steve Martin on Banjo!|url=https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-drops-new-single-i-hate-love-steve-martin-on-the-banjo-7507492|website=People|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

[[Alison Brown]] co-wrote ''Foggy Morning Breaking''<ref name="FoggyAlison">{{cite web | last=Despres | first=Tricia | title=Alison Brown Knew She Couldn't Finish 'Foggy Morning Breaking' Alone | website=People.com | date=March 23, 2023 | url=https://people.com/country/alison-brown-steve-martin-foggy-morning-breaking-music-video-premiere/ | access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> with Martin in 2023, and ''Wall Guitar'' in 2024.