NEW YORK (Reuters) – Made famous by his absurdist stand-up comedy and zany Hollywood films, Steve Martin has also exercised his creativity on a more serious plane, writing plays, novellas, articles and a memoir.
Now add to that some no-nonsense original plucking for his new bluegrass album, “The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.”
The Texas-born, California-raised Martin, whose off-kilter comedy made him an international success in 1980s films like “The Jerk” and “All Of Me,” last week released his first all-music album.
The launch came just before his latest movie, “Pink Panther 2,” hits U.S. cinemas on Friday and marks its European release next week with a release at the Berlin film festival.
Martin recently told reporters it was now or never for the banjo CD, which features performers including Dolly Parton.
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