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Tony Trischka\'s list of collaborators includes Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs, and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, so it\'s no surprise that he has been called \\u201cperhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world.\\u201d\\xa0His 2007 album Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular earned him his first Grammy nomination, as well as awards for Banjo Player of the Year, Recorded Event of the Year, and Instrumental Album of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association. In this edition, of\\xa0Music Is My Life, he discusses his communist father, his love of "MTA," and auditioning for Bruce Springsteen.