No question, titles like that on the internet are pure click bait. So I bit.
Plenty of opportunities for disagreement!
"The Best Banjo Songs Of All Time"
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hmmm…they’ve mixed tunes into the song list…
I’ve never heard of a “banjo song” before…it’s an oxymoron.
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I got a kick out of the article because it’s obviously written by someone who doesn’t understand banjo. But he knows one when he sees it!
Heck, he claimed “Cripple Creek” was by “Earl Scruggs & Lester Flatt.” I’m sure Louise would approve of Earl getting top billing, but that ain’t the way it was.
Oh, the novelty!
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I believe the author was identifying the version of piece they preferred…not the creator.
For instance train 45 (also Lonesome Reuben or 900 Miles) 1928
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/160020
The Stanley version (Aug 1964) is accredited to Ruby Rakes a songwriting alias used by Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley of the The Stanley Brothers. The real Ruby Rakes was their half-sister."
Crowe didn’t cut this (as an instrumental) until the 1968 with the Kentucky Mountain Boys near as I can find.
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I did learn/re-remember quite a many things. I did not know that Tennessee had 10 state songs… I never realized “Listen to the music” had banjo (although I had the album since I was kid)
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No doubt about it, but he must read from right-to-left to come up with “Scruggs & Flatt.”
Or he is an amateur who tried what only professional DJ’s should be doing…reading the label on a record while it spins on the turntable. It’s not too hard with a 33 1/3 LP, but a 45 is a different story. And if he tried it on an original 78 rpm record, well the hospitals of full of people who do foolish things! 
It’s all a matter of personal taste. Here’s a few FUN video’s you may enjoy. Britain’s answer to (Earl Scruggs) George Formby 1904 - 1961 as you can see he has his own followers worldwide. Some of George’s songs were a bit close to the edge they were banned by the BBC. One of George’s greatest fans was HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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Ah! The Brits & their music halls! As a fan of old movies, I’ve actually seen Mr. Formby before. Who doesn’t love a rowdy, bawdy ballad!
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Yeah, that’s what it looks like.