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Old Dan Tucker by Judge Sturdy's Orchestra

Forrest Oliphant — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:56:37 -0500

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Lyrics:

Old Dan Tucker! Take your partners. One Tucker over here, one over ther, c'mon boys...

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Judge Sturdy and his "Orchestra" (a small string band) play the traditional country dance tune "Old Dan Tucker", complete with calls, in this 1925 recording. From 78rpm disk.

Hiram's Valley by Judge Sturdy's Orchestra

Forrest Oliphant — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:50:14 -0500

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Lyrics:

Quadrille! Take your partners boys, c'mon...

Notes:

It's funny how impatient the caller sounds in these recordings. "C'mon boys, shake a leg!"

Judge Sturdy and his "Orchestra" (a small string band) play the traditional country dance tune "Hiram's Valley", complete with calls, in this 1925 recording. From 78rpm disk.

Rovin' Gambler by Kelly Harrell

Forrest Oliphant — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:00:51 -0500

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Lyrics:

I am a roving gambler,
I gambled down in town,
Whereever I () for the sake of the cards I'll lie my money down

I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three,
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me

She took me in he parlor,
She cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ear I love a gamblin' man

Oh daughter oh dear daughter,
Why do you treat me so,
To leave your old dear mother and with a gambler go

Oh mother oh dear mother,
I know I love you well,
But the love I have for the gamblin' man no human song can tell

I've gambled down in Washington,
I've gambled down in Spain,
I'm going down to Georgia to gamble my last game

I hear the train a-coming,
A-coming round the curve,
A-whistling and a-blowing and staining every nerve

Oh mother oh dear mother,
I'll tell you if I can,
If you ever see me coming again I'll be with a gamblin' man

Notes:

An old traditional song described on the record label as a "Mountaineer's Song with violin and guitar". Kelly Harrell made his living in the Virginia textile mills but sang on the side and recorded several sessions in the later 1920s. "Rovin' Gambler" was recorded on January 7, 1925. From the original 78rpm disk.

Author: Kelly Harrell
Date: 1925-01-07
Source: Original 78rpm disk digitized by old78collector
Keywords: oldtime; folk; country; appalachian

Fourteen Days In Georgia by Blue Ridge Highballers

Forrest Oliphant — Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:37:34 -0500

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Traditional "Mountain Dance Music" tune, recorded March 23, 1926 by the Blue Ridge Highballers ("led by Charley La Prade, fiddler").

Original 78rpm disk (Columbia 15081-D) digitized by old78collector

Flop-Eared Mule by Blue Ridge Highballers

Forrest Oliphant — Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:30:49 -0500

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Traditional "Mountain Dance Music" tune, recorded March 23, 1926 by the Blue Ridge Highballers ("led by Charley La Prade, fiddler").

Original 78rpm disk (Columbia 15081-D) digitized by old78collector

Sally Goodin by Obed "Dad" Pickard on Mouth Harp

Forrest Oliphant — Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:59:56 -0500

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Lyrics:

Had a little gal and her name was Sally Goodin,
Asked her to marry me and then she said she wouldn'

Had a peice of pie and I had a peice of puddin',
And I give it all away to kiss Sally Goodin

Went up on hill to see Sally comin',
Thought to my soul I'd kill myself runnin'

Possum up a gump stump, coon up a holler,
Wish to my soul I had a silver dollar

Went to the creek, the creek was muddy,
Hugged Sally Goodin 'til she couldn't stand steady

Notes:

Great mouth harp work on this 1929 recording of the traditional folk tune "Sally Goodin" by Obed "Dad" Pickard, one of the first "Grand Old Opry" performers. From original 78rpm disk.

Arkansas Traveler by Don Richardson

Forrest Oliphant — Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:53:10 -0500

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Original 78rpm disk (Columbia A2140) digitized by old78collector
A very early recording of the traditional country fiddle tune "Arkansas Traveler", played by Don Richardson, dating from April of 1916. There is a barely audible piano accompaniment. This is from the original 78rpm disk, which is not in great shape, and there is considerable noise. But this recording does not seem to be widely available even as a reissue, so I thought it worthwhile to post it despite the condition.

Arkansaw Traveler fiddle duet by Henry C. Gilliland and Eck Robertson

Forrest Oliphant — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:05:48 -0500

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Very early country fiddle duet, recorded June 1922. Arkansaw Traveler played by Henry C Gilliland and A C (Eck) Robertson.

From the original 78rpm disk (Victor 18956).

Shout Lou dance calling by Samantha Bumgarner

Forrest Oliphant — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:33:04 -0500

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Lyrics:

...
Right hand to your partner,
...
Swing your opposite,
Swing your own,
Swing your parter 'til...

Notes:

An early banjo with calls version of a traditional Appalachian breakdown more often known as "Shout Lula", recorded April 1924. From 78rpm.

Ragtime Annie by Eck Robertson

Forrest Oliphant — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:28:05 -0500

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Great performance of a traditional tune by fiddler "Uncle" A.C. "Eck" Robertson in this 1922 recording. From 78rpm.