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'''MA FERGUSON.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. A version of "[[Duck River]]," and part of the larger "[[Dubuque]]" tune family. Moses Bonner, who recorded the tune in Houston, Texas, in March, 1925, was a fiddler from Fort Worth, Texas, although he was born in Alabama. | '''MA FERGUSON.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. A version of "[[Duck River]]," and part of the larger "[[Dubuque]]" tune family. [[Biography:Capt. M.J. Bonner]] (Moses Bonner), who recorded the tune in Houston, Texas, in March, 1925, was a fiddler from Fort Worth, Texas, although he was born in Alabama. "Ma Ferguson" pays homage to the first female governor of Texas, Miriam "Ma" Ferguson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Ferguson] (1875-1961), who held office twice, from 1925 to 1927, and a later term from 1932 until 1935. She was the wife of controversial former Governor James E. Ferguson (who was impeached, convicted and barred from public office in Texas again).[[File:maferguson.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Governor Miriam Ferguson]] | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Victor 19669 (78 RPM), Capt. M.J. Bonner (with Fred Wagoner on harp-guitar) (1925). </font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>County CD-3525. Document Records 8038, "Texas Fiddle Bands. Volume 1, 1925-1930" (1998). Victor 19669 (78 RPM), Capt. M.J. Bonner (with Fred Wagoner on harp-guitar) (1925). </font> | ||
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MA FERGUSON. Old-Time, Breakdown. A version of "Duck River," and part of the larger "Dubuque" tune family. Biography:Capt. M.J. Bonner (Moses Bonner), who recorded the tune in Houston, Texas, in March, 1925, was a fiddler from Fort Worth, Texas, although he was born in Alabama. "Ma Ferguson" pays homage to the first female governor of Texas, Miriam "Ma" Ferguson [1] (1875-1961), who held office twice, from 1925 to 1927, and a later term from 1932 until 1935. She was the wife of controversial former Governor James E. Ferguson (who was impeached, convicted and barred from public office in Texas again).
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Recorded sources: County CD-3525. Document Records 8038, "Texas Fiddle Bands. Volume 1, 1925-1930" (1998). Victor 19669 (78 RPM), Capt. M.J. Bonner (with Fred Wagoner on harp-guitar) (1925).