'''JIMMY JOHNSON'''. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, West Virginia. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. A common West Virginia tune, and elsewhere, under different titles. In the repertiore of W.Va. fiddlers Melvin Wine and Ernie Carpenter (who learned it from his father Shelt Carpenter).
|f_annotation='''JIMMY JOHNSON'''. American, Reel (cut time). USA; Virginia, West Virginia. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Jimmy Johnson" is a common West Virginia tune, and elsewhere, under different titles. It was in the repertory of W.Va. fiddlers Melvin Wine (1909-2003) and Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997, who learned it from his father Shelt Carpenter). [[File:glensmith.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Glen Smith]]
''Source for notated version'': Glen Smith (Galax, Va.) [Phillips] {who said he learned the tune from Johnny Johnson}; Melvin Wine (W.Va.) [Milliner & Koken]; Ward Jarvis [Milliner & Koken].
|f_source_for_notated_version=Glen Smith (Galax, Va.) [Phillips] {who said he learned the tune from Johnny Johnson}; Melvin Wine (W.Va.) [Milliner & Koken]; Ward Jarvis [Milliner & Koken].
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|f_printed_sources=Clare Milliner & Walt Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; pp. 337-339 (two versions). Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Music, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 125.
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|f_recorded_sources=Augusta Heritage Records 003, Ernie Carpenter – "Elk River Blues: Traditional Tunes From Braxton County, W.Va."
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Augusta Heritage 021, Melvin Wine - "Hannah at the Springhouse" (1989).
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Field Recorders Collective FRC-204, "Ernie Carpenter" (2015).
''Printed sources'': Milliner & Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; pp. 337-339 (two versions). Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Music, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 125.
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''Recorded sources'':
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Augusta Heritage Records 003, Ernie Carpenter – "Elk River Blues: Traditional Tunes From Braxton County, W.Va."
Field Recorders Collective FRC 402, "Ward Jarvis" (2004. Originally recorded 1977).
Field Recorders Collective FRC 402, "Ward Jarvis" (2004. Originally recorded 1977).
Marimac AHS #2, Melvin Wine – "Hannah at the Springhouse."
Marimac AHS #2, Melvin Wine – "Hannah at the Springhouse."
Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith – "Say Old Man" (1990).
Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith – "Say Old Man" (1990).
Rounder 1504/1505, Burl Hammons – "The Hammons Family: The Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Their Friends" (featuring Maggie Hammons Parker beating straws to Burl's fiddling).
Rounder 1504/1505, Burl Hammons – "The Hammons Family: The Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Their Friends" (featuring Maggie Hammons Parker beating straws to Burl's fiddling).
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|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j03.htm#Jimjo]<br>
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Hear Ward Jarvis playing the tune at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/jimmie-johnson]<br>
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Hear Ernie Carpenter's 1987 Brandywine performance at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/jimmy-johnson-0]<br>
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See also listings at:<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j03.htm#Jimjo]<br>
Hear Ward Jarvis playing the tune at Slippery Hill [http://slippery-hill.com/M-K/AEAE/JimmieJohnson.mp3]<br>
Hear Ernie Carpenter & Gerald Milnes' 1985 recording at Berea Digital Content [http://cdm16020.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15131coll4/id/3541/rec/9]<br>
Hear Ernie Carpenter & Gerald Milnes' 1985 recording at Berea Digital Content [http://cdm16020.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15131coll4/id/3541/rec/9]<br>
Hear Melvin Wine's 1989 recording at Berea Digital Content [http://cdm16020.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15131coll4/id/727/rec/10]<br>
Hear Melvin Wine's 1989 recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/jimmy-johnson]<br>
See the clip of Lester McCumbers playing the tune in 2006 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5NLqdkvGr4]<br>
See the clip of Lester McCumbers playing the tune in 2006 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5NLqdkvGr4]<br>
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See a clip of Melvin Wine and Gerald Milnes playing the tune in 1989 at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/7367]<br>
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T:Jimmy Johnson
N:From the playing of fiddler Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997, Braxton County,
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N:Friends of Old Time Music Festival.
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L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Quick"'
N:AEae tuning (fiddle)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/jimmy-johnson-0
D:Field Recorders Collective FRC-204, "Ernie Carpenter" (2015)
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JIMMY JOHNSON. American, Reel (cut time). USA; Virginia, West Virginia. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Jimmy Johnson" is a common West Virginia tune, and elsewhere, under different titles. It was in the repertory of W.Va. fiddlers Melvin Wine (1909-2003) and Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997, who learned it from his father Shelt Carpenter). Glen SmithMelvin Wine
It was said to have been Wine's favorite tune.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Glen Smith (Galax, Va.) [Phillips] {who said he learned the tune from Johnny Johnson}; Melvin Wine (W.Va.) [Milliner & Koken]; Ward Jarvis [Milliner & Koken].
Printed sources : - Clare Milliner & Walt Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; pp. 337-339 (two versions). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Music, vol. 1), 1994; p. 125.
Recorded sources : - Augusta Heritage Records 003, Ernie Carpenter – "Elk River Blues: Traditional Tunes From Braxton County, W.Va."
Augusta Heritage 021, Melvin Wine - "Hannah at the Springhouse" (1989).
Field Recorders Collective FRC-204, "Ernie Carpenter" (2015).
Field Recorders Collective FRC 402, "Ward Jarvis" (2004. Originally recorded 1977).
Marimac AHS #2, Melvin Wine – "Hannah at the Springhouse."
Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith – "Say Old Man" (1990).
Rounder 1504/1505, Burl Hammons – "The Hammons Family: The Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Their Friends" (featuring Maggie Hammons Parker beating straws to Burl's fiddling).
See also listing at : Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Ward Jarvis playing the tune at Slippery Hill [2]
Hear Ernie Carpenter's 1987 Brandywine performance at Slippery Hill [3]
Hear Ernie Carpenter & Gerald Milnes' 1985 recording at Berea Digital Content [4]
Hear Melvin Wine's 1989 recording at Slippery Hill [5]
See the clip of Lester McCumbers playing the tune in 2006 [6]
See a clip of Melvin Wine and Gerald Milnes playing the tune in 1989 at Berea Sound Archives [7]
