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'''LAST SHOT GOT HIM [2], THE.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. The tune was recorded by fiddler William B. Chenoweth ( | '''LAST SHOT GOT HIM [2], THE.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. The tune was recorded by fiddler William B. Chenoweth (1858-1946, born on a farm in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas), and his group Chenoweth's Cornfield Symphony Orchestra, which consisted of family members. They were one of the first old-time groups to be recorded in the state, when OKeh records sent a portable recording studio in a truck to Dallas, in 1924. Chenoweth also recorded under the name The Texas Fiddlin' Wampus Cat and His Kittens. | ||
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Although he died a pauper, Chenoweth led a colorful life. In addition to his musical talents, he was an inventor and holder of some 17 patents for items such as an internal combustion engine, electrical appliances, a wind-generator, and a flying machine. The 2010 reminiscence [http://www.chenowethsite.com/chentale.htm#WB1868] by his grandson, Joseph Thomas Chenoweth, makes for fascinating reading. | |||
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LAST SHOT GOT HIM [2], THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. The tune was recorded by fiddler William B. Chenoweth (1858-1946, born on a farm in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas), and his group Chenoweth's Cornfield Symphony Orchestra, which consisted of family members. They were one of the first old-time groups to be recorded in the state, when OKeh records sent a portable recording studio in a truck to Dallas, in 1924. Chenoweth also recorded under the name The Texas Fiddlin' Wampus Cat and His Kittens.
Although he died a pauper, Chenoweth led a colorful life. In addition to his musical talents, he was an inventor and holder of some 17 patents for items such as an internal combustion engine, electrical appliances, a wind-generator, and a flying machine. The 2010 reminiscence [1] by his grandson, Joseph Thomas Chenoweth, makes for fascinating reading.
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Recorded sources: Musical Traditions MTCD103, "Yearlings in the Canebreak: Texas fiddle music 1924-30." OKeh 40246, Chenoweth's Cornfield Symphony Orchestra (1924).
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Hear the 1924 recording by Chenoweth's Cornfield Symphony Orchestra [2]
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