Annotation:Old Blind Dog

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OLD BLIND DOG. AKA and see "Old Gray Mare (The)," "Old Yeller Dog." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A variation on "Old Gray Mare (The)" or "Old Gray Horse Came Tearing Out of the Wilderness." The tune was recorded by Jimmy Johnson's String Band in Richmond, Indiana, in August, 1932; Andy Palmer was the fiddler.

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Recorded sources: Champion CH 16541, Jimmy Johnson's String Band (1932. "Gate to Go Through" was the flip side). Fretless FR 160, The Double Decker Stringband - "Sentimental Songs and Old Time Melodies" (1981. Learned from the Jimmy Johnson String Band). Morning Star 45003, Jimmie Johnson's String Band (north-central Ky.) - "Wink the Other Eye: Old Time Fiddle Band Music from Kentucky, vol. 1" (1980).

See also listing at:
Hear the Jimmy Johnson String Band's recording on youtube.com [1]

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