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'''Y.Z. SPECIAL.''' AKA and see "[[Wyzee Hamilton Special]]," "[[Hamilton's Special Breakdown]]," "[[Concord Rag]]," "[[G Rag]]." Old Time, | '''Y.Z. SPECIAL.''' AKA and see "[[Wyzee Hamilton Special]]," "[[Hamilton's Special Breakdown]]," "[[Concord Rag]]," "[[G Rag]]." Old Time, Country Rag. USA, Alabama. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is properly a country rag, not a breakdown. It was a signture piece of Alabama fiddler Y.Z. Hamilton [http://www.oldtimemusic.com/FHOFYZHamilton.html] (1888 1936) and was recorded for Paramount in January, 1927. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Document DOCD 8032, "Alabama Stringbands 1924-1937." Parmount 33186 (78 RPM), Y.Z. Hamilton (1927).</font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Document DOCD 8032, "Alabama Stringbands 1924-1937." Parmount 33186 (78 RPM), Y.Z. Hamilton (1927). Whoop It Up! Records, Red Mountain - "Throw the Old Cow Over the Fence" (2009). Yazoo Records 2063, Y.Z. Hamilton - "Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, vol. 5" (2007. Various artists). </font> | ||
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Hear Y.Z. Hamilton's recording at Document Records [http://www.document-records.com/mp3/DOCD-8032/19450.mp3]<br> | Hear Y.Z. Hamilton's recording at Document Records [http://www.document-records.com/mp3/DOCD-8032/19450.mp3] and on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmdgf6xkuQ] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtCktBWk_Fk]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 06:42, 25 December 2014
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Y.Z. SPECIAL. AKA and see "Wyzee Hamilton Special," "Hamilton's Special Breakdown," "Concord Rag," "G Rag." Old Time, Country Rag. USA, Alabama. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is properly a country rag, not a breakdown. It was a signture piece of Alabama fiddler Y.Z. Hamilton [2] (1888 1936) and was recorded for Paramount in January, 1927.
Source for notated version: Jere Canote [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 174.
Recorded sources: Document DOCD 8032, "Alabama Stringbands 1924-1937." Parmount 33186 (78 RPM), Y.Z. Hamilton (1927). Whoop It Up! Records, Red Mountain - "Throw the Old Cow Over the Fence" (2009). Yazoo Records 2063, Y.Z. Hamilton - "Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, vol. 5" (2007. Various artists).
See also listing at:
Hear Y.Z. Hamilton's recording at Document Records [3] and on youtube.com [4] [5]
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