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WINONA RAG. American, Country Rag (cut time). The Ray Brothers of Choctaw County, Chester, Mississippi, were fiddler Will Ray with his brother Vardman on guitar, although there were more brothers in the musical family. Artist and researcher Robert "R." Crumb is of the opinion that they "formed one of the finest fiddle-guitar ensembles ever recorded, rivaled only by the Stripling Brothers, their Alabama twins" [R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country Music, p. 194]. They recorded a total of ten tunes, for Victor Records, in November, 1930. Winona is a town in north-central Mississippi.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: - Document 8028, The Ray Brothers - "Mississippi String Bands, vol. 2" (reissue). Victor Records 23713 (78 RPM), Ray Brothers (1930).

See also listing at:
Hear the Ray Brothers' recording at youtube.com [1]

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-'''WINONA RAG.''' American, Country Rag (4/4 time). The Ray Brothers of Choctaw County, Chester, Mississippi, were fiddler Will Ray with his brother Vardman on guitar, although there were more brothers in the musical family.  Artist and researcher Robert "R." Crumb is of the opinion that they "formed one of the finest fiddle-guitar ensembles ever recorded, rivaled only by the Stripling Brothers, their Alabama twins" ['''R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country Music''', p. 194]. They recorded a total of ten tunes, for Victor Records, in November, 1930.
+'''WINONA RAG.''' American, Country Rag (cut time). The Ray Brothers of Choctaw County, Chester, Mississippi, were fiddler Will Ray with his brother Vardman on guitar, although there were more brothers in the musical family.  Artist and researcher Robert "R." Crumb is of the opinion that they "formed one of the finest fiddle-guitar ensembles ever recorded, rivaled only by the Stripling Brothers, their Alabama twins" ['''R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country Music''', p. 194]. They recorded a total of ten tunes, for Victor Records, in November, 1930.  Winona is a town in north-central Mississippi.
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