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'''LITTLE BETTY BROWN.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia, Texas. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See also the related melody "[[Angeline the Baker]]." An old pop song recorded on a 78 RPM by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896–1975) and his nephew Luches, in New York, June, 1929. The tune was also recorded by Bob Wills, Milton Brown, and other Texas swing bands. "[[Hawk Got a Chicken]]" has some similar melodic material, particularly at the end phrases. | '''LITTLE BETTY BROWN.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia, Texas. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See also the related melody "[[Angeline the Baker]]." An old pop song recorded on a 78 RPM by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896–1975) and his nephew Luches, in New York, June, 1929. The recording was released in Canada on the Minerva label with the performers listed as "The Oldtimers". The tune was also recorded by Bob Wills, Milton Brown, and other Texas swing bands. "[[Hawk Got a Chicken]]" has some similar melodic material, particularly at the end phrases. | ||
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Decca 5194 (78 RPM), "Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies" (1935). | Decca 5194 (78 RPM), "Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies" (1935). | ||
Document Records, "The Kessinger Brothers: Complete Recordings 1929–1930".</font> | Document Records, "The Kessinger Brothers: Complete Recordings 1929–1930".</font> | ||
Minerva M-14020 (78 RPM), The Oldtimers (1929. Canadian release by The Kessinger Brothers). | |||
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Revision as of 17:48, 30 December 2018
X:1 T:Little Betty Brown [1] N:From the playing of Clark Kessinger (1896-1975, N:Lincoln County, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 N:Kessinger is a very inventive fiddler and varies each part N:of the tune every time he repeats it. D:Brunswick 580 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Bros. (1929) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/little-betty-brown-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D f-|f2 fg fede|fd e2 d3(e|f)afe dABc|d6 z(e| f2)a2f2de|fd e2 d4|egfe dA B2|1 A6z:|2A6 ([FA][GA]|| [A2A2])Ad Bcdf|ed[d2f2][d4f4]|egfe dABc|d6 (B/c/B)| A2 Ad Bcde|fde2 (d2[d2f2])|egfe dABd|1A6 [FA]-[GA]:|2A6z||
LITTLE BETTY BROWN. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia, Texas. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See also the related melody "Angeline the Baker." An old pop song recorded on a 78 RPM by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896–1975) and his nephew Luches, in New York, June, 1929. The recording was released in Canada on the Minerva label with the performers listed as "The Oldtimers". The tune was also recorded by Bob Wills, Milton Brown, and other Texas swing bands. "Hawk Got a Chicken" has some similar melodic material, particularly at the end phrases.