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'''MANDOLIN KING RAG.''' Old-Time, Country Rag. Composer Larry Hensley (1912-1973) was the mandolin and guitar player for the group Walker's Corbin Rattlers, a group from Corbin, Kentucky, led by John V. Walker (1891-1980), an L&N Railroad fireman. Charles Wolfe ('''Kentucky Country''', 1996, p. 40) calls Hensley "a skilled an innovative virtuoso who was among the first in a long line of Kentucky mandolin and guitar soloists." A more modern version of the rag was later recorded by the Even Dozen Jug Band, featuring David Grisman on mandolin. | '''MANDOLIN KING RAG.''' Old-Time, Country Rag. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Composer Larry Hensley (1912-1973) was the mandolin and guitar player for the group Walker's Corbin Rattlers, a group from Corbin, Kentucky, led by John V. Walker (1891-1980), an L&N Railroad fireman. Charles Wolfe ('''Kentucky Country''', 1996, p. 40) calls Hensley "a skilled an innovative virtuoso who was among the first in a long line of Kentucky mandolin and guitar soloists." A more modern version of the rag was later recorded by the Even Dozen Jug Band, featuring David Grisman on mandolin. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Vocalion 02640 (78 RPM), | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Vocalion 02640 (78 RPM), Hensley & Taylor (1934. Recorded NYC). </font> | ||
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Hear Hensley & Taylor's 1934 recording at Slippery Hill [http://slippery-hill.com/c/MandolinKingRag.mp3]<br> | |||
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MANDOLIN KING RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Composer Larry Hensley (1912-1973) was the mandolin and guitar player for the group Walker's Corbin Rattlers, a group from Corbin, Kentucky, led by John V. Walker (1891-1980), an L&N Railroad fireman. Charles Wolfe (Kentucky Country, 1996, p. 40) calls Hensley "a skilled an innovative virtuoso who was among the first in a long line of Kentucky mandolin and guitar soloists." A more modern version of the rag was later recorded by the Even Dozen Jug Band, featuring David Grisman on mandolin.
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Recorded sources: Vocalion 02640 (78 RPM), Hensley & Taylor (1934. Recorded NYC).
See also listing at:
Hear Hensley & Taylor's 1934 recording at Slippery Hill [1]