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'''PRETTY POLLY ANN(A) [2].''' AKA and see "[[Lonesome Polly Ann]]," "[[Sugar Betty Ann (1)]]/[[Sugar Betsy Ann (1)]]." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. AEae or AEac# tunings (fiddle). AABBCCA'A'. Bob Carlin (1985) notes the tune is possibly a variant of the song "Little Betty Ann," and further notes that, as "[[Betty Ann]]," it was recorded in 1947 for Columbia Records by fiddler Jesse Ashlock (who credited the tune to the father of his former employer, Texas swing fiddler Bob Wills). The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from the playing of Ozarks Mountains fiddler Bill Bilyeu (pronounced 'Blue', of Day, Missouri) in 1943 [AFS 06904 A02]. "[[Pretty Polly (2)]]", from the playing of Pete McMahon and other Missouri fiddlers, is a related tune. | '''PRETTY POLLY ANN(A) [2].''' AKA and see "[[Lonesome Polly Ann]]," "[[Sugar Betty Ann (1)]]/[[Sugar Betsy Ann (1)]]." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. AEae or AEac# tunings (fiddle). AABBCCA'A'. Bob Carlin (1985) notes the tune is possibly a variant of the song "Little Betty Ann," and further notes that, as "[[Betty Ann]]," it was recorded in 1947 for Columbia Records by fiddler Jesse Ashlock (who credited the tune to the father of his former employer, Texas swing fiddler Bob Wills). The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from the playing of Ozarks Mountains fiddler Bill Bilyeu (pronounced 'Blue', of Day, Missouri) in 1943 [AFS 06904 A02]. "[[Pretty Polly (2)]]", from the playing of Pete McMahon and other Missouri fiddlers, is a related tune. | ||
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Chilton County, central Alabama fiddler Fonza Smith was recorded in the field playing "Pretty Polly Ann" in a 1965 collecting trip by Bill Parker. While little is known of Smith, he was active in the county for more that thirty years, as evidenced by this mention in the Clanton, Alabama, '''Union--Banner''' of Nov. 5th, 1931: | |||
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''PEANUT PARCHING''<br> | |||
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''Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Crane entertained a large crowd at their home last Thursday night at a peanut'' | |||
''parching and cake guessing, in honor of Miss Ruby Wells of Liberty Hill. Music was furnished by Mr.'' | |||
''Fonza Smith and Ira Scott. Many games were played. They had a cake for matching paper dolls. Mr.'' | |||
''Henry Smith and Ruby Wells won the cake. Miss Zonnie Hayes guessed what was in the second cake, a | |||
''flag seed. The cakes were cut by the winners and served with peanuts to the guests. Every one had a'' | |||
''jolly time, and plenty of peanuts and cake.'' | |||
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See/hear the Johnson Boy's version on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FoywLMFZPk]<br> | See/hear the Johnson Boy's version on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FoywLMFZPk]<br> | ||
Hear Tom Fuller's version at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/pretty-polly-ann]<br> | Hear Tom Fuller's version at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/pretty-polly-ann]<br> | ||
Hear Fonza Smith's (Clanton, Chilton County, central Ala.) 1965 field recording at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/831]<br> | |||
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Revision as of 04:08, 1 August 2019
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PRETTY POLLY ANN(A) [2]. AKA and see "Lonesome Polly Ann," "Sugar Betty Ann (1)/Sugar Betsy Ann (1)." Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. AEae or AEac# tunings (fiddle). AABBCCA'A'. Bob Carlin (1985) notes the tune is possibly a variant of the song "Little Betty Ann," and further notes that, as "Betty Ann," it was recorded in 1947 for Columbia Records by fiddler Jesse Ashlock (who credited the tune to the father of his former employer, Texas swing fiddler Bob Wills). The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from the playing of Ozarks Mountains fiddler Bill Bilyeu (pronounced 'Blue', of Day, Missouri) in 1943 [AFS 06904 A02]. "Pretty Polly (2)", from the playing of Pete McMahon and other Missouri fiddlers, is a related tune.
Chilton County, central Alabama fiddler Fonza Smith was recorded in the field playing "Pretty Polly Ann" in a 1965 collecting trip by Bill Parker. While little is known of Smith, he was active in the county for more that thirty years, as evidenced by this mention in the Clanton, Alabama, Union--Banner of Nov. 5th, 1931:
PEANUT PARCHING
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Crane entertained a large crowd at their home last Thursday night at a peanut parching and cake guessing, in honor of Miss Ruby Wells of Liberty Hill. Music was furnished by Mr. Fonza Smith and Ira Scott. Many games were played. They had a cake for matching paper dolls. Mr. Henry Smith and Ruby Wells won the cake. Miss Zonnie Hayes guessed what was in the second cake, a flag seed. The cakes were cut by the winners and served with peanuts to the guests. Every one had a jolly time, and plenty of peanuts and cake.