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|f_annotation='''WILD JOHN. '''American, Reel (cut time). USA, Texas. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) AA'BB'CC. A ragtime-flavored 'traditional' reel in the repertory of several mid-20th century Texas-style fiddlers, including Benny Thomasson (1909-1984), Red Straley, Louis Franklin, Major Franklin and Bartow Riley (1921-2011). See the related tunes "[[Rocky Pallet]]" and "[[Rattlesnake Bit the Baby]]." | |f_annotation='''WILD JOHN. '''American, Reel (cut time). USA, Texas. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) AA'BB'CC. A ragtime-flavored 'traditional' reel in the repertory of several mid-20th century Texas-style fiddlers, including Benny Thomasson (1909-1984), Red Straley, Herman Johnson, Louis Franklin, Major Franklin and Bartow Riley (1921-2011). See the related tunes "[[Rocky Pallet]]" and "[[Rattlesnake Bit the Baby]]." | ||
|f_sources_for_notated_versions=<span>Gary Lee Moore & [[biography:Benny Thomasson]] (Texas) [Phillips]; Byron Berline [Milliner & Koken].</span> | |f_sources_for_notated_versions=<span>Gary Lee Moore & [[biography:Benny Thomasson]] (Texas) [Phillips]; Byron Berline [Milliner & Koken].</span> | ||
|f_printed_sources=<span>Phillips (</span>'''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1'''<span>), 1994; p. 258. Peter Martin ('''Benny Thomasson Fiddle Transcriptions'''), 1997; p. 63. Clare Milliner & Walk Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; pp. 726-727. </span> | |f_printed_sources=<span>Phillips (</span>'''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1'''<span>), 1994; p. 258. Peter Martin ('''Benny Thomasson Fiddle Transcriptions'''), 1997; p. 63. Clare Milliner & Walk Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; pp. 726-727. Jeanine Orme ('''Herman Johnson Master Fiddler: 39 Solos-America's Legend Fiddler'''), 2015; p. 57. </span> | ||
|f_recorded_sources=<span>Elektra EKS-7 285, The Dillards with Byron Berline - "Pickin' and Fiddlin'" (1965).</span> Voyager VRCD 34, Benny Thomasson - "Say Old Man, CanYou Play the Fiddle?" (1999) | |f_recorded_sources=<span>Elektra EKS-7 285, The Dillards with Byron Berline - "Pickin' and Fiddlin'" (1965).</span> Voyager VRCD 34, Benny Thomasson - "Say Old Man, CanYou Play the Fiddle?" (1999) | ||
|f_see_also_listing=See Pete Martin's book for the complete transcription of Benny Thomasson's recorded performance, including his variations | |f_see_also_listing=See Pete Martin's book for the complete transcription of Benny Thomasson's recorded performance, including his variations | ||
[https://www.slideshare.net/TiborAndreas/benny-thomasson-fiddle-transcriptions-texas-style-mnd ] | [https://www.slideshare.net/TiborAndreas/benny-thomasson-fiddle-transcriptions-texas-style-mnd]<br> | ||
Hear Byron Berline's recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/wild-john]<br> | |||
Hear Benny Thomasson's recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/wild-john-0]<br> | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 5 June 2020
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WILD JOHN. American, Reel (cut time). USA, Texas. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) AA'BB'CC. A ragtime-flavored 'traditional' reel in the repertory of several mid-20th century Texas-style fiddlers, including Benny Thomasson (1909-1984), Red Straley, Herman Johnson, Louis Franklin, Major Franklin and Bartow Riley (1921-2011). See the related tunes "Rocky Pallet" and "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby."
