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Texas fiddler Alexander "Eck" Robertson claimed authorship of this melody (Wolfe, 1997), named for Amarillo, Texas. He recorded by him with his family band for Victor Records in 1929. It was one of the most frequently performed numbers at his live shows, according to Blanton Owen. Stacy Phillips notes the first section is often played an octave higher than the middle register.
 
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X:1 T:Amarillo Waltz N:From the playing of fiddler Eck Robertson (1887-1975, Amarillo, Texas). N:Position playing required for all parts except for first 'A' part, including N:the double stop chords in the last section. M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz D:Victor 40298 (78 RPM), Eck Robertson (1929) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/amarillo-waltz Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G P:A G,2B,2-D2|F6| ((3EFE D2)ED|B,3-B,A,|G,2B,-D- D2|B4 {B}((3ABA)| E6|JE6|((3EFE D2E2)|JB6| {B}(3ABA G2BG|E4- E(E/F/| D2)FA-A2|1f4e2|((3efe)d2d>e|B6:|2 J[e3e3]z .d2|G6|G4|| P:A' -- repeat 'A' an octave higher P:B d'2|.e'2 zd' bg|d3z J.g2|.fz z2 J.e2|E6|[F3A3]E- DD| [F3A3]E- DF|((3EFE) D2B,A,|G,2- G,z d'2|.e'2 zd' bg|d3z J.g2| .fz z2 J.e2|E6|[F3A3] E- DB,|D4 A,-B,|G,6|G,6|| P:C |:J[B4d4]-[B2e2]|[B4e4]-[B2d2]|J[B4d4]-[B2e2]|[B4e4]-[B2d2]|J[B4d4]-[B2e2]| [B4d4]-.[B2g2]|[B4d4]-.[B2g2]|[A6f6] |[A6f6] |[A4f4] [f2a2]|[f3a4][A2f2]| [A4f4][f2a2]|[f4a4][A2f2]|1 [A4f4][f2d'2]|[f4d'4]|[e2c'2]|[da]-[db][d4b4]|[d6b6]:| |2 [f4d'4][e2c'2]|[d4b4][d2a2]|[Ae]-[Bg]- [B4g4]|[B6g6]||



AMARILLO WALTZ. American, Waltz (3/4 time). Texas fiddler Alexander "Eck" Robertson claimed authorship of this waltz melody (Wolfe, 1997), named for Amarillo, Texas, and recorded by Robertson with his family band for Victor Records in August, 1929[1]. It was one of the most frequently performed numbers at his live shows, according to Blanton Owen. Stacy Phillips notes the first section is often played an octave higher than the middle register.


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Recorded sources : - Victor 40298 (78 RPM), Eck Robertson (1929).




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  1. In addition to fiddler Eck Robertson, the band consisted of Daphne Robertson (tenor guitar), Nettie Robertson (guitar), and Dueron Robertson (tenor banjo)