Cotton Eyed Joe (2)

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Theme code Index	3555 1H344
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Southwest)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddlecase Tunebook
Tune and/or Page number	p. 12
Year of publication/Date of MS	1989
Artist	Biography:Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians
Title of recording	Cotton Eyed Joe
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Columbia 20257 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1941
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COTTON EYED JOE [2]. Old-Time, Air and Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB' (Phillips). A variant of "Cotton Eyed Joe (1)", related to "Miss Brown (1)" or "Cousin Sally Brown (2)." This version of the folk song is associated with Texas fiddling and was popularized by western swing bands Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (1947) and Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians (1941). This version remains popular today.

Source for notated version: Bob Wills (Texas) and Leah Weiss [Phillips].

Printed versions: Phillips (Fiddle Case Tunebook: Old Time Southern), 1989; p. 12. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 56. Silberberg (Fiddle Tunes I Learned at the Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 27.

Recorded sources: Columbia 20257 (78 RPM), Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians (1941). Columbia 37212 (78 RPM), Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1947).