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OZARK RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, Texas. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAADD (Brody): AA'BB'CC' (Phillips). The ragtime "Ozark Rag" was recorded in Dallas, Texas, in November, 1930, by the East Texas Serenaders, a string band from in and around Mineola, Texas, consisting (at that time) of Daniel Williams (fiddle), Cloet Hammon (guitar), John Munnerlyn (tenor banjo), and Henry Bogan (cello).

The East Texas Serenaders

Source for notated version: Daniel Williams with the East Texas Serenaders (Texas) [Brody, Phillips].

Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 212. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 98.

Recorded sources: Brunswick 538 (78 RPM), East Texas Serenaders (1930). County 410, East Texas Serenaders- "1927-1936" (1977). Document Records DOCD , "East Texas Serenaders 1927-1937" (2005). Folkways FWRBF18/RBF 18, East Texas Serenaders - "Ragtime #2: The Country- Mandolins, Fiddles, and Guitars" (1971. Various arists), Charlie Turner- "Ragtime 2."

See also listing at:
Hear the East Texas Serenader's recording on youtube.com [1] and at Slippery Hill [2]




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