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X:1 T:Sally in the Garden N:From the playing of fiddlers George Crockett Sr. and son N:George playing with Crockett Family Mountaineers. N:The tune was the middle of a medley, with "Sourwood Mountain" N:and "Sally Goodin'," recorded in Los Angeles, Nov. 1928, as "Medley N:of Old-Time Dance Tunes Part II." M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Brunswick 291 (78 RPM). Crockett Family Mountaineers (1928) D:Yazoo 2200, Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers - Kentucky D:Mountain Music, vol. 4 (2003) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sally-garden-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Ador [M:6/4]A2A2 ABAG E2E2|[M:C|]c2B2B2E2|ABAG E2EF|G2G2E2E2| ABAG E2c2-|[M:3/4]cBcd +slide+[e2e2]|[M:C|][e6e6]([ee][ed]|[e2e2])(cB A2)G2|ED C2 A,4:|| |:A2 AB c2cB|c2c(d [e2e2])[ee][ed] |[e2e2]([ee][de] c2)cB|c2cd edcB| A2 AB c2cB|c2c(d [e2e2])[ee][ed] |[e2e2]([ee][de] [e2e2])dc|1 A2 G2 AGEG:|2 [M:6/4]A2 G2AEC2 A,4||

SALLY IN THE GARDEN [5]. American, Reel. USA, Kentucky. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. This version of "Sally in the Garden" was recorded by the Crockett Family Mountaineers (AKA Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers) in for Brunswick records 1929, as part of "Medley of Old-Time Dance Tunes, Part 2" (Following "Sourwood Mountain" and preceding "Sally Goodin"). The family group was led by John Harvey "Dad" Crockett, born in Wayne County, W.Va., who moved to Bath County, Ky., as a young man. "Dad" played the fiddle and banjo, and was accompanied by five of his children; George (fiddle), Johnny (banjo, guitar, vocals), Alan (fiddle, bones), Clarence (guitar), and Albert (tenor guitar). The Crocketts shrewdly moved to Fowler, California (near Fresno) in the late 1920's where they took advantage of the nascent entertainment industry and became one of the most widely known "hillbilly" groups of the 78 RPM era. They recorded prolifically (for the time) for three years (1928-1931) in both Los Angeles and New York, and their songs were issued on songbooks; Johnny Crockett was groomed as the star of the group.

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Recorded sources: - British Archive of Country Music BACM 023, "Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers: Classic Old Time String Band Music, Recorded 1928-1931" (). Brunswick 291 (78 RPM), Crockett Family Mountaineers (1929). Yazoo 2200, Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers – “Kentucky Mountain Music vol 4” (2003).