Annotation:Liza Jane (6)

LIZA JANE [6]. Bluegrass, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Source for notated version: Louisiana Honeydrippers via Phil and Vivian Williams (Seattle) [Silberberg]. The band was lead by Louisiana banjo player Jim Smoak (b. 1933), who began his career in 1952 with Carl and Pearl Butler, although he was hired away almost immediately by Bill Monroe to play banjo with his Bluegrass Boys.

Printed sources: Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 92.

Recorded sources: Arhoolie Records 9032, Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers - "Bayou Bluegrass" (2011. Originally issued as Folklyric LP 122).

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