Annotation:Y.Z. Special

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Y.Z. SPECIAL. AKA and see "Wyzee Hamilton Special," "Hamilton's Special Breakdown," "Concord Rag," "G Rag." Old Time, Breakdown.USA, Alabama. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded for Paramount in 1927 by Alabama fiddler Y.Z. Hamilton [1] (1888 1936).

Source for notated version: Jere Canote [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 174.

Recorded sources: Document DOCD 8032, "Alabama Stringbands 1924-1937." Parmount 33186 (78 RPM), Y.Z. Hamilton (1927).

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