Annotation:Bill Driver Tune
X:1 T:Bill Driver Tune S:Bill Driver (1881-1986, Miller County, central Missouri) N:Printed as "Breakdown No. 35" in Christeson's OTFR, vol. 1 (1973) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel R:"Quick" D:Grey Eagle Records 101, Bill Driver - Now that's a Good Tune (1989) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/bill-driver-tune-0 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/breakdown-035 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A EFAB c2B2|Aceg a2 ga|b2fg aecA|dcBA dAcA| EFAB c2(B/c/B)|Aceg a2gf|efga befg|1a2ab a4:|2 a2 ab a2|| |:cd|ecac ecac|ecac fcec|fBgB fBgB|fBgB fBcd| ecac ecac|ecac fcec|efga berg |1a2 ab a2:|2 a2 ab a4||
BILL DRIVER TUNE. AKA - "Breakdown No. 35" (Christeson). American, Reel (2/4 or cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bill Driver never did have a name for this tune. The first part is undoubtedly taken from "Lardner's Reel" (Howe, Musician's Omnibus, p. 52), while the second part seems to be wholly evolved from tradition. Another tune having the same characteristic structure, that is, the first part from "Lardner's Reel," second part something else, is found on an old 78-rpm recording, Okeh #452°5, under title "Kansas City Reel." Recorded by Bill Driver, who played it often at the dance floor.
