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MY LITTLE GIRL. AKA and see "My Pretty Girl," "Tucker's Waltz." American, Canadian; Two-Step (2/4 or 4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. A singing square dance call from the mid-20th century. It was popular in the old New England dances that predated the "contra" moniker, and was in the repertory of such "pre-revival" legends as Glenn Pease and Duke Miller. Frank Maloy remarks, "Old-time tunes, such as this one, with a well-defined and easily recognizable melody line, were often used in the golden era of string -band music for theme songs for radio programs and personal appearances. In fact, a present day example of a fiddle tune (in song form) being used as a theme is the great Bill Monroe's opening tune for all his shows, "Watermellon Smiling on the Vine""^[1].

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Stephen F. Davis (Devil's Box), vol. 28, No 3, Fall 1994; p. 30.

Recorded sources : - JSP 7774, Hugh Gibbs - "Paramount Old Time Recordings" (2006. Originally recorded 1927). Old Timey LP 101, Spooney FIve - "Southern Dance Music, Vol. 2" (1965. Originally recorded 1927).

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear the dance/tune by Tony Parkes, 2011 [2]

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↑ Devil's Box, vol. 28, No 3, Fall 1994, p. 29.

[1] Devil's Box, vol. 28, No 3, Fall 1994, p. 29.

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