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KISS WALTZ [1], A. AKA - "Kiss Me Waltz." Old-Time, Waltz. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Widely known throughout the South and Midwest under the titles "Kiss Me Waltz" or "Kiss Me." The melody was recorded by Texas fiddler Captain McKinney for Okeh Records in 1929. Fiddler Posey Rorer recorded a rather up-tempo version as "Kiss Waltz," with Charlie Poole, Roy Harvey and the North Carolina Ramblers around the same time as McKinney, although the side was never issued commercially. Other early recordings are by W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (twice, in 1929 and 1934). Seattle fiddler Vivian Williams finds that the tune was derived from a classical composition called "Il Bacio" by the Italian composer Arditi in the mid-19th century. Kentucky mandolinist and bandleader Bill Monroe recorded a version on his "Uncle Pen" album under the title "Kiss Me Waltz" (the title Art Galbraith also used), with fiddle by Kenny Baker, and was presumably played by Monroe's uncle Pendleton Vandeveer.
Source for notated version: Art Galbraith (1909-1993, near Springfield, Mo.) [Beissswenger & McCann].
Printed sources: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 39.
Recorded sources: Columbia 142644-1, Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers. County 540, "Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ranblers" (originally recorded 1926). County 3508, Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers, vol. 2. Historical Records HLP-8005, Charlie Poole (1926-1930) - "A Young Boy Left His Home One Day" (1975). Rounder CD82161-0436-2, Art Galbraith - "Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2" (2000. Various artists. Appears as "Kiss Me Waltz"). Rural Rhythm Records, Vassar Clements - "20 Fiddle Tunes and Waltz Favorites" (1998). Voyager 336, Vivian Williams - "Winter Moon."
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
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