Annotation:Choctaw Bill
Tune properties and standard notation
CHOCTAW BILL. Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The tune was recorded by both Bob Douglas and Blaine Smith. Choctaw Bill, There were a few 'Choctaw Bill's' in the Louisiana/Texas region, including William Robinson (1809–1898) an early Texas pioneer and an ordained Baptist minister who organized or served as pastor to some 20 churches, and William Williams (1776-c. 1830) of Louisiana. Robinson was nicknamed 'Choctaw Bill' because a band of Choctaw Indians once complained about his long sermons.
Source for notated version: Bob Douglas [Phillips].
Printed source: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 50.