Annotation:McKinley's March

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McKINLEY'S MARCH. AKA - "McKinley." Old-Time, Bluegrass; March (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCDEE. The tune was recorded by bluegrass mandolinist Bill Monroe and his band. The title may refer to William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the United States, who was assassinated on September 6th, 1901, by an anarchist factory worker named Leon Czolgosz during a visit to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. His murder inspired several old-time songs, including Charlie Poole's "White House Blues" and the Carter Family's "Cannonball Blues." Pug Allen of Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Va., played a tune called "McKinley," recorded by Mike Yates in 1980 (see Musical Traditions MTCD321-2).

Source for notated version: Kenny Baker and Howard Forrester [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 85.

Recorded sources: Decca Records 32654 (single), Bill Monroe (1970).

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Hear/see the tune played by the Monroe Crossing Bluegrass Band on youtube.com [1]



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