Annotation:Ozark Rag

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OZARK RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, Texas. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAADD (Brody): AA'BB'CC' (Phillips). The ragtime "Ozark Rag" was recorded in Dallas, Texas, in November, 1930, by the East Texas Serenaders, a group consisting (at that time) of Daniel Williams (fiddle), Cloet Hammon (guitar), John Munnerlyn (tenor banjo), and Henry Bogan (cello).

Source for notated version: Daniel Williams with the East Texas Serenaders (Texas) [Brody, Phillips].

Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 212. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 98.

Recorded sources: Brunswick 538 (78 RPM), East Texas Serenaders (1930). County 410, East Texas Serenaders- "1927-1936" (1977). Document Records DOCD , "East Texas Serenaders 1927-1937" (2005). RBF 18, Charlie Turner- "Ragtime 2."

See also listing at:
Hear the East Texas Serenader's recording on youtube.com [1] and at Slippery Hill [2]