Annotation:Nancy's Got a Pretty Dress On
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NANCY'S GOT A PRETTY DRESS ON. Old-Time, Breakdown. The tune was recorded by collector Alan Lomax in 1959 from the playing of Ozarks fiddler Absie Morrison (Landis, Searcy County, Arkansas). "Blue Mule" or "Old Blue Mule" is a related melody.
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Recorded sources:
Prestige International INT 25006, Absie Morrison – "Folk Songs from the Ozarks" (1968. Reissue recordings, various artists).
Rounder 1707, Absie Morrison – "Southern Journey, vol. 7: Ozark Frontier" (1997. Reissue recordings, various artists).
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Hear Absie Morrison's recording at Cultural Equity [1] and Slippery Hill [2]