Annotation:Rocky Pallet (1)
X:1 T:Rocky Pallet [1] S:The Skillet Lickers (1929) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Columbia 15516-D (78 RPM), Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (1929) D:Document DOCD 8059, The Skillet Lickers vol. 4 F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/rocky-pallet Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C g4-|g2eg abag|e [c2e2]d efee|dedc Ac3|+slide+[e3e3]e [e2e2]g2-| g2eg abag|e [c2e2]d efee|dedc AcB2|c3c c2:| GF|EC2C C2[E2c2]-|[Ec]ceg|e2c2dedc|[M:2/4]A[c3e3]|[M:C|][e3e3][ee][e2e2]GF| EC2C C2[E2c2]-|[Ec]ceg e2c2|dedc AdcB|c3c c2|| GF|EC2 [CE][C2E2]CE|FEFG ABcA|[C2E2]CE GECE|[B,D]CDB, G,2(3G,A,B,| CEGE CECE|F2FG ABcA|GABA BcdB|c3c c2||
ROCKY PALLET. AKA and see "Peas and Cornbread," "Rocky Palace." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; north Georgia, North Carolina. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBA'A"BB (Phillips): AA'BB (Kaufman). The tune is sometimes played with a third strain, sometimes as a two-part tune. Most modern versions stem from the Skillet Lickers’ 78 RPM recording. “Rocky Palace” is Georgia fiddler Earl Johnson’s (b. 1886) somewhat distanced version of the tune. Similarities to the "Billy in the Lowground (1)" family of tunes, and see also the related "Wild John" and "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby."