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X:1 T:Boatin' up Sandy [4] S:Tony Alderman & Charlie Bowman with the Hill Billies M:C| L:1/8 F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/boatin-sandy D:Document DOCD 8040 - The Hillbillies vol. 2 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A [e3e3][ef][e2e2][e2e2]-|[ee]ecA BABc|+slide+[e2e2]cB A2AF|EFAc BAA2:| [c3e3]([=ce][^c2e2])[ce]F|AAcA BAFF|ABcB A2FD|EFAc- cB A2| [c3e3]([=ce][^c2e2])[ce]F|ABcA BAFA|ABcB A2FD|EFAc (BA) A2||

BOATIN' UP SANDY [4]. AKA and see "Going Down the River," "Sandy River." American, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard or AEae tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was recorded for Brunswick Records in 1926 by the group Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters AKA The Hillbillies, featuring the twin fiddling of Tony (Elvis) Alderman and Charlie Bowman, recorded with dance calls (occasionally sung). The tune was later recorded by the Arkansas group Dr. Smith's Champion Hoss Hair Pullers, released in 1929 by Victor records, albeit under the title "Going Down the River." Fiddler Lloyd Payne recorded the reel under the title "Sandy River."

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Recorded sources: - Brunswick 182-A (78 RPM), Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters (1926). Document DOCD 8040, "The Hillbillies: Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters, Vol. 2 (1926-27)" (2000).

See also listing at:
Hear the Hillbillies 1926 recording at youtube.com [1]

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