Annotation:Milwaukee Blues

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X:1 T:Milwaukee Blues S:Odell Smith (1908-1959, North Carolina) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" R:Country Blues D:Columbia 15688-D, North Carolina Ramblers (1930) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/milwaukee-blues Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C e2e2 edcA|c2Ac- c4|d2B2 Gd2B|d2B2 G3c| e2e2 edcA|c2Ac- c4|EGA{B}c- cAG2|(_E=E) C2C4| [M:2/4]FGAc-|[M:C|]c8-|c(^c d2) dc A2|G8-|G6_E2-| =EGAc- cAG2|[M:2/4](_ED)C2|[M:C|]C8-|C8||

MILWAUKEE BLUES. American, Country Blues Tune/Song (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part.

Odell Smith, fiddle, with the Carolina Buddies, a group that also included Norman Woodlieff (seated), a North Carolina Ramblers alumnae.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: - County Records CO 3516, "The Legend of Charlie Poole" (1998).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [ ]
Hear Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers 1930 recording at Slippery Hill [1] and at youtube.com [ ]

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