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HONEYSUCKLE [1]. AKA - "Honeysuckle Rag," "Honeysuckle Blues." Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, North Carolina. A ragtime piece composed in 1911 by George Botsford [1] (d. 1949), famous as for his numerous ragtime compositions and as a bandleader. The tune was recorded by North Carolina string band Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers in 1930.

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Recorded sources: Folkways FWO 2435, The Southern Ramblers - "Galax, Virginia Old Fiddler's Convention" (1964). Fretless FR 160, The Double Decker String Band - "Sentimental Songs and Old-Time Melodies" (1981).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]

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