X:1
T:Sweet Rose of Heaven
N:From the playing of the Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers, a family band consisting
N:of F.R. Taylor (fid.), Clavie Taylor (voc.), Lorean Grigg (mand.), Ione Grigg (gtr.) and Austin
N:Grigg (string bass), from northwestern Louisiana, active in the Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas area.
N:F.R. Taylor is credited as composer in the Victor recording ledgers. Recorded by Ralph Peer for
N:Victor in Memphis, Tenn., Sept., 1928.
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Song and Waltz
N:Lots of sliding into and down from notes
D:Victor 21768 (78 RPM), Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers (1928)
D:New World Records NW 236, Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers - "Going
D:Down the Valley: Vocal and Instrumental Styles in Folk Music" (1977)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/sweet-rose-heaven
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:C
E6|+slide+E6|G6-|G2E2-G2|c6|c6|+slide+e6-|e6|
+slide+c6-|c4-A2|"*"G6|E4 C2-|D6|D4C2|D6-|D6|
E6-|E4E2|G6-|G4E2|c4-cd-|c6|+slide+e6-|e6|
+slide+c6-|c4-A2|"**"G4g2|g6|G4G2|A2B4|c6-|c6||
P:Substitutions:
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"**"G4ga-|gedBAG|G6|e4d2|c6-|c6||
SWEET ROSE OF HEAVEN. American, Waltz and Song Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "Sweet Rose of Heaven" is a waltz and song credited to fiddler F.R. Taylor in the Victor recording ledger. It was recorded in Memphis, Tenn., by Victor recordist Ralph Peer in September 1928, of the playing of the Taylor Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers, a family band from northwestern Louisiana, active in the Louisiana/Arkansas/Texas tri-state region. The group consisted of F.R. Taylor (fid.), Clavie Taylor (voc.), Lorean Grigg (mand.), Ione Grigg (gtr.) and Austin Grigg (string bass).
Additional notes
Recorded sources : - New World Records NW 236, Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers - "Going Down the Valley: Vocal and Instrumental Styles in Folk Music" (1977). Victor 21768 (78 RPM), Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers (1928).
