Annotation:Dark and Curly Hair

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X:1 T:Dark & Curly Hair S:Frank Reed (1904-c. 1985, Randolph County, north-central Mo.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel R:Quick D:Overland TS78, Frank Reed - Ole Tyme Fiddlin (1976) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/dark-curly-hair Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C EF|G2[E2c2] cdcA|G2[E2c2] cdcA|G2c2d2e2|aB2c BADE| G^FGA BdBG|DEGA BdBA|[GB]ABG [D2A2][D2A2] |+slide+[E3c3]d [E2c2]:| +slide+g2 ag egag|eg2a g2[^F_B]-|[G2=B2][G2B2]A2B2|+slide+[E3c3]d [E2c2] ^f2-| g2 ag egag|eg2a g2[^F2_B2]-|[G2=B2][G2B2]A2B2|+slide+[E3c3]d [E2c2]ef| g2 ag e2g2|_b3a2g3[^F_B]-|[G2=B2]BA G3B|+slide+[E3c3]d [E2c2]||

DARK AND CURLY HAIR. AKA - "Dark & Curly Hair," "Darkie's Curly Hair." AKA and see "Cotton Blossom." American, Reel (cut time). USA, Missouri. G Major: C Major. "Dark & Curly Hair" is on fiddler Charlie Walden's list of '100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes'.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Frank Reed (Missouri) [Phillips]; Cleo Persinger (1909-1971, Boone County, Mo.) [Hartford/Devil's Box].

Printed sources : - Stephen F. Davis (The Devil's Box), vol. 29, No. 4, 1995; p. 19. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1, 1994; p. 66.

Recorded sources : - Overland TS76, Frank Reed - "Old Time Fiddling."

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