Annotation:Cat Came Back (And the)
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(AND THE) CAT CAME BACK. American, Reel (2/4 or cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Devil's Box). Christeson (1973) notes: "Played by a few Missouri fiddlers in ... the early 1930's but is seldom heard any more." The tune was actually a Tin-Pan-Alley song from the 1890's, written by Harry S. Miller and popularized by New York entertainer Tony Pastor. It was popularized among country musicians in the early 78 RPM era through recordings by north Georgia's Fiddlin' John Carson and Riley Puckett, and by Kentucky fiddler Doc Roberts. It was later recorded by fiddler Tommy Jackson, and (late in his career) Clark Kessinger.
