Franklin County Blues

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 Theme code Index    3H5H5H5H 3H5H5H5
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:The Dixie Ramblers
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Deep South)
 Structure    
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 Artist    Biography:The Dixie Ramblers
 Title of recording    Franklin County Blues/Ridin' in an Old Model 'T'
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    ARC 7-06-33 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1937
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 Score   (1)   




X:Franklin County Blues N:From the playing of fiddler Oscar Stockton with the Dixie Ramblers, who recorded six N:sides for ARC in March, 1937, in Birmingham, Ala. Apart from Stockton, the group N:iWillie Duboise (banjo), Wallace K. Wimberly (tenor banjo), Henry C. Lowery (guitar N:and vocals), Joe Lowery (guitar and vocals), and an unidentified African-American N:string bass player. M:C| L:1/8 D:American Record Corp. ARC 7-06-33 (78 RPM), The Dixie Ramblers (1937) D:Marimac 9110, The Dixie Ramblers - "Old Time Stringbands: It'll Never Happen Again vol. 1 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/franklin-county-blues R:Country Blues Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C d2-|eg-g2g- g2g2|eg-ge g2G2-|A2c2- cA (3GED|[C6E6]A2-| BABd- d2G2|BABd- d c AG| cA3- AGE-D|[C6E6][d2e2]-| [ee][eg][eg][ee] [e2g2][eg][eg]|J[ee]>[ee][e2g2]- [eg][ee][eg][ee]|J[e2g2][^dg][eg]- [eg][^de][eg]=d|c4 _B3G-| A2c2c2A2|cAcA- AGED|[C4E4]- [CE]CA,-G,|C2 [E2c2]- [E2c2][G2_B2]-| [G=B]ABd- ddBA|JBABd- dGAB |cAcc- cAGE|[C6E6]|| [d2e2]-|[e2e2]g2 _b-=b g2|eg-g_b- =b2g2|egea- age2|c4 J[e4e4]| A2cc- cBAB|cAcA- AGED|[E4c4]- [Ec](DED)|[E2c2][E2c2]- [E2c2]_B2-| =BbB