Annotation:Will Rarie Old March (2)
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WILL RARIE OLD MARCH [2]. AKA and see "Harrison's Grand March." American, March (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The tune, as "Harrison's Grand March," was printed by Boston music publisher Elias Howe in 1842 in his Musician's Omnibus, Part 1. The march is presumably a political piece, rallying support for wikipedia:William_Henry_Harrison's (1773-1841) presidential campaign. Harrison won in 1740 and was inaugurated in Jan., 1841, although he died of pneumonia just 31 days later--the shortest presidency in United States history.
