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WILD JOHN. American, Reel (cut time). USA, Texas. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) AA'BB'CC. A ragtime-flavored 'traditional' reel in the repertory of several mid-20th century Texas-style fiddlers, including Benny Thomasson (1909-1984), Red Straley, Herman Johnson, Louis Franklin, Major Franklin and Bartow Riley (1921-2011). See the related tunes "Rocky Pallet" and "Rattlesnake Bit the Baby."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1), 1994; p. 258. Peter Martin (Benny Thomasson Fiddle Transcriptions), 1997; p. 63. Davis (Devil's Box, vol. 31, No. 3), Fall, 1997; p. 26 (Pete Martin transcription). Clare Milliner & Walk Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; pp. 726-727. Jeanine Orme (Herman Johnson Master Fiddler: 39 Solos-America's Legend Fiddler), 2015; p. 57.
Recorded sources : - Elektra EKS-7 285, The Dillards with Byron Berline - "Pickin' and Fiddlin'" (1965). Voyager VRCD 34, Benny Thomasson - "Say Old Man, CanYou Play the Fiddle?" (1999)
See also listing at :
See Pete Martin's book for the complete transcription of Benny Thomasson's recorded performance, including his variations
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Hear Byron Berline's recording at Slippery Hill [2]
Hear Benny Thomasson's recording at Slippery Hill [3]
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