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Month: December 2019

Transcriptions Bb Tunes, Fiddle tunes, Mississippi Mud Steppers, Waltzes

Sunset Waltz

December 17, 2019

Sunset Waltz is one of a handful of tunes recorded by members of the seminal African-American string band the Mississippi Sheiks under the name the Mississippi Mud Steppers. There are six known sides attributed to the group, and, curiously in an era of strict racial segregation, they were released in OKeh’s 45000 ‘Hillbilly’ series. Whether…

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Transcriptions C tunes, Fiddle tunes, Waltzes

Good Night Waltz

December 3, 2019

Good Night Waltz is a lovely waltz in the keys of C and F that was recorded by early string band performers such as the Kessinger Brothers, the Blue Ridge Entertainers, and the Leake County Revelers. This transcription is based on a Leake County Revelers performance recorded in New Orleans on April 13th, 1927, and…

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