Blythe, Richard; Wilson, Marvin

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fiddles; guitars Collected by Ruth N. Blythe Richard Blythe, fiddle For Mary C. Parler Marvin Wilson, Guitar Greenville, Texas c. 1946 Reel 391, Items 1 — 9 The items on this reel were dubbed by Mrs. Blythe from records made by her husband, Richard Blythe, and Marvin Wilson. Item 1. Ragtime Annie (Key of G). 2. Flop Eared Mule. 3. The Arkansas Traveller (Key of D). 4. Soldier's Joy. 5. Soldier's Joy (Key of D). 6. Sally Johnson (Key of G). 7. Billy in the low Ground (Key of C). The remaining items on this reel were dubbed from records made in Texas at the same time as the above. Item 8.. Just Because. Played on two guitars and a mandolin by Burl Horton, Raymond Blythe, and a man named Ben, Greenville, Texas 1946 9. Lindsay Waltz. Ellis Lindsay, Greenville, Texas, 1946. (Ellis Lindsay said that he composed this fiddle piece.) Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.

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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas