Leake County Blues

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 Theme code Index    5H3H3H1H 5H3H3H1H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Blues
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Deep South)
 Structure    AABB, AABBAACC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Fiddlecase Tunebook
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 26-27
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1989
 Artist    Biography:Leake County Revelers
 Title of recording    Leake County Blues/Lonesome Blues
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Columbia 15520D (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1929
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Leake County Blues N:From the playing of the Leake County Revelers (Mississippi), with N:fiddler Wil Gilmer. M:C| L:1/8 R:Blues N:There's a 3rd part to the tune in Milliner-Koken D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/leake-county-blues D:Columbia 15520-D (78 RPM), Leake County Revelers (1930. Recorded D:12/1929 in New Orleans, La.). D:Document DOCD 8030, "Leake County Revelers, vol. 2" (1998) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C g2-|ge-e2 +slide+[e2e2]cg-|ge-e2 +slide+[e2e2]cg-|ge-e2 +slide+[ee]d-c(_E|=E)GAc- c3E-| FGAc +slide+[ee]dcA|FGAc +slide+[ee]d2A-|c4-c[de]-[ee]f|-g_B-=B_B =BG2g-| g_B-=B_B =BG3|gage- ec d2|[E6c6]:||:b2-|c'eae bagc'-|c'eae bagc'-| c'eae bagg|egee dc3|agaf- fcd^d|e3f g2 (a/g/e)| c4-c+slide+[ee]-[ee]f-|-g_B-=B_B =BG2g-|g_B-=B_B =BG3|gage- ec d2|[E6c6]:|