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Sheet Music for "Billy Wilson [2]"Billy Wilson [2]ReelFast33121233333Discography: Juneberry CD-4009, Uncle Jimmy Thompson - Classics of Old-Time Music vol. 9Columbia 15118 (78 RPM), Uncle Jimmy & Eva Thompson (1926) Notes: From the playing of Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1848-1931,Texas and Smith County, Tennessee)Transcription: Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz



BILLY WILSON [2]. AKA - "Bill Wilson," "Old Bill Wilson." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Texas, Tennessee. The tune is related to the Texas fiddle favorite "Bull at the Wagon" and the West Virginia tune "Red Bird (2)." Texas fiddler Eck Robertson used parts of this tune in the beginning of his amalagmated tune named "Brilliancy" (his extended piece, "Brilliancy Medley" also later on includes "Billy Wilson (1)"). "Bill Wilson" is one of four sides recorded by 77 yr. old Texas/Tennessee fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson for Columbia (15118-D) in 1929. See note for "annotation:Billy Wilson (1)" for more.

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Recorded sources: -Columbia 15118 (78 RPM), Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1926). County 542, Uncle Jimmy Thompson - "Nashville, Early String Bands, vol. 2." Juneberry CD-4009, Uncle Jimmy Thompson - "Classics of Old-Time Music vol. 9."

See also listing at:
Hear Uncle Jimmy Thompson's 1926 recording on youtube.com [1] [2], and at Slippery Hill [3]


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