Annotation:Tupelo Blues
X:1 T:Tupelo Blues M:C| L:1/8 N:The opening three notes are repeated variously six and eight times. D:Victor Vi21534 (78RPM), Floyd (Hoyt) Ming & His Pep Steppers (1928) D:Document DOCD-8009, "Mississippi String Bands vol. 1" D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2uwQnkrhL4 B:Phillips - Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2 (1995, p. 152) K:C J([ee]^d|.[e2e2]) (e^d J.e2) (ed|J.e2) (e^d J.e2) (ed|[M:3/2]J.e2) (e^d .e2)a2 g2 (e^d |[M:C|].e2) (e^d .e2)e2| [E6c6]:| J[e2e2]-|[M:2/4][ee]d cG|[M:C|]J[F2A2] [F2A2]-[F2A2] (A^G|A6) J[e2e2]-[ee]dcA GE3|[E6c6] JB2-| BBGB AG2-D|g6 JB2-|BBGB AG2-D|G6 J[e2e2]-|[ee]dcA G-E3|[E6c6]|| [de]-|[ee][ee]z2 J[e2e2]z2 J[e2e2]|z2 J[e2e2]z2 J[e2e2]|z2 J[e2e2]z2 J[e2e2]|z2 J[e2e2]
TUPELO BLUES. AKA and see "Florida Blues." American, Country Blues. USA, Mississippi. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune was learned by fiddler biography:Hoyt Ming from fellow Mississippi fiddler Forrest Quinn of Sturgis, Mississippi as "Florida Blues," but recording director R.S. Peer did not think the title appropriate for a Mississippi band so had it changed on the record label.
The Pep Steppers were a family band that recorded in Memphis, Tenn., in Feb., 1928, and consisted of Hoyt Ming playing fiddle, Troy Ming on mandolin and wife Rozelle Ming on guitar. The 'pep-stepping' can be heard clearly on their recording of "Tupelo Blues", a heavy step of the feet by the group on the beat. It is reminiscent of French-Canadian podorhythmie (foot stepping while playing an instrument), but not as sophisticated.
