Annotation:Herman's Rag

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 HERMAN'S RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. USA; Oklahome, Texas. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'CC. Composed by fiddler Herman Johnson, originally from Oklahoma (b. 1920), who won the national fiddle contest at Weiser, Idaho, a record five times. The tune is frequently heard at fiddle contests.  Source for notated version: Benny Thomasson (Texas) [Phillips].  Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 63. Jeanine Orme (Herman Johnson Master Fiddler), 1999; p. 16.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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