Annotation:Half Shaved Nigger

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 HALF-SHAVED NIGGER. Old-Time, Breakdown. Wade Ward (of Independence, Va.) played a piece with a similar title on Rounder CD 0028 ("High Atmosphere"). However, Mike Yates (2002) records that Fields Ward knew both Wade's tune and the "Half-Shaved N....r" played by Dent Wimmer (Floyd, Floyd County, Va.), and said that his uncle was confused about two tune titles and made a mistake in naming the tune on his album. Thus, according to Fields Ward, Wimmer's tune is correctly titled.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: Musical Traditions MTCD321-2, Dent Wimmer (et al) - "Far in the Mountains, Vols. 1 & 2" (2002).

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