Annotation:Adeline Waltz

The melody was composed by Cloet Hamman (1899-1983), guitarist for the East Texas Serenaders of the late 1920's/early 1930's. He learned to play while backing his father, Will, a locally renowned breakdown fiddler and piano tuner from near Lindale, Texas, who won every contest he entered until he was about seventy years old. Although originally played in the key of E Flat, most modern versions are in D Major.