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LOUISA WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. USA, Texas. G Major ('A' part), D Major ('B' part) & C Major ('C' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The tune was recorded in Dallas, Texas, in 1930 by the East Texas Serenaders, a string band from in and around Mineola, Texas. Silberberg notes that East Texas Serenaders played the tune ABAC.

Source for notated version: Daniel Williams with the East Texas Serenaders [Phillips, Silberberg].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pp. 274-275. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn't Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; p. 29.

Recorded sources: Brunswick Br 538 (78 RPM), East Texas Serenaders (1930). Document DOCD-8031, "East Texas Serenaders Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order" (1927-1937).




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