Annotation:Rolling River (1)
X:1 T:Rolling River [1] N:From the playing of fiddler John Lusk (1886-1969, Warren County, Tenn.), N:with Muprh Gribble (ban.) & Alvin York (gtr.), from a Sept. 1946 LOC field N:recording by Margaret Mayo at Campaign, Tenn. M:C| L:1/8 N:The tune is not 'square'--1st strain is repeated at will N:1st strain is more a vamp than a melody N:AEae tuning (fiddle) K:A A2A2 c3c|BcBA F2E2|A2A2 B2-c>c|BcBA F2E2| A2A2 c3c|BcBA F2E2|A2A2 B2-c>c|BcBA F2E2|| a2a2[c2a2]a2| f2b2 bc'ba|a2a2 [c2a2]f2|cBAF [F2A2]E2| a2a2[c2a2]a2| f2b2 bc'ba|a2a2 [c2a2]f2|cBAF [F2A2][E2c2]||
ROLLING RIVER [1]. AKA and see "Tennessee Wagoner." American, Reel (cut time). USA. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. A version of "Tennessee Wagoner" played by African-American musicians John Lusk (1889-, fiddle), Murph Gribble (banjo) and Albert York (guitar), recorded for the Library of Congress in September, 1946, at Campaign, Tennessee. The recorders were Margot Mayo, Stuart Jamieson and Freyda Simon. Lusk's grandfather had been trained as a slave fiddler in New Orleans, and John had a reputation as an outstanding square dance fiddler in a multi-county region. The first strain is repeated ad lib by Lusk before proceeding to the 2nd strain, and sounds more like a 'vamped' variation on five notes than a developed melody.
