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X:1 T:Stars and Stripes Waltz N:From the playing of fiddler Lonnie Robertson (1908-1982, Springfield, Mo.) M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz D:Caney Mountain Records CLP 233, Lonnie Robertson - "Fiddle Tunes Ozark Style." D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/stars-and-stripes-waltz Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C C2|(E3D EG)|E2D2C2|(E3D EG)|E2D2C2|(E3D EG)|E4 DE| F3 E FG|FE DC B,A,|G,2 FE FG|FE DC B,A,|G,2 FE FG|A4 GF| E3D EF|E2 G,2C2|([C3E3]D [CE]G)|E2[G,2E2][C2E2]|([C3E3]D) [C2E2]|d4c2| J[A3A3][GA] [AA][GA]|[F4A4]CD|FG AB c-A|d2 (cB A2)|G2 cd- e2|ag- ed c-A| G2E2G2|[G4e4][F2d2]|[E6c6]|[E4c4]||ga|g2e2a2|g3 e ga| g2e2a2|g4- c'2|c'6|c'3d' c'2|b6|b4e2| f3 e fb|a3g eg|f4b2|a3 e g2|b3 a b2|a4g2 | e3 d eg|e2 G2 c2|e3 d eg|e4 G2c2|e2 [e4g4]|[d4g4]c2| [A4A4][A2A2]|[A4A4]CD|F-G AB cA|d2 cB-A2| G2c-d e(g|ag) e(d cA)|G2E2G2|[G4e4][F2d2]|[E6c6]|[E4c4]||


STARS AND STRIPES WALTZ. American, Waltz (3/4 time). USA, Missouri. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. Howard Marshall informs that this tune is attributed to the legendary Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri waltz fiddler, Vee Latty (1900-1957). “Latty played in several of the state contests broadcast by WOS-AM live from the dome of the Capitol in Jefferson City in the late 1920s[1]. MSOTFA (Missouri State Old Time Fiddler’s Association) recently brought out a cassette issue of some of his fiddling from old home recordings made in the 50’s.” Latty was the Missouri state fiddle champion in 1928, and composed several waltzes that were absorbed into Missouri fiddling tradition. In his book Fiddling Missouri (1999), Marshall further explained:

Mr. Latty's wife, Marie, accompanied Vee on resophonic slide guitar and Guy Craighead played tenor guitar -- an unusual combo by late 20th century standards. Boone County fiddler Daniel Boone Jones is said to have learned [Stars and Stripes Waltz] from Latty in the 1930s; Pete McMahan learned it c. 1950 from George Morris, who got it from Tony Gilmore of Jefferson City (who got it from Latty). I got it from Pete and the legendary Charlie Walden.

R.P. Christeson also recalled that the waltz was played on the radio, and it was one of only a handful of tunes that he transcribed from memory.


Additional notes



Printed sources : - R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; No. 237, p. 193.

Recorded sources : - Caney Mountain Records CLP 233, Lonnie Robertson - "Fiddle Tunes Ozark Style." Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association 001, Pete McMahan (Mo.) - "Ozark Mountain Waltz.” Voyager VRCD 344, Howard Marshall & John Williams – “Fiddling Missouri” (1999). Charlie Walden - "Traditional Fiddle Music of Missouri" (1987).

See also listing at :
Hear Lonnie Robertson's recording at Slippery Hill [1]
Hear the waltz played by Charlie Walden at youtube.com [2]

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  1. ↑ WOS was a major Missouri radio broadcasting station out of Jefferson City that catered to farmers' interests in the 1920’s and 30’s.
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