Annotation:Ten Cent Piece
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TEN CENT PIECE. American, Reel. USA, Arkansas. The Reaves White County Ramblers consisted of three White County, Arkansas, Reaves brothers; fiddlers Ike (1886-1966, the eldest and leader of the group) and Ira (1905-1992), and younger brother Loyd (1910-1996, who played piano and sang), along with neighbor Fred Rumble from Judsonia, Arkansas, who played guitar and backup vocals and called dances. They were one of the earliest recorded Ozarks groups, and one of the most popular selling in the Hillbilly music market of the late 1920's. They were also one of the earliest recorded groups to use (rather heavy) fiddle sticks, a rhythmic tradition in parts of the Ozarks and elsewhere. In 1928 they journeyed to Chicago for their first recording session for Brunswick. However, when they arrived at the recording studio they discovered that the piano was not in working order, and instead Loyd was forced to use a reed pump organ instead, making them one of the very few country string bands to record with the instrument. Six weeks later they returned for a second series of sides, mostly waltzes and blues. The Ramblers made no further recordings but continued to perform locally for many years.
