Annotation:Tennessee Waltz (2) (The)

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TENNESSEE WALTZ [2]. American, Waltz (3/4 time). wikipedia:Tennessee Waltz was hit tune in 1950 for Country and Western stylist Patti Page and now the quintessential country music waltz. The melody has been credited to Pee Wee King, with help from fiddler Tiny “Redd” Stewart[1], composed in January, 1946, and released in 1948.


Additional notes



Printed sources : - S

Recorded sources : - Country Road CR-5-14, Pee Wee King & Red Stewart - "Tennessee Waltz & Slow Poke" (1964). RCA Victor, Pee Wee King (1948). Rounder 0004, Clark Kessinger - "Old Time Music With Fiddle and Guitar" (1972).

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear King & Stewart play the waltz at youtube.com [2]



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  1. Wayne W. Daniel, Pickin’ on Peachtree, 1990, p. 148.