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searching for a song
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RichD
2013-04-30 04:52:12 UTC
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Recently, I attended a seminar, reviewing american music
history. One of the songs was a ragtime piece - so it
sounded to me - the speaker called it, as best I could
tell, "Hillsboro Blues".

I searched for it, to download a recording, or piano
sheet music, but came up empty. Most likely, I
mis-heard the title. Anybody have any clue to what
it might properly be?

--
Rich
David F. Cox
2013-04-30 05:56:06 UTC
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Post by RichD
Recently, I attended a seminar, reviewing american music
history. One of the songs was a ragtime piece - so it
sounded to me - the speaker called it, as best I could
tell, "Hillsboro Blues".
I searched for it, to download a recording, or piano
sheet music, but came up empty. Most likely, I
mis-heard the title. Anybody have any clue to what
it might properly be?
--
Rich
If this is it it is not as you heard it.


RichD
2013-05-02 20:57:13 UTC
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Post by David F. Cox
Post by RichD
Recently, I attended a seminar, reviewing american music
history.  One of the songs was a ragtime piece - so it
sounded to me - the speaker called it, as best I could
tell, "Hillsboro Blues".
I searched for it, to download a recording, or piano
sheet music, but came up empty.  Most likely, I
mis-heard the title.  Anybody have any clue to what
it might properly be?
If this is it it is not as you heard it.
http://youtu.be/Ek6ilBK7wrg
They didn't have Led Zeppelin clones 100 years ago.

I found it by accident, serendipity - "Winnsboro Blues".
It was the modern verson, by Rzweski, but I'm 99%
sure it's the same song, which was more tradiitonal,
with piano and singer. Both cases evoke the sound of
pounding machinery.

--
Rich
David F. Cox
2013-05-03 22:23:41 UTC
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Post by David F. Cox
Post by RichD
Recently, I attended a seminar, reviewing american music
history. One of the songs was a ragtime piece - so it
sounded to me - the speaker called it, as best I could
tell, "Hillsboro Blues".
I searched for it, to download a recording, or piano
sheet music, but came up empty. Most likely, I
mis-heard the title. Anybody have any clue to what
it might properly be?
If this is it it is not as you heard it.
http://youtu.be/Ek6ilBK7wrg
They didn't have Led Zeppelin clones 100 years ago.

I found it by accident, serendipity - "Winnsboro Blues".
It was the modern verson, by Rzweski, but I'm 99%
sure it's the same song, which was more tradiitonal,
with piano and singer. Both cases evoke the sound of
pounding machinery.

--
Rich

According to this long account it was originally collected by Alan Lomax



David F. Cox
2013-04-30 06:26:17 UTC
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Post by RichD
Recently, I attended a seminar, reviewing american music
history. One of the songs was a ragtime piece - so it
sounded to me - the speaker called it, as best I could
tell, "Hillsboro Blues".
I searched for it, to download a recording, or piano
sheet music, but came up empty. Most likely, I
mis-heard the title. Anybody have any clue to what
it might properly be?
--
Rich


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