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Soldier's Joy, performed by the North Carolina Hawaiians (1929). Soldier's Joy, performed by the Gunnel Hensmar (1951). "Soldier's Joy" is a fiddle tune, classified as a reel or country dance. [1] It is popular in the American fiddle canon, in which it is touted as "an American classic" [1] but traces its origin to Scottish fiddling traditions. [2]
The canonical American fiddle tune, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was written by Charlie Daniels as an interpretation the "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" by Vassar Clements and has been covered innumerable times. Although classified as country rock, the tune uses licks based on old-time fiddle playing and rock guitar riffs. Unlike most old-time ...
In 1959, Reed hit the Billboard "Bubbling Under the Top 100", also known as the Roar and Cashbox Country chart with the single "Soldier's Joy". After serving two years in the U.S. Army , Reed moved to Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had continued to gather steam while he was in the Army, thanks to Brenda Lee 's 1960 ...
Soldier, Soldier (song) Soldier, soldier won't you marry me; Soldier's Heart (song) Soldier's Joy (fiddle tune) Soldier's Last Letter; A Soldier's Rosary; Soldiers (ABBA song) Soldiers of Misfortune (song) Soldiers of the Queen (song) Song of Roland; The Song of the Marines; Song of the Women's Army Corps; Still in Saigon; Stop the Cavalry; The ...
Soldier's Joy may refer to: Morphine in archaic slang of the 1800s; Soldier's Joy (fiddle tune), a well-known Scottish and American musical piece; Soldier's Joy (house), a historic home in Nelson County, Virginia
Fiddler Kenny Baker. Kenny Baker is perhaps the most famed early bluegrass fiddler; he met Bill Monroe and cut a record with the Bluegrass Boys in 1957. [4] Kenny Baker served more years in Monroe's band than any other musician and was selected by Monroe to record the fiddle tunes passed down from Uncle Pen Vandiver.
The first time I saw him was in the late 60s just before Kenny Baker returned to the band, Benny was playing fiddle with his right hand bandaged where he had got it caught in the fan on the bus the day before. His main instrument was fiddle but could play banjo, bass and guitar as well...
Robertson's rendition of "Sallie Gooden" is now a classic since he played the traditional fiddle tune followed by 12 variations. Robertson's first record, with his solo "Sallie Gooden" on one side and duet "Arkansaw Traveler" on the other, was released on September 1, 1922, but was not widely circulated until the spring of 1923.