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Whithe whouse bleuiwx

General Information[]

Performer: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers
Instrumentation: Banjo-Charlie Poole, Fiddle-Posey Rorer, Guitar-Roy Harvey
Date of recording: 1926
Record label: Columbia
Serial #: 15099D (W142658)

Summary[]

(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music) "McKINLEY SWEARS, MOURNS, DIES. ROOSEVELT GETS WHITE HOUSE AND SILVER CUP" (5).

Information On This Song[]

This Ballad tells the story of the assassination of president William McKinley on Sept. 6, 1901.

Variations[]

Poole's rendition is an amalgamation of this ballad and Cannonball Blues. The line "Drinking out of a silver cup" is also found in some variations of Delia

Albums Featuring This Song[]

  • The Anthology Of American Folk Music
  • You Ain't Talkin' To Me! (album)
  • Old-Time Songs
  • The Very Best Of Charlie Poole
  • Roots 'n' Blues
  • With The North Carolina Ramblers And The Highlanders
  • The Roots Of Bob Dylan
  • Can't You Hear Me Callin'? (album)
  • Old Time

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