OT-sorta need help locating music

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I’m not sure how it happened but I’ve come to love bluegrass music. What’s weird is I despise almost all country music. Sorry if those are fightin’ words.

I have Dolly Partons CD “The Grass is Blue”. On it is a song called “A Few Old Memories” by Hazel Dickens. It’s a waltz and I’ve always been a sucker for those. I’d like to find the sheet music for this song and I’m having no luck.

It was published by Happy Valley Music and is covered by BMI. I tried those. Tried a bunch of on line sheet music stores. Does anyone have any more suggestions.

This is such a sweet slow moving song I’m even tempted to pull out my long neglected guitar and try to record a whistle/guitar/vocal project.

Hazel Dickens is still alive. From what I have read on the net. I’ve ordered a CD from Amazon.com that has the song on it in her voice.

Can anyone help? This has almost become an obsession.

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If anyone wants to have a go at that, you can find it here. Maybe I will but not now.

http://arts.endow.gov/explore/Heritage2001/Dickens.html

Hazel Dickens is “still alive”? I would guess she’s younger than I am and I’m still more or less alive.

OK, I was wrong. She’s not younger.

Steve

[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2003-01-25 13:22 ]

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Dolly Parton’s singing of it is much better but Hazel wrote a great song.

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Hazel Dickens was a recipient of a Folk And Tracitional Arts award in 2001. In 2001 traditional music scored bit. Kevin Burke, old time fiddler Ralph Blizzard (he can play up a storm too) and the great New England contradance backup pianist Bob McQuillan won awards.

Holy smoke. I almost didn’t see Jean Ritchie down there at the bottom of the page.

Steve

[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2003-01-25 14:30 ]

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With the resurgence in this music you’d think it would be a bit easier to track down.

Mary


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[ This Message was edited by: dakotamouse on 2003-01-25 13:35 ]

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OK team, get out your C whistles. That song is in F and it starts on C. The chords are straightforeward. Put you capo on the third fret of your guitar and play D shapes or put the capo on the 5th fret and play C. Or play without a capo. I vastly prefer D. It’s just a 3 chord melods. D, G and A.

Steve

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Mary,
I’m working on it… can’t seem to find any sheet music, free that is.

I did find…
words:
http://bluegrasslyrics.com/bluegrass_song.cfm-recordID=s2545.htm

news story:
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1122

link to buy Dolly’s CD:
http://www.musicexpert.com/cd/8910291.html

link to buy Hazel’s CD:
http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,76099-423248,00.html

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Tony,

I’m quite willing to pay for sheet music. I’d even like to buy a book of Hazel’s music, but I just can’t find it. I’ve even tried Ebay where you can find everything including the kitchen sink EXCEPT anything but Hazel Dickens music.

I really appreciate your trying.

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I can’t help with the sheet music, but I wanted to say that there are a bunch of Hazel Dickens CDs for $14 each at my favorite CD site:

http://www.djangomusic.com/artist_music.asp?pid=P+++++1959

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Thanks Avantura,

That’s the largest listing of CDs I’ve seen so far.

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On 2003-01-25 12:53, dakotamouse wrote:
I’m not sure how it happened but I’ve come to love bluegrass music. What’s weird is I despise almost all country music.

I think it has something to do with the fact that a mando chop will get you rockin’ and you can feel that loud upright bass in your innards. These are some of the things bluegrass has that country lacks.