[78-L] Watermenlon Smilin' on the Vine

[Erwin Kluwer]

Monroe brothers recorded it in the thirties..

There are also several live version known of Bill Monroe..



On Sunday, June 8, 2014, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
wrote:

>
> Probably by many black soloists and groups as well. I just transferred it
> yesterday by the Hall Negro Quartet on a Lang-Worth transcription.
>
> dl
>
> On 6/8/2014 8:45 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
> >
> > On 08/06/14 13:41, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> I am doing some research for a family who lives near me. Jodi (the
> >> wife)'s father was Harvey Cox, a locally popular country musician from
> >> the 30's until the 70's. He was only recorded twice, in the early 70's.
> >> By then he was getting up in age. He died in 1998 at the age of 90 (or
> so).
> >>
> >> One of the songs was "The Watermelon Song." I have now figure out that
> >> this is the sang, "Watermelon Smilin' on the Vine," which as written
> >> possibly in the late 1800's.
> >>
> >> Was it recorded by anyone else?
> >> ==========================
> > According to Tony Russell's Country Music disco it was recorded by Bela
> > Lam, Uncle Dave Macon, Frank Marvin, Johnny Marvin and the Prairie
> Ramblers.
> >
> >        Julian Vein
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