Little Old Cabin In The Lane - Fiddlin' John Carson
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Little Old Cabin In The Lane played by Fiddlin' John Carson
Recording place: Atlanta
Recording date: June 13 or 14, 1923
Duration: 2:50
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Lyrics
Now I'm getting old and feeble, and cannot work no more...
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From archive.org (http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collection=opensource_audio&collectionid=Cabin)
- Recorded on June 13 or 14, 1923 in Atlanta. Polk Brockman ran a furniture store in Atlanta and in order to market phonographs had devloped a flourishing business selling "race" 78rpm recordings. In 1923, Ralph Peer arrived in Atlanta looking for black talent to record. Brockman imposed on him to record local fiddle champion Fiddlin' John Carson. Peer recorded Carson, but was unimpressed and issued this recording without even a label to the Atlanta market only. This first issue sold out and when Brockman ordered more copies, Peer realized there might be gold in them thar hills. This recording is acknowledged as the first country tune to be recorded and marketed on a commercial basis.
