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Little
Brown Jug
(1869)
Composer:
R.A. Eastburn (Joseph Winner)
Arr:
Ruth Randle (2008)
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Although often listed as an American folk song, Little
Brown Jug has known origins. Its publication in 1869
(Lee & Wilker, 545 N.Eighth St., Philadelphia,
PA) came during the “reconstruction” period
following the Civil War while the economy was in
turmoil. The music was written as a brisk polka, with a
theme intended to be amusing. It preceded the Tin Pan
Alley era by some 20 years, and no doubt got most of its
early exposure by the traveling minstrel shows of the
day.
Like
other music of the period, it was written under a
pen-name. The actual composer was Joseph Winner, a
younger brother of Septimus Winner (Listen to the
Mockingbird, Whispering Hope).
Interestingly, during WWII, this music was
resurrected by the well-known big-band leader, Glenn
Miller, and Little
Brown Jug became an American swing tune remembered by Americans who danced to it
during the 1940’s.
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Ruth has arranged this selection in the keys of
both D and A, together with the usual notation/tab and
sound files. Enjoy!
Download files
Little Brown Jug in D.pdf
Little Brown Jug in D.mid
Little Brown Jug in D.tef
Little Brown Jug in D.MUS
Little Brown Jug in A.pdf
Little Brown Jug in A.mid
Little Brown Jug in A.tef
Little Brown Jug in A.MUS
Historical
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Brown_Jug_song
Here is a rendition by the Glenn Miller
Jazz Band - (Quicktime Player)
http://aj28.com/band/GM07/AUDIO/Glenn.Miller.Night.Nov.2007.C02.mp3
Here you can "preview"
short clips from the Glenn Miller Orchestra recording,
All Time Greatest Hits: The War Years. Little Brown Jug
is #2 on the list. Uses either Windows Media Player or
RealPlayer.
http://www.oldies.com/product-view/50767M.html
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