12-Stringer,

From the notes in book accompanying Bear Family box set of complete Darby and Tarlton: 'In 1920-24, Tom traveled to Florida to see if the boom that was going on there would rub off on him. As he tells it, "I'd go from here to town to town and around. I played the Florida boom. While I played the Florida boom, I composed this song called 'Down in Florida on a Hog'" ... While Tom did put this song together and explains that "on a hog" refers to living high on the hog, the song is nevertheless clearly a version of "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" ... The melody related to a whole family of tunes including "KC Railroad" or "KC Moan" that includes both black and white tradition. It is interesting to note Tom's reference to Birmingham. Throughout the Darby and Tarlton repertoire, they make references to Birmingham. There is no indication that Tom was ever in the city'. [Note by Ed Kahn]

Also transcription in the book gives 'Good one, you done done me wrong, oh babe' rather than 'Good woman ...'

Tarlton also recorded the piece solo among recordings made for Gene Earle, the then President of the John Edwards Memorial Foundation, in 1963. It remained unissued until a CD was released in 1998: Jimmie Tarlton 'Steel Guitar Rag' HMG/Hightone Records CD 2503.

--Stewie.