The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12033 Message #3750443
Posted By: 12-stringer
13-Nov-15 - 04:24 AM
Thread Name: Arkansas Traveler Skit
Subject: RE: Arkansas Traveler Skit
In the Earl Johnson recording, the ? words are:
"Red, you got mighty dry eats around your house," hence the invite to "Get it and wet it."
Len Spencer recorded a variant of AT called "Hickory Bill," teamed with Fred Van Eps on gut-strung banjo. Spencer does both voices, a yokel and his visitor, a banjo picker. Van Eps provides short quotes from Arkansas Traveler, Dixie, and a tremolo-strummed Old Black Joe. The surprise ending is telegraphed from the first crank of the cylinder player. The recording is also available at UCSB.