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07 Apr 99 - 11:33 PM (#68978) Subject: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Helen Hi all, Our music session group is just starting to play Tennessee Waltz and every time I hear it I can hear a close similarity to The Rose of Tralee. Does anyone know anything about the history of TW and or have any opinions about whether the 2 songs could be related, e.g. TW is a variation of Rose of Tralee? Thanks Helen |
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07 Apr 99 - 11:40 PM (#68984) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Don Meixner Hi Helen, I have to say that I can see no comparison between the two. The Tennessee Waltz is a very recent tune really, moreso than Rose. There is no reason you couldn't companion the two tunes however. They might sound nice as a medely. We discussed this idea of companion tunes awhile back in a thread I thot would run much longer than it did. Don |
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08 Apr 99 - 12:24 AM (#69002) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Gene You could try a LANDLINE to Pee Wee King or Redd Stewart in Louisville, Kentucky co-authors of The Tennessee Waltz... maybe they can answer that question Check at: http://www.switchboard.com |
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08 Apr 99 - 01:55 PM (#69199) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: musicman I remember reading somewhere, I think in a Readers Digest songbook, that the Tennessee Waltz was written after the writers were listening to the radio, hearing "the Kentucky Waltz" commented that there wasnt' a song about Tennessee., so they wrote one. Sounds good to me. |
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08 Apr 99 - 02:11 PM (#69203) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Bruce O. Rose of Tralee, 1870, is in the Levy collection (Mudcat's Links) |
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08 Apr 99 - 06:05 PM (#69236) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Curtis & Loretta both waltzes...that's the only similarily I hear. Curtis & Loretta (really Loretta) |
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09 Apr 99 - 11:53 PM (#69578) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Helen Hi again, It's mainly in the second part of Tennessee Waltz and the chorus of The Rose of Tralee that I hear the similarity. THE ROSE OF TRALEE
Chorus: She was lovely and fair, as the rose of the summer,
TENNESSEE WALTZ If you can manage the mental gymnastics, try singing the words of one to the tune of the other. Don, I think that they would make a nice medley - I haven't sat down and tried playing them together yet, though. Helen |
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10 Apr 99 - 06:58 PM (#69794) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: jofield@yahoo.com Yeah, we can credit ol' Bill Monroe with instigating the Tennesee waltz -- he had a hit with the Kentucky Waltz which prompted those two guys to write one for Tennesee. I'm sure Bill would have traded royalties any day. You want to hear a real mover by the best rock 'n roll/soul singer ever, check out the Tennesee Waltz by Sam Cooke. Naturally, it is in a hard-swinging 4/4 time. James. |
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08 Mar 00 - 11:07 AM (#191865) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: bob schwarer Read this morning that Frank "Pee Wee" King died yesterday He was 86 years old. He was born Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski in Abrams WI. Bob S. |
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08 Mar 00 - 01:19 PM (#191929) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Thomas the Rhymer nice comparison, helen! and I think it is clear.... that subconcious creation draws from the far and quite near.... and when we hear traces of one in the other.... the connection, though subtle is,... one common mother? I dont think that people write (TAKE) songs intentionally, more often, a muse gets kicked into life eventually; by the sound, feeling, rythym, melody, and sway; that sticks with 'em clearly untill the next day. AFTER BEING MOVED!!!!! |
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08 Mar 00 - 05:57 PM (#192074) Subject: RE: Tennessee Waltz/Rose of Tralee From: Helen Thomas-t-r, Thanks for your rhyming comments. I hope no-one thought that I was implying a direct "steal" from the Rose of Tralee. I had just been struck by the similarity and I like the sound of the two tunes played together, they meld into each other in a very beautiful way, like variations on a theme. I will play the Tennessee Waltz today on my Celtic harp to honour Frank "Pee Wee" King. Helen |