Ted Hawkins

[hoffmannia2k7]

Any one here play his stuff?

I am working on

Tanner's Rag
Hop Light Ladies
Kimball House

[John Flynn]

I've never heard of him and I am finding two "Ted Hawkins" online who are folk musicians. Do you have a link?

[a12]

Ted Hawkins was the mandolin player for Gid Tanner and the
Skillet Lickers. Old time string band from Ga., recorded in late 1920s. Riley Puckett the guitar player.

Hawkins Rag was recorded by the the New Lost City Ramblers.

[allenhopkins]

Hawkins plays on Tanner's Hornpipe which is Ricketts' Hornpipe renamed. Nice right hand.

[a12]

FYI
This Ted Hawkins should not be confused with the Blues Guitar Artist by the same name.

[hoffmannia2k7]

He plays mandolin behind three fiddles on a bunch of recordings I have
Mississippi Sawyer, Bully of The Town, Down Yonder

but the Ted Hawkins Riley Puckett solo stuff is guitar and mandolin and that is the stuff I am referencing.

Tanner's Rag is different then Tanner's Hornpipe, but I have a copy of Rickett's Hornpipe by the skillet lickers with three fiddles and Ted Hawkins on Mando.

I am looking for some sort of resource for this style of mandolin, i.e. guitar and mandolin rags
Joe Evans, Ted Hawkins, H.M. Barnes, John Dilleshaw, Coley Jones.

[a12]

Steve Parker self published a book on rags.
There was a thread about it somewhere in one of
the discussion boards.
It comes with a CD directly from the notation.
I recommend it.

[a12]

I forgot to mention Ted Hawkins Tokyo Rag is in Steve's book.

[a12]

The thread is in the Jazz, Swing, Blues... section
last post 12/12/06

[JVESEY]

I forgot to mention Ted Hawkins Tokyo Rag is in Steve's book.
Steve Who's book? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[a12]

Steve Parker
read the above messages.

Jackson Stomp was originally recorded in A
by the Mississippi Mud Steppers
and the New Lost City Ramblers also recorded it in
A on their all instrumental album. I play it in A.
It's good to have a tune like this in A rather than C.

[John Hasbrouck]

"Jackson Stomp" was originally recorded in the key of Bb by The Mississippi Mud Steppers. I used to think it was recorded by them in A, but I was wrong.


Steve Parker
read the above messages.

Jackson Stomp was originally recorded in A
by the Mississippi Mud Steppers
and the New Lost City Ramblers also recorded it in
A on their all instrumental album. I play it in A.
It's good to have a tune like this in A rather than C.

[bones12]

He and all the Skillet Lickers are just the finest---oh to have played with them in the 1920s. Doug in Vermont

[JeffD]

I have a recording of Tanner's Rag, which I have been working on.

[lgc]

I like Tanner's rag. I joyfully play it wrong.

[Cary Fagan]

I play Hawkins Rag, which I learned from Mike Seeger's book. It's a good one. The cd has MS playing it. There's also a fine version on Adam Tanner's "Rare Rags and Stringband Blues".

[DrEugeneStrickland]

For those looking for the complete list of Ted Hawkin's recorded output;
Columbia Records, April 1st 1927
with Clayton McMichen,Riley Puckett,Bob Nichols,Fate Norris,Bert Layne,Gid Tanner
143848-1 A Fiddler's Convention In Georgia Part 1-2-3
143849-2 A Fiddler's Convention In Georgia Part 2-3
Columbia Records,December 8th 1930 same musicians
151102-1 A Fiddler's Convention Part 3-3
151101-2 A Fiddler's Convention Part 4-1-2
Columbia Records March 29th 1934
Riley Puckett and Ted Hawkins
82695-1 Careless Love
82696-1 Waitin' for the Evening Mail
82697-1 Chain Gang Blues
82698-1 George Collins-1
82699-1 I'm Gettin' Ready to Go
82700-1 Ragged But Right -1
82700-2 Ragged But Right -2
Columbia Records March 30th
Riley Puckett.Gordon Tanner,Ted Hawkins
82711-1 KC Railroad Blues(Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad)
82712-1 For Day Blues
82713-1 Just As We Used To Do
82714-1 I'm Drifting back to Dreamland-2
82715-1 My Carolina Home-1-2
82716-1 The Old Spinning Wheel
Columbia Records August 8th
Riley Puckett,Ted Hawkins
94368-1 The Isle Of Capri
94369-1 My Buddy
94370-1 Carolina Sunshine Girl
94371-1 Put On An Old Pair of Shoes
94372-1 Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
94373-1 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
94374-1 Curly Headed Baby
94375-1 Nobody's Business
94376-1 Roll Back The Carpet
94377-1 What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You-1
End of Part One

[DrEugeneStrickland]

Beginning of part two Ted Hawkins Discography
Columbia Records March 29th 1934
Gid Tanner,Gordon Tanner,Ted Hawkins,Riley Puckett
82672-1 Georgia Waggoner
82673-1 Mississippi Sawyer
82674-1 Back Up and Push
82675-1 Rufus
82676-1 Cumberland Gap On A Buckin' Mule
82677-1 Hawkin's Rag
82678-1 Skillet Licker Breakdown
82679-1 Cotton Patch
82680-1 Ida Red
82681-1 Down Yonder
82682-1 Git Along
82683-1 Whoa Mule Whoa
82683-1 Tanners Boarding House
82685-1 On Tanners Farm
82687-1 Three Nights Drunk
82692-1 Tra Le La La
82693-1 Keep Your Gal At Home
82694-1 Hinkey Dinkey Dee
Columbia Records March 30th 1934
Same Musicians as previous
82719-1 I Ain't No Better Now
82720-1 Tanner's Rag
82721-1 Tanner's Hornpipe
82722-1 Soldiers Joy
82723-1 Flop Eared Mule
82724-1 Prosperity and Politics Part-1
82725-1 Prosperity and Politics Part-2
82728-1 Practice Night With The Skillet Lickers Part-1
End of Part 2

[JeffD]

Woo hoo, now there is some pay dirt there! Thanks.

[JeffD]

I have Steve Parker's book, and it is really good.

I am having trouble getting the rhythms right, it will take a lot more listening for it to get under my skin. But once it does, I think I will be able to pick this stuff up easier.