First Lady to the Right - Joe Robertson
The recording comes from a Fretless album, 1973, with Robertson accompanying himself on electric guitar. Robertson, a stone mason from White Creek, NY, close to the Vermont border, was also an accomplished fiddler.
A1 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
A2 Golden Stairs
A3 Head Two Gents Cross Over
A4 Blue Tail Fly
B1 First Lady to the Right
B2 Nelly Grey
B3 Bell Bottom Trousers
B4 First Lady Come Right Hand Across
B5 Lady Go Round The Lady
from the liner notes:
"When Joe was six years old, he got the measles and had to stay indoors for a couple of weeks. His dad gave him a fiddle to help him pass the time while he was recovering. Bu the time he was ten, Joe played for his first square dance and he has been playing and calling ever since. Those who hear him play or who dance to his music alwas keep hollering for 'more, more, more.' "
The liner notes also mention that he was starting to write his own material. There is a "Joe Robertson" credited with writing square dance calls for "Hello, Mary Lou," a song written by Gene Pitney and popularized by Ricky Nelson; we can't be sure if it's the same person.
Subjects: Northern / Singing
Tags: First Lady to the Right, Joe Robertson, New York, singing square
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Square-Dance Figures from Northern New York State, 1931 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: The Rural Square Dance in the Northeastern United States: A Continuity of Tradition |
Citation
Dublin Core
Title
Subject
Description
A1 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
A2 Golden Stairs
A3 Head Two Gents Cross Over
A4 Blue Tail Fly
B1 First Lady to the Right
B2 Nelly Grey
B3 Bell Bottom Trousers
B4 First Lady Come Right Hand Across
B5 Lady Go Round The Lady
from the liner notes:
"When Joe was six years old, he got the measles and had to stay indoors for a couple of weeks. His dad gave him a fiddle to help him pass the time while he was recovering. Bu the time he was ten, Joe played for his first square dance and he has been playing and calling ever since. Those who hear him play or who dance to his music alwas keep hollering for 'more, more, more.' "
The liner notes also mention that he was starting to write his own material. There is a "Joe Robertson" credited with writing square dance calls for "Hello, Mary Lou," a song written by Gene Pitney and popularized by Ricky Nelson; we can't be sure if it's the same person.