Intermediate Tune

Lazy John

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What’s it all About?

“Lazy John” is a tune from the Cumberland Plateau area of Kentucky and eastern Tennessee. Fiddler Clyde Davenport, who learned “Lazy John” from a radio recording by a western swing band that included Texas musician Johnny Lee Wills, is responsible for the tune’s popularity in Appalachia.

Lazy John 60 bpm

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