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Georgiana Moon Clayton McMichen
Old-Time, Bluegrass Fiddle Waltz; words and music by Clayton McMichen 1934
ARTIST: Clayton McMichen; Words and Music Clayton McMichen/ Slim Bryant
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes
DATE: Published 1934
RECORDING INFO: Georgiana Moon - McMichen, Clayton
Baker, Kenny. Farmyard Swing, County 775, LP (1979), trk# 9
Baker, Kenny. Brody, David (ed.) / Fiddler's Fakebook, Oak, Sof (1983), p118
McNew, Walter. Black Jack Grove, Appal. Center Ser. AC 005, Cas (1993), trk# A.08
Sumner, Marion. Road To Home, June Appal JA 030, LP (1979), trk# 15 (Dreaming of the Georgiane Moon)
Travis, Merle. Guitar Standards, CMH 9024, LP (1980), trk# 28
Wanzer, Loyd. Famous Country Fiddling, American Heritage AH-401-19C, LP (197?), trk# B.09
Dreamy Georgiana Moon - McMichen, Clayton
Jenkins, Snuffy; and Pappy Sherrill. 33 Years of Pickin' and Pluckin', Rounder 0005, LP (1971), trk# 18
Martin, Asa; and the Cumberland Rangers. Dr. Ginger Blue, Rounder 0034, LP (1974), trk# 13
Wood, Jim. Devil's Box, Devil's Box, Ser, 26/1, p25(1992)
Source for notated version: Kenny Baker [Brody, Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 118. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 261. County 775, Kenny Baker‑ "Farmyard Swing." American Heritage 510, Jay Belt‑ "Fiddlin' Jay Belt." CMH 9006, Benny Martin‑ "The Fiddle Collection."
OTHER NAMES: Dreamy Georgiana Moon
SOURCES: Clayton McMichen and Slim Bryant Song Folio 1934; Kuntz
NOTES: "Dreamy Georgiana Moon." B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA. Composed by fiddler Clayton McMichen (north Georgia) in the 1930's. In 1937 McMichen landed a recording contract with Decca. On July 27, 1937 The Wildcats headed for New York where they recorded Farewell Blues; In The Pines; Chicken Don’t Roost Too High; I Want My Rib; Georgiana Moon; Bile Dem Cabbage Down; Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Frankie and Johnny; Under The Old Kentucky Moon; and Yum Yum Blues.
According to Merle Travis and Charles Wolfe he was present at the recording session. Merle said that his first recording session was playing guitar on McMichen’s recording of “Farewell Blues.” Slim, Loppy and Kenny Newton were playing on the radio in Pittsburgh so they possibly met Mac and Jerry Wallace in NYC. Tony Russell does list Travis as being part of the session. Since Slim claims he never met Merle but once, someone's wrong.
Several songs from this session have become old-time standards. McMichen's "Georgiana Moon" is a fiddle standard today. According to Mac: "It was one of the most beautiful tunes I ever wrote in my life. We were going to get rich off it- huh! We didn't sell enough to pay for the first pressing. I got about 75-80 cents for writing it."
LYRICS:
Dreamy Georgiana moon,
No one was ther but you.
When I looked in your eyes,
With a sigh whispered I would be true.
Each night brings sorrow to my heart,
Tell her that Ill be returning soon,
My love's stilltrue, though were many miles apart,
Tell her dreamy Georgiana moon.
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