SENTENCE BLIND MUSICIAN FOR ASSAULT - Columbia, S. C., July 17. - (A. N. P.): Simmie Dooley, blind musician, has been sentenced to serve two months in the State penitentiary having been found guilty of a charge of assault and battery. Dooley's chief instrument is a guitar which he plays so well that while being brought to jail he earned nearly ten dollars from people along the way - Norfolk Journal and Guide, July 19, 1924
Greetings all..I just finished a neck set on a 60s Harmony 12-string and knocked of this approximation of BWMs Pal O Mine while doing the sound clip for the guitar. I love listening to and playing this song, and did some research on it. Not sure of the accuracy but it appears it was a WWI era pop song, but totally different from McTell's versions. I couldn't find any transition songs from the original to McTell's, but I guess that's just more evidence of McTell's musical genius. Hope you like it, Tom
Thanks, dj, for the National Jukebox link (in the 'pop music' post) I checked it out and there is a '22 version of this tune sung by Charles Harrison called 'Call Me Back Pal O Mine'