When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland: A Song History

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The Carter Family recorded "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland" in Atlanta on November 24, 1929, with Sara Carter on autoharp, Maybelle Carter on guitar and A. P. Carter singing bass.[1] Victor released the second take on record V-40229, coupled with "No Telephone in Heaven," and the same take was also issued on Bluebird and Montgomery Ward and, overseas, on Zonophone labels in Australia and South Africa.[1][2]

Painting of a large pink rose and other flowers in a glass flask on a stone ledge

Simon Verelst, Flowers in a Vase, oil on wood, c. 1669. A Dutch still life chosen for its rose; it has no connection to the song.

The disc label credited A. P. Carter as songwriter, but the sources consulted here do not establish who actually wrote the song.[1] Rounder used the title for the third volume of its planned series reissuing the Carter Family's Victor recordings, a disc drawing on their November 1929 Atlanta session and a May 1930 session in Memphis.[3] Jim Miller includes the song in 15 Tunes In The Public Domain Recorded By The Carter Family, Volume 2, a collection of songs performed by the Carter Family, arranged for mountain dulcimer with tablature, lyrics and chord symbols, published by Fingers Of Steel.[4]

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Sources

  1. Discography of American Historical Recordings: "Victor matrix BVE-56581. When the roses bloom in Dixieland / Carter Family".
  2. Discography of American Historical Recordings: "Victor V-40229".
  3. AllMusic: "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1929-30)".
  4. Fingers Of Steel: "Jim Miller, 15 Tunes In The Public Domain Recorded By The Carter Family, Volume 2".
  5. Image: Simon Verelst, Flowers in a Vase, oil on wood, c. 1669. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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