Originally composed by George L. Lansing under the unfortunate title of "Darkey's Awakening" and published by L.B. Gatcomb in 1891. It is the sequel to the e...

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Comment by Trapdoor2 on July 13, 2014 at 17:01

Another favorite...and again, well played! I have always thought that there should be a prequel to go with these two (Darkie's Dream, Darkies Awakening) but I guess something like "Drowsy Dempsey" fills the bill.

Comment by Joel Hooks on July 14, 2014 at 10:50

Thanks!  

There is "Darkies Patrol" but that is a parade, sort of final chapter.

Comment by Jody Stecher on July 14, 2014 at 11:38

John Pidoux recorded The Darkey's Delight and The Darkey's Lament.

Comment by Joel Hooks on July 14, 2014 at 13:52

Eli published a different arrangement of "Darkie's Dream" in C in the 5 Stringer by Bickford with a nice article on how Lansing came up with it.  The intro is more elaborate and it makes use of more of the neck.  I did not give a try past a quick read through.  I've got a lot in the "to work up" stack-- perhaps I'll play with that one too.

I usually play the normal version of Darkie's Dream before this one-- they go well together.

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