SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, South, Southeast US, 1899)

Music composed in 1899, with words later added by Murdoch Lind. In the early 1900's it evolved into a fiddle tune, often played as a fast breakdown by bluegrass musicians.

First recording and first release by Vess L. Ossman (1899)
Released by Doc Watson with Merle Watson (1965)

LYRICS

Instrumental

SONG SPOTIFY LINK

COVER ARTIST VIDEOS

“Whistling Rufus” – Doc Watson & Merle Watson Dan Crary 1965-01-01
Doc Watson & Merle Watson – “Fiddler’s Dram” / “Whistling Rufus” / “Ragtime Annie” (Official Audio) Doc Watson 1965-01-01
“Whistling Rufus” – Vess L. Ossman Vess L. Ossman 1899-01-01

BILLY STRINGS VIDEOS

"Whistling Rufus" - Billy Strings (solo) Todd Winegar Clamper3 2022-02-16

SONG TITLE

Whistling Rufus

Cover

SONG TYPE

WRITTEN BY

Kerry Mills

ALBUM

SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, South, Southeast US, 1899)

Music composed in 1899, with words later added by Murdoch Lind. In the early 1900's it evolved into a fiddle tune, often played as a fast breakdown by bluegrass musicians.

First recording and first release by Vess L. Ossman (1899)
Released by Doc Watson with Merle Watson (1965)

FIRST TIME PLAYED

2013-03-28 Hayloft – Traverse City, MI

MOST RECENT TIME PLAYED

2023-03-03 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Winston-Salem, NC

BEST VERSION OF SONG

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED

12

TOTAL TIMES YOU'VE SEEN

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LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2023-03-03 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Winston-Salem, NC2022-08-10 Kettlehouse Amphitheater – Bonner, MT2022-04-16 Cal Coast Credit Union – San Diego, CA

TIMES PLAYED PER YEAR

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