“Patti Page.” That perkily generic name virtually screams Early ’50s, when sweet girls were attired in organdy dresses and spotless reputations, and when demure female vocalists sang of doggies in the ...

From violin to fiddle -- Bowings -- Fiddle tunings -- Old times -- Liza Jane and railroads -- Dry and dusty -- Idy Red -- Old tunes -- Miscellany -- Brush Arbor revivals -- Some place names -- Easy ...