
Originally recorded by Sam McGee, from sunny Tennessee, in 1926. Sam and his brother Kirk, a banjo player and fiddler, were frequent performers on the Grand Ole Opry and long-time members of a Country band led by Uncle Dave Macon called The Fruit Jar Drinkers.
"Buck Dancer's Choice" became very popular in the 1960s for up and coming fingerstyle guitarists. It was one of the first instrumentals that was considered a "must" to be mastered. It is played in the key of C and in standard tuning. The alternating bass technique is used throughout the arrangement.