Down in honky tonk town – Free Jazz Lead Sheet
C Major – Charles McCarron 1923
Down in Honky Tonk Town by Charles McCarron (1923) is an early American popular song in C Major. McCarron was a prolific Tin Pan Alley and vaudeville composer who wrote songs for stage performers and collaborated with several prominent songwriters of his era. His work reflects the lively musical culture of early 20th-century American entertainment.
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Down in Honky Tonk Town, composed in 1923 by Charles McCarron, reflects the lively character of early American popular music and vaudeville. This free online lead sheet provides the melody and harmonic framework for musicians exploring the period's energetic musical style.
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About the composer: Charles McCarron
Charles McCarron (1891–1919) was an American Tin Pan Alley and vaudeville composer and lyricist. Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, he moved to New York in 1912 and became active in the city's songwriting and vaudeville scene. He wrote numerous popular and wartime songs, including "I Am Glad I Can Make You Cry" and "When the Sun Goes Down in Dixie," and collaborated with composers such as Albert Von Tilzer, Carey Morgan, and Chris Smith. McCarron also composed music for numerous vaudeville performers and productions before his death from pneumonia in New York in 1919 at the age of 27.
