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Tiger Rag

Tiger Rag contains some of Jo Ann Castle's all-time favorite honky-tonk and ragtime numbers played on her 19th Century piano.

1.		Tiger Rag
2.		American Patrol
3.		Honeysuckle Rose
4.		I Want A Girl
5.		Hawaiian War Chant
6.		Maple Leaf Rag
7.		Pistol Packin' Mama
8.		When My Baby Smiles At Me
9.		Dill Pickle Rag
10.		Yellow Rose Of Texas

Liner Notes

The wild piano of Jo Ann Castle has ranged far and wide over the musical jungle of show business.  Starting at the tender but tuneful age of 7, she studied classical, moving inot popular melodies.  Then at the august age of 8, she played for the pleasure of her parents and others at banquets, etc.  Strangely though, it was as an accordionist that she first entered professional show business on the Tex Williams Radio Show in Hollywood at the venerable age of 15.

A guest shot appearance on the Lawrence Welk Show with her honky-tonk piano started her popularity ball rolling.  In August of 1959, she was signed as a regular on the coast-to-coast hookup of the pupular Lawrence Welk TV Show.  Her battered upright is now known to millions of viewer fans who know that her honky-tonk way with a melody is fantastic.

To keep at her pinnacle of success, this talented beauty practices an average of 2 to 3 hours daily, a necessity when you hear those ragtime rhythms she runs through so effortlessly.

Her honky-tonk fans will go wild with her rendition of the title tune of this album "Tiger Rag!"  Tap your toes and smile along as Jo Ann castle tickles the ivories to produce the happiest honky-tonk you'll ever hear!