The song "Bully of the Town" was originally written by
Charles E. Trevathan (a southern sports writer, horse
judge and amateur musician) in 1895 for the stage show
"The Widow Jones" which opened at the Bijou Theater,
New York City that September. It was sung in the
production by Trevathan's girl-friend, May Irwin.
"Bully of the Town" is mentioned as one of the
frequently played tunes in a 1931 account of a
LaFollette, northeast Tennessee fiddlers' contest. |