Belle of Lexington

Early Banjo by James Hartel, Sweeney Model Belle Breezing was born
in 1860 and was a nationally known Madam in Lexington, Kentucky.
Belle's first job began when she was 19 years old, in a brothel
house maintained by Jenny Hill, which had the distinction of being
the former residence of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Her final and
most elaborate "Gentleman's Club" was located at 153 Megowan
Street. Belle also wrote poetry. This tune, named after Belle, was
first recorded in 1925 by fiddler Emmett Lundy who was born in
Grayson County, Virginia on May 9, 1864