“Done Gone” is a Texas fiddle tune, said to have been composed by a Panhandle fiddler named Matt Brown. The story goes that Brown coined the title after failing to thumb a ride from a passing Model T — done gone, he remarked, as the cars rolled by. Eck Robertson made an early recording in the 1920s.
A lively, multi-part tune, “Done Gone” became a standard in both the Texas contest-fiddle and the bluegrass repertoire. Its bright melody and room for fast playing have kept it a favorite among fiddlers and pickers alike.
The tune endures as a jam and contest piece.
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