An article on Itzak Perlman in Readers Digest described his attending a party where a bluegrass band was playing, and when they invited him to sit in, he played “Turkey in the Straw” at “something approaching the speed of light “.
An article on Itzak Perlman in Readers Digest described his attending a party where a bluegrass band was playing, and when they invited him to sit in, he played “Turkey in the Straw” at “something approaching the speed of light “.
New Quote Investigator article on this.
TL,DR: not originated by Jascha Heifetz.