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'''Jack of Diamonds''' (a.k.a. '''Jack o' Diamonds''' and '''Jack of Diamonds (Is a Hard Card to Play)''') is a traditional [[folk music|folk]] [[song]]. It is a Texas [[Sporting song|gambling song]] that was popularized by [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lomax|first=Alan|editor=John Avery Lomax |
'''Jack of Diamonds''' (a.k.a. '''Jack o' Diamonds''' and '''Jack of Diamonds (Is a Hard Card to Play)''') is a traditional [[folk music|folk]] [[song]]. It is a Texas [[Sporting song|gambling song]] that was popularized by [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lomax|first=Alan|editor=John Avery Lomax |editor2=Alan Lomax |editor3=Ruth Crawford Seeger|title=Our singing country: folk songs and ballads|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=i_J4Ii9oArsC&pg=PA303|year=1941|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41089-7|page=303}}</ref> It was sung by railroad men who had lost money playing [[conquian]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Urgo|first1=Joseph R.|last2=Abadie|first2=Ann J.|title=Faulkner's inheritance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FVFi6H5seskC&pg=PA64|year=2007|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=1-57806-953-X|page=64}}</ref> At least twelve white artists recorded the tune before World War II. The song has been recorded under various titles such as "A Corn Licker Still in Georgia" ([[Riley Puckett]]) and "Rye Whiskey" (Tex Ritter).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Laird|first=Tracey E.|date=1 December 2003|title=Country Music Sources: A Biblio-Discography of Commercially Recorded Traditional Music|journal=Library and information science|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Country+Music%3A+a+Biographical+Dictionary.-a0111306401}}</ref> |
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The song is related to "Drunkard's Hiccoughs",<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beisswenger|first1=Drew|last2=McCann|first2=Gordon|title=Ozarks Fiddle Music|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kMnty2cyRD4C&pg=PA94|year=2006|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=0-7866-7730-9|page=94}}</ref> "[[Johnnie Armstrong]]", "Todlen Hame", "Bacach", "Robi Donadh Gorrach", "The Wagoner's Lad", "Clinch Mountain", "[[The Cuckoo (song)|The Cuckoo]]", "Rye Whiskey", "Saints Bound for Heaven", "Separation", and "John Adkins' Farewell."<ref>Samuel Bayard, Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife (University Park & London: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1982), p.567</ref> This family of tunes originally comes from the British Isles, though is most well known in North America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matteson Jr.|first=Richard|title=Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=42bL-Ot-8gUC&pg=PA196|year=2006|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=0-7866-7160-2|page=196}}</ref> The lyrics may originate in the American Civil War song "The Rebel Soldier" and the melody from the Scottish song "Robie Donadh Gorrach", known by [[Nathaniel Gow]] as "An Old Highland Song".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/jack-o-diamonds--version-8.aspx?skin=printerfriendly|title=Jack O' Diamonds|work=Bluegrass Messengers|accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref> |
The song is related to "Drunkard's Hiccoughs",<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beisswenger|first1=Drew|last2=McCann|first2=Gordon|title=Ozarks Fiddle Music|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kMnty2cyRD4C&pg=PA94|year=2006|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=0-7866-7730-9|page=94}}</ref> "[[Johnnie Armstrong]]", "Todlen Hame", "Bacach", "Robi Donadh Gorrach", "The Wagoner's Lad", "Clinch Mountain", "[[The Cuckoo (song)|The Cuckoo]]", "Rye Whiskey", "Saints Bound for Heaven", "Separation", and "John Adkins' Farewell."<ref>Samuel Bayard, Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife (University Park & London: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1982), p.567</ref> This family of tunes originally comes from the British Isles, though is most well known in North America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matteson Jr.|first=Richard|title=Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=42bL-Ot-8gUC&pg=PA196|year=2006|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=0-7866-7160-2|page=196}}</ref> The lyrics may originate in the American Civil War song "The Rebel Soldier" and the melody from the Scottish song "Robie Donadh Gorrach", known by [[Nathaniel Gow]] as "An Old Highland Song".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/jack-o-diamonds--version-8.aspx?skin=printerfriendly|title=Jack O' Diamonds|work=Bluegrass Messengers|accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref> |
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Jack of Diamonds (a.k.a. Jack o' Diamonds and Jack of Diamonds (Is a Hard Card to Play)) is a traditional folk song. It is a Texas gambling song that was popularized by Blind Lemon Jefferson.[1] It was sung by railroad men who had lost money playing conquian.[2] At least twelve white artists recorded the tune before World War II. The song has been recorded under various titles such as "A Corn Licker Still in Georgia" (Riley Puckett) and "Rye Whiskey" (Tex Ritter).[3]
The song is related to "Drunkard's Hiccoughs",[4] "Johnnie Armstrong", "Todlen Hame", "Bacach", "Robi Donadh Gorrach", "The Wagoner's Lad", "Clinch Mountain", "The Cuckoo", "Rye Whiskey", "Saints Bound for Heaven", "Separation", and "John Adkins' Farewell."[5] This family of tunes originally comes from the British Isles, though is most well known in North America.[6] The lyrics may originate in the American Civil War song "The Rebel Soldier" and the melody from the Scottish song "Robie Donadh Gorrach", known by Nathaniel Gow as "An Old Highland Song".[7]
The following artists, among others, have included the song in their repertoire.
