| 'Blackjack County Chain' | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Willie Nelson | ||||
| B-side | 'Some Other World' | |||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 at RCA Studio B(Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Red Lane | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Willie Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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'Blackjack County Chain' is a song written by Red Lane. The song was initially rejected by Charley Pride, who considered at the time the lyrics controversial.
The song was ultimately recorded by Willie Nelson, whose version enjoyed success until it was banned by radio stations.
Black Jack County Chains as performed by Del McCoury band on High Lonesome and Blue CAPO 3 x denotes a walk to the next chord x E string -3- or optional ( A string -3-2-0- ) A String -3-0- xx E string -3-4- A string -0- an option I like to add is at the end of each verse and chorus (on the words county Chains) skip the A chord and using your ring finger add this. Del McCoury band Black Jack County Chains Tabbed by DAB CAPO 3 D G D I was standin' by the road in Black Jack County. D C G A Not knowing that the Sheriff paid a bounty, D C G A For men like me who didn't have a penny to their name. D G D A D He locked my legs in 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.
Overview[edit]
Blackjack County Chains Lyrics: I was sitting beside the road in Blackjack County / Not knowing that the sheriff paid a bounty / For men like me who didn't have a penny to their name / So he. Black Jack County Chains: Chord: Carter Family: Black Jack David: Chord: Montgomery Gentry: Black Jack Fletcher And Mississippi Sam: Chord: Mark David Manders: Black. Chords: A, Dm, G. Chords for Blackjack County Chain. Chordify is your #1 platform for chords. Includes MIDI and PDF downloads.
'Blackjack County Chain' was written by country music artist Red Lane. The song depicts the killing of a Georgia sheriff by members of a black chaingang, as recounted by one of them. Lane offered initially the song to Charley Pride, who anticipating a possible controversy refrained from recording it.[1]
Lane then offered the song to his friend Willie Nelson. Nelson had recently a hit single with 'The Party's Over', that peaked at twenty-four in Billboard'sHot Country Singles. Nelson's version of 'Blackjack County Chain' was released with a cover of Floyd Tillman's 'Some Other World' on the flipside.[2] The single debuted in May 1967. RCA Records published a full-page advertising promoting the single on Billboard.[3] On its review, the publication praised the work of producer Chet Atkins, while it declared '(Nelson's) moving rendition [...] should be working its way up to the top'.[4]
The song met instant success, reaching number twenty-four on the country singles chart. At the time the song's popularity was growing, most of the radio stations banned it from airplay due to its content.[2] Nelson re-recorded the song as a duet with Waylon Jennings for their 1983 collaboration Take it to the Limit.[5]
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| BillboardHot Country Singles | 21 |
Cover versions[edit]
Studio versions[edit]
Irish folk singer Christy Moore covered 'Blackjack County Chain' on the album Smoke and Strong Whiskey released in 1991. Charley Crockett is an American blues, country and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter who also covered the song, releasing his version in 2020 on his studio album Welcome to Hard Times.
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Footnotes[edit]
- ^Pride, Charlie & Henderson, Jim 1994, p. 144.
- ^ abPatoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 188.
- ^Alamo Promotions 1967, p. 55.
- ^Billboard staff 1967, p. 16.
- ^Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 372.
References[edit]
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- Alamo Promotions (1967). 'Chain Breaking'. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- Billboard staff (1967). 'Country Spotlight'. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- Patoski, Joe Nick (2008). Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. Hachette Digital. ISBN978-0-316-01778-7.
- Pride, Charlie; Henderson, Jim (1994). Pride: the Charley Pride story. W. Morrow. ISBN978-0-688-12638-4.
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