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Willie Nelson Tabs and Chords @ Top Songs: Buddy, Just Breathe, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Uncloudy Day. Blackjack County Chain. E G Am F A Em Chords for Waylon and Willie Blackjack County Chains with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. Blackjack County Chains This song is by Willie Nelson, features Waylon Jennings and appears on the album Take It to the Limit (1983) by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. 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's Hot 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.
Blackjack County Chain' is a song written by Red Lane. The song was initially rejected by Charlie Pride, who considered at the time the lyrics controversial. 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 Charlie Pride, who anticipating a possible controversy refrained from recording it.
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's Hot 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'.
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. Nelson re-recorded the song as a duet with Waylon Jennings for their 1983 collaboration Take it to the Limit.
I was sittin' 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 names
So he locked my leg to thirty five pounds of blackjack county chain
And sll we had to eat was bread and water
And each day we had to build that road a mile and a quarter
And black snake whip would cut our backs when some poor fool complained
But we couldn't fight back wearin' thirty five pounds of blackjack county chain
And then one night while the sheriff was a sleepin'
We all gathered round him slowly creepin'
And heaven help me to forget that night in the cold cold rain
When we beat him death with thirty five pounds of blackjack county chain
Now the whip marks have all healed and I am thankful
That there's nothing but a scar round my ankle
But most of all I'm glad no man will be a slave again
To a black snake whip and thirty five pounds of blackjack county chain
Blackjack County chain, blackjack county chain, blackjack county chain
'Blackjack County Chain' | |||
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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.
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The song was ultimately recorded by Willie Nelson, whose version enjoyed success until it was banned by radio stations.
Overview[edit]
Willie Nelson Blackjack County Chain
'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 |
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BillboardHot Country Singles | 21 |
Cover versions[edit]
Studio versions[edit]
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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.
Footnotes[edit]
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- ^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]
- 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.