| 词条 | Blackjack County Chain | ||||
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| name = Blackjack County Chain | cover = Willie Nelson - Blackjack County Chain.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Willie Nelson | album = | B-side = Some Other World | released = May 1967 | format = 7" single (RCA-479202) | recorded = 1967 at RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee) | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = 2:00 | label = RCA Victor | writer = Red Lane | producer = Chet Atkins | chronology = Willie Nelson | prev_title = The Party's Over | prev_year = 1967 | next_title = San Antonio | next_year = 1967 }} "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. Overview"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.{{sfn|Pride, Charlie; Henderson, Jim|1994|p=144}} 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.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=188}} The single debuted in May 1967. RCA Records published a full-page advertising promoting the single on Billboard.{{sfn|Alamo Promotions|1967|p=55}} 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".{{sfn|Billboard staff|p=16|1967}} 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.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=188}} Nelson re-recorded the song as a duet with Waylon Jennings for their 1983 collaboration Take it to the Limit.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=372}} Chart performance
Cover versionsStudio versionsIrish folk singer Christy Moore covered "Blackjack County Chain" on the album Smoke and Strong Whiskey released in 1991. FootnotesReferences
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