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Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel is a song composed by American songwriter Dan Emmett for an 1853 blackface minstrel show. The song became extremely popular throughout the United States.[1] It was recorded in 1927[1] by banjo player and singing entertainer Uncle Dave Macon,[2] an early Grand Ole Opry star. The song was later included on the Smithsonian Institution's Folkways collection, Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection. Peter, Paul and Mary sing this song on their Moving album in 1963 as "Old Coat".

"Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel"
Song
Published	1853
Genre	Minstrel tune, folk song
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Decatur Emmett

See also

• Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection

References

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