jordan, hard, road, travel, song, composed, american, songwriter, emmett, 1853, blackface, minstrel, show, song, became, extremely, popular, throughout, united, states, recorded, 1927, banjo, player, singing, entertainer, uncle, dave, macon, early, grand, opry. 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 SongPublished1853GenreMinstrel tune folk songSongwriter s Daniel Decatur EmmettSee also editClassic Country Music A Smithsonian CollectionReferences edit a b Lofgren Lyle September 2004 Remembering the Old Songs Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel Inside Bluegrass Smithsonian Folkways Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel Uncle Dave Macon Smithsonian Folkways Records Retrieved April 5 2013 nbsp This song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel amp oldid 1188209609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
