''Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel'' is a song composed by American songwriter

Dan Emmett Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie ...

for an 1853 blackface minstrel show. The song became extremely popular throughout the United States. It was recorded in 1927 by banjo player and singing entertainer Uncle Dave Macon, an early

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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".

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American folk songs 1853 songs Peter, Paul and Mary songs {{song-stub

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