Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Saturday Night at the Oldies: Ramblin’ and Gamblin’

Liam Clancy, Ramblin', Gamblin' Willie. Lonely Heartstring version. Dylan's version.  Dylan borrowed the melody from Brennan on the Moor.

The Band, Up on Cripple Creek

Kenny Rogers, The Gambler

Barrett Strong, Money.  Flying Lizards' parody.

Allman Bros., Ramblin' Man

B. B. King, Gambler's Blues

Blood, Sweat and Tears, Go Down Gambling

Buckwheat Zydeco, Jackpot

Ry Cooder, I Got Mine.  Frank Stokes' 1928 version.

Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Roving Gambler. A later version from his Kerouac's Last Dream album.

Dolly Parton, Silver Dagger.  Great version, but then so is Joan Baez's.

John Cohen/Down Hill Strugglers, The Roving Gambler

Tex Ritter, The Deck of Cards, 1948. They don't make 'em like this anymore.


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