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	"'''In the Jailhouse Now'''" is an American ] blues song originally found in ] performances from the early 20th century,<ref name="Neal-131">, p. 131</ref> ~~usually~~ ~~credited~~ to ]. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final verse tells about taking a girl named Susie out on the town and winding up in jail together.<ref name="Neal-119">, p. 119</ref>		"'''In the Jailhouse Now'''" is an American ] blues song originally found in ] performances from the early 20th century,<ref name="Neal-131">, p. 131</ref> The earliest known version was written in 1915 by Davis and Stafford.<ref name="Neal-132"/> It later ] ], by way of the yodeling ] versions he recorded in 1928 and 1930, and has been extensively ] in the subsequent years, often giving songwriting credit to Rodgers. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final verse tells about taking a girl named Susie out on the town and winding up in jail together.<ref name="Neal-119">, p. 119</ref>

	== Jimmie Rodgers recording ==		== Jimmie Rodgers recording ==
		⚫	Rodgers' version of "In the Jailhouse Now" was recorded February 15, 1928, in ], ], and features Rodgers on vocals and guitar, with ] playing ].<ref name="Porterfield-137"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706012956/http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/877 \|date=2009-07-06 }}, pp. 137-138</ref> Rodgers included his famous ] throughout the song. He recorded a ] titled "In the Jailhouse Now—No. 2" in ], ], in 1930, which follows the misadventures of a man named Campbell.<ref name="Porterfield-258"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706012956/http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/877 \|date=2009-07-06 }}, p. 258</ref>
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⚫	Rodgers' version of "In the Jailhouse Now" was recorded February 15, 1928, in ], ], and features Rodgers on vocals and guitar, with ] playing ].<ref name="Porterfield-137">, pp. 137-138</ref> Rodgers included his famous ] throughout the song. He recorded a ] titled "In the Jailhouse Now—No. 2" in ], ], in 1930, which follows the misadventures of a man named Campbell.<ref name="Porterfield-258">, p. 258</ref>

	== Recording and copyright history ==		== Recording and copyright history ==
	The song has been covered many times, most frequently with Jimmie Rodgers’ version. Artists who have sung it include ], ], ], ], ], ], ] (featuring ]), ], ], ], ] (with ] ) Pokey LaFarge, and ] with ] in the film and soundtrack for '']''. It was also one of the first songs learned by a teenage ]. The song shows up under different titles including "He's in the Jailhouse Now," and some versions use the line "She's in the graveyard now" in the chorus.<ref name="Neal-141">, p. 141,163</ref>		The song has been covered many times, most frequently with Jimmie Rodgers’ version. Artists who have sung it include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] (featuring ]), ], ], ], ] (with ] ) Pokey LaFarge, and ] with ] in the film and soundtrack for '']''. It was also one of the first songs learned by a teenage ]. The song shows up under different titles including "He's in the Jailhouse Now," and some versions use the line "She's in the graveyard now" in the chorus.<ref name="Neal-141">, p. 141,163</ref>

	Prior to 1930, several different versions of it were recorded and copyrighted. The earliest is Davis and Stafford's 1915 version, which has verses about a man named Campbell cheating at a card game and a corrupt election.<ref name="Neal-132">, p. 132</ref> In 1924, ] from ], ], recorded it under the title "]," which was the same title as a famous blues tune by ] but was, in fact, the same song as "In the Jailhouse Now".<ref name="Neal-135">, p. 135</ref>		Prior to 1930, several different versions of it were recorded and copyrighted. The earliest is Davis and Stafford's 1915 version, which has verses about a man named Campbell cheating at a card game and a corrupt election.<ref name="Neal-132">, p. 132</ref> In 1924, ] from ], ], recorded it under the title "]," which was the same title as a famous blues tune by ] but was, in fact, the same song as "In the Jailhouse Now".<ref name="Neal-135">, p. 135</ref>
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	The song regained popularity years later when ] recorded a live version during a 1976 concert at ]. James' version included backing by the Tennessee State Prison Band, and peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.		The song regained popularity years later when ] recorded a live version during a 1976 concert at ]. James' version included backing by the Tennessee State Prison Band, and peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.

	The Jimmie Rodgers version was sung by Gene Autry in his 1941 movie "Back in the Saddle."		The Jimmie Rodgers version was sung by ] in his 1941 movie "]"

	In '']'', "Delmar" (]) sings a rendition, with "Pete" (]) yodeling between the verses, prior to the Soggy Bottom Boys' main number, "]". The other "Soggy Bottom Boys" songs are lip-synched, but Tim Blake Nelson sings his own vocals on this song, while Turturro's yodeling is actually performed by Pat Enright of the ].<ref>{{cite book \|~~last~~=Rowell \|first1=Erica \|title=The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen \|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield \|year=2007 \|page=276 n.59 \|isbn=978-0810858503 }} at ].</ref>		In '']'', "Delmar" (]) sings a rendition, with "Pete" (]) yodeling between the verses, prior to the Soggy Bottom Boys' main number, "]". The other "Soggy Bottom Boys" songs are lip-synched, but Tim Blake Nelson sings his own vocals on this song, while Turturro's yodeling is actually performed by Pat Enright of the ].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Rowell \|first1=Erica \|title=The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen \|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield \|year=2007 \|page=276 n.59 \|isbn=978-0810858503 }} at ].</ref>

	In 1979, the song was done in a blackface performance in the musical '']'' by ].<ref name="Neal-187">, p. 187</ref> The musical was revived on ] in 2002. The version of the song used in the show was the same as that recorded by the Louisville Jug Bands in the 1920s.<ref name="Neal-188">, p. 188</ref>		In 1979, the song was done in a blackface performance in the musical '']'' by ].<ref name="Neal-187">, p. 187</ref> The musical was revived on ] in 2002. The version of the song used in the show was the same as that recorded by the Louisville Jug Bands in the 1920s.<ref name="Neal-188">, p. 188</ref>
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1954 single by Webb Pierce

"In the Jailhouse Now"

Single by Webb Pierce

B-side

"I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with You"

Released

December 1954

Recorded

December 3, 1954

Decca 9-29391

Jimmie Rodgers and Elsie McWilliams

Producer(s)

Paul Cohen

Webb Pierce singles chronology

"More and More"
(1954)

"In the Jailhouse Now"
(1954)

"I Don't Care"
(1955)

"In the Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, The earliest known version was written in 1915 by Davis and Stafford. It later became associated with Jimmie Rodgers, by way of the yodeling country music versions he recorded in 1928 and 1930, and has been extensively covered in the subsequent years, often giving songwriting credit to Rodgers. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final verse tells about taking a girl named Susie out on the town and winding up in jail together.

Jimmie Rodgers recording

Rodgers' version of "In the Jailhouse Now" was recorded February 15, 1928, in Camden, New Jersey, and features Rodgers on vocals and guitar, with Ellsworth T. Cozzens playing banjo. Rodgers included his famous yodel throughout the song. He recorded a sequel titled "In the Jailhouse Now—No. 2" in Hollywood, California, in 1930, which follows the misadventures of a man named Campbell.

Recording and copyright history

The song has been covered many times, most frequently with Jimmie Rodgers’ version. Artists who have sung it include Ernest Tubb, Tommy Duncan, Webb Pierce, Pink Anderson, Johnny Cash, Jim Croce, Jim Jackson, Leon Russell, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions (featuring Jerry Garcia), Merle Haggard, Doc Watson, Prism, Suzy Bogguss (with Chet Atkins ) Pokey LaFarge, and Tim Blake Nelson with The Soggy Bottom Boys in the film and soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?. It was also one of the first songs learned by a teenage Joan Baez. The song shows up under different titles including "He's in the Jailhouse Now," and some versions use the line "She's in the graveyard now" in the chorus.

Prior to 1930, several different versions of it were recorded and copyrighted. The earliest is Davis and Stafford's 1915 version, which has verses about a man named Campbell cheating at a card game and a corrupt election. In 1924, Whistler's Jug Band from Louisville, Kentucky, recorded it under the title "Jail House Blues," which was the same title as a famous blues tune by Bessie Smith but was, in fact, the same song as "In the Jailhouse Now".

In 1927, Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band made another recording of the song. Two African-American bluesmen also recorded the song prior to Rodgers: Blind Blake (in 1927), and Jim Jackson (in January 1928). Jackson also copyrighted the song before Rodgers. Finally, in 1930, the Memphis Sheiks (a pseudonym for the Memphis Jug Band) recorded it in a version that scholars have often claimed, albeit mistakenly, was a cover of Jimmie Rodgers. The version of the melody and lyrics that they used, is clearly derived from the Louisville Jug Band performances, not Rodgers. On some of the Memphis Sheiks' records, an African-American vaudeville performer named Bert Murphy is given credit for writing the song.

Shortly after Rodgers recorded the song, three additional versions appeared that were decidedly not covers of Rodgers. Boyd Senter and his Senterpedes did a jazz version in 1929 for Victor Records (issued on #22010, and later reissued on Bluebird Records #5545); Gene Kardos and His Orchestra also did a jazz version in 1932 for Victor; and Billy Mitchell did a stride piano and shouter version of it in 1936 for the Bluebird label.

After Rodgers, the best-known version of the song was by Webb Pierce, who had a No. 1 country hit with the song in 1955. Pierce's version spent No. 1 on the Billboard country chart for 21 weeks, becoming the third song in the chart's history to spend as long on the chart; previously, Eddy Arnold ("I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)," 1947) and Hank Snow ("I'm Movin' On," 1950) achieved the feat. For 58 years, those three songs held the longevity record for most weeks at No. 1 with 21 weeks, with only a handful of songs coming within a month of matching the record into the early 1960s. Finally, on August 10, 2013, "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line surpassed Pierce's "In the Jailhouse Now" for most weeks at No. 1 when it spent its 22nd week at No. 1.

When Johnny Cash recorded the song in 1962, he used a more humorous set of lyrics, based on the 1915 version; it includes anecdotes of Campbell's wife Sadie carrying on an affair with the sheriff while Campbell is incarcerated, and Campbell's fooling the Prohibition Party into supporting his New Orleans-to-Boston pub crawl under the guise of a campaign for President. In spite of this, most writers claim that Cash was covering Jimmie Rodgers' song, which further obscures that the song originated with African-American performers and was kept alive in a vaudeville and jug band tradition for many decades.

The song regained popularity years later when Sonny James recorded a live version during a 1976 concert at Tennessee State Prison. James' version included backing by the Tennessee State Prison Band, and peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.

The Jimmie Rodgers version was sung by Gene Autry in his 1941 movie "Back in the Saddle."

In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, "Delmar" (Tim Blake Nelson) sings a rendition, with "Pete" (John Turturro) yodeling between the verses, prior to the Soggy Bottom Boys' main number, "Man of Constant Sorrow". The other "Soggy Bottom Boys" songs are lip-synched, but Tim Blake Nelson sings his own vocals on this song, while Turturro's yodeling is actually performed by Pat Enright of the Nashville Bluegrass Band.

In 1979, the song was done in a blackface performance in the musical One Mo' Time by Vernel Bagneris. The musical was revived on Broadway in 2002. The version of the song used in the show was the same as that recorded by the Louisville Jug Bands in the 1920s.

Brad Paisley used the chorus for the end of "Mr. Policeman," a song on his 2007 album 5th Gear. New lyrics were written to provide an ending to the song's story.

References

The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 131
^ The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 132
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 119
Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 137-138
Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, p. 258
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 141,163
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 135
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 139
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 156
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 149-150
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 291-292
Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone Online Discographical Project: Victor 22000 - 22500 Retrieved September 14, 2011
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, pp. 165-168
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 171
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, pp. 177-180
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 182
Rowell, Erica (2007). The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 276 n.59. ISBN 978-0810858503. Excerpts available at Google Books.
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 187
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, p. 188

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