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Old Joe Clark

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Fiddle tune widely known throughout southeastern United States. Researchers have found several possible origins of this tune based on the lives of real Joe Clarks in Virginia, Kentucky & Maryland. Old Joe Clark may even have started out as a ballad which then later became a popular fiddle tune, instead of the lyrics being added to an already existing fiddle tune. Others suggest it first circulated in children's tradition and in play-parties and later was introduced into the fiddle and banjo world.
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February 1924
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September 1939 Medley
Vocalise version
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Ol'e Joe Clark Chapparal 1980 Unverified
Old Joe Clark Mad Jocks & Englishmen 1980 Unverified
1983
May 23, 1985 Live
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1993 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
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October 2002
2002 Live
September 21, 2004
May 17, 2005 Live
May 9, 2006
July 11, 2008
September 23, 2008
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November 7, 2010
June 14, 2011
July 15, 2011
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January 16, 2016
September 2017

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i 1929
i 1942
i 1950 Medley
i May 1952
i Old Joe Clark Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant August 1954 Unverified
i 1957
i July 1960
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i July 1961
i January 1962 Released more than 10 years after its recording
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i February 1966
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i 1972 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Medley
i October 1973
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i March 1975
i 1975 Live
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i 1976 Medley
i 1977 Medley
i 1978
i 1979 Medley
i October 21, 1980 Medley
i November 1980
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i November 1983
i 1983
i 1984 Medley
i 1984 Released more than 10 years after its recording
i 1986
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i January 15, 1993 Medley
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i 1994 Medley
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i June 17, 1997 Released more than 10 years after its recording
i November 10, 1997
i September 15, 1998
i October 12, 1998
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i 1998
i April 20, 1999
i Old Joe Clark Un-Reconstructed 1999 Unverified
i 2000 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Acoustic
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i 2000
i February 28, 2001
i June 19, 2001
i August 20, 2002
i 2002 Medley
i 2002
i July 1, 2003
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i 2003
i May 25, 2004
i July 16, 2004
i 2004 Released more than 10 years after its recording
i 2005
i May 23, 2006
i 2006
i May 1, 2007
i May 1, 2007
i May 1, 2007
i March 14, 2009
i May 1, 2009
i 2009 Released more than 10 years after its recording
i 2009 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
i August 13, 2010
i 2010
i January 11, 2011
i Old Joe Clark Dewey Farmer & Derwin Hinson June 21, 2012 Unverified
i October 2014 Medley
i 2014
i June 28, 2015 Medley
i 2015
i June 17, 2016
i 2016 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
i January 22, 2019
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