The Song "A Deck Of Cards"

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 24 Aug 2001 5:36 pm

A friend of mine was wondering who that song was by and where they might get a recording of it. Any help ?

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 24 Aug 2001 5:41 pm

Wink Martindale, also Max Bygraves and also Pat Campbell.
Don't know what record labels though.
Try a search at Amazon or similiar site.
Regards Baz.

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 24 Aug 2001 6:54 pm

I seem to remember a version also by Stewart Hamblin from way back when he was doing all those patriotic songs.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 24 Aug 2001 8:04 pm

I have a recording of it by Phil Harris.

RMckee · Post by **RMckee** » 24 Aug 2001 8:37 pm

I heard it by T. Texas Tyler, I believe. A search of the Ernest Tubb record shop's web-site might turn it up.

Randy

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 24 Aug 2001 8:44 pm

"DECK OF CARDS" Recorded by: "T" Texas Tyler (4 Star 1228) 1948(#2)

Tex Ritter (Capitol Amer. 40114) 1948(#10)

Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) 1959(#11) Traditional Arrangement

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 24 Aug 2001 10:28 pm

I have a copy of the Tex Ritter version. I,also,have a "spin-off" version by Tex,called,"The Red Deck Of Cards",written by Red River Dave McEnery,making reference to the Korean war. (Capitol # 2686).
Also,a "spin-off" vocal,(not recitation) by T.Texas Tyler called,"The Soldier's Prayer Book",(4 Star) written by V.F. Stewart
BTW,T.T.T. wrote the original.
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Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 26 Aug 2001 3:29 am

Thanks guys----as usual, you can depend on the forum gang !!

Russ · Post by **Russ** » 26 Aug 2001 6:00 pm

Also Bill Anderson Just Released it on his CD called By Request

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George Rozak · Post by **George Rozak** » 26 Aug 2001 6:45 pm

I seem to remember Cowboy Copas doing a version of this song also called "Cowboy's Deck of Cards."

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 26 Aug 2001 7:35 pm

Wow !!! You 'spose he's rich Jim ???
And if he can shoot golf really well, Weldon might be interested too !!!! *LOL*

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 27 Aug 2001 9:35 pm

FYI,from www.google.com
T.Texas Tyler,b. David Luke Myrick, 20 June 1916, Mena, Arkansas, USA, d. 28 January 1972, Springfield, Missouri, USA.

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Mylos Sonka · Post by **Mylos Sonka** » 31 Aug 2001 1:39 pm

Now this is going back in my memory a ways, but I am pretty sure I remember reading that the basic theme of Deck of Cards goes back at least as far as the mid-19th Century, when it was regularly performed as a kind of music-hall recitation. T. Texas Tyler may have copywrited his version, but the basic recitation goes back into the Public Domain, if my information is correct.

Mylos

Jay Dee Maness · Post by **Jay Dee Maness** » 31 Aug 2001 3:48 pm

I think Tex Williams did a version of this song too.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » 1 Sep 2001 6:26 pm

I can remember when It first came out in Baltimore, about 1949 or so, there was considerable talk about banning It fron radio. Seems a lot of the church folks got a little up tight.