Recording: Gypsum Davy

Performed by

Jean Ritchie

First release

On Audio album Jean Ritchie Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family (1952)

Rating

Song info

Song

The Gypsy Laddie

Written by

[Traditional]

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Black Jack David	Carlisle Brothers	1939
2	Black Jack David	The Carter Family	1940
3	Gypsum Davy	Jean Ritchie	1952
4	Black Jack Davy	Ed McCurdy	1955
5	Black Jack David	Warren Smith	September 1956
6	Gypsy Davy	Peter Seeger and His Five String Banjo	1957
7	Gypsy Laddie	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	1957
8	Black Jack David	Faro Burke & The Dealers	1960
9	Gypsy Davy	Barbara Dane	1961
10	Gypsy Laddie (Child #200)	Jean Ritchie	1961
11	Gypsy Davy	Karl Denver	January 1962
12	Gypsy Davy	Tossi Aaron	March 1962
13	Black Jack David	The New Lost City Ramblers	1962
14	Gyps of David	Frank Proffitt	1962
15	Gypsy Davy	Margaret MacArthur	1962
16	Gypsy Laddie	Jean Redpath	1962
17	Black Jack David	Alice Stuart	1964
18	Gypsy Davy (Child 200)	Lawrence Older	1964
19	The Gypsy Laddie	John Jacob Niles	1965
20	Black Jack Davy	The Incredible String Band	1970
21	Gypsy Davy	Arlo Guthrie	1973
22	Black Jack Davey	Kevin Roth	1975
23	Black Jack Davy	Steeleye Span	1975
24	Gypsy Davey	Happy Traum	1975
25	The Gypsy Laddie	Tannahill Weavers	1976
26	Black Jack Davey	Bryan Bowers	1977
27	The Gypsy Laddie	Colin Thompson	1980
28	Gypsy Davie	Alex Campbell	1981
29	Blackjack Davey	Bob Dylan	November 3, 1992
30	Gypsy Davy	Lesley Schatz	1994
31	Black Jack Davey	Koerner, Ray & Glover	1996
32	Blackjack David	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998
33	Gypsy Davey	Doc and Richard Watson	1999
34	Black Jack Davy	Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues	2001
35	Black Jack Davey	The White Stripes	May 13, 2003
36	Black Jack David	Norman and Nancy Blake with Tim O'Brien	2004
37	Gypsen Davey	Elizabeth LaPrelle	2004
38	Gypsum Davey	June Tabor	February 2005
39	Harrison Brady	Kieron Means	August 2005
40	Gypsy Davey	Fotheringay	2008