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This one is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century. The earliest known version published was from 1915 by Totts Davis and Ed Stafford titled ”He's In The Jailhouse Now”.
In 1924, Whistler's Jug Band from Louisville, Kentucky, recorded it under the title "Jail House Blues,", in fact it was the same song.
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.
Two African-American bluesmen also recorded the song prior to Jimmy Rodgers: Blind Blake in 1927 and Jim Jackson in 1928. Jackson also copyrighted the song before Rodgers. Finally the Memphis Sheiks (a pseudonym for the Memphis Jug Band) recorded it in 1930. On some of the Memphis Sheiks' records, an African-American vaudeville performer named Bert Murphy is given credit for writing the song.
In my western swing version I sing and play guitar and also tenor and plectrum banjo.
I produced this at my home with Band in a Box and Reaper.

****** Song Summary *************
Key=C , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=4:06
Style is _WSBAND1.STY (Western Swing Band)
MelodyCustom Synth is 041 - Violin, Pop [SN0288]
RealTracks used:
RealTracks in style: ~~536:Bass, Acoustic, Pop Sw 120
RealTracks in style: ~1296:Fiddle, Background WesternSwing Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~1134:Pedal Steel, Rhythm WesternSwing Sw 165
RealTracks in song: 1505:Pedal Steel, Soloist, CountryShufflePaul Sw 120 (Bluesy)
RealTracks in song: 1872:Fiddle, Soloist WesternSwingAndy Sw 165 (Bluesy)
RealDrums in style:NashvilleSwing8^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride