Blackjack David

Blackjack David is the sixth album by the American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1998.

Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Janna Pendragon stated: "A Renaissance man, Dave Alvin continues to make and record music of integrity." Music critic Robert Christgau wrote: "...making the personal historical is still his metier—the border patrolman of 'California Snow', the Vietnam casualty of '1968'. He also knows how to make rootlessness historical. But I say he just likes the road."

Track listing
All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
 * 1) "Blackjack David" (Traditional) – 5:02
 * 2) "Abilene" – 4:57
 * 3) "New Highway" – 3:14
 * 4) "California Snow" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:00
 * 5) "Evening Blues" – 5:33
 * 6) "The Way You Say Goodbye" – 4:37
 * 7) "Mary Brown" – 4:30
 * 8) "Laurel Lynn" – 3:36
 * 9) "1968" (Alvin, Chris Gaffney) – 4:03
 * 10) "From a Kitchen Table" – 5:56
 * 11) "Tall Trees" (Alvin, Fontaine Brown) – 4:47

Personnel

 * Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
 * Chris Gaffney – accordion
 * Dan McGough – organ
 * Gregory Boaz – bass
 * Bob Glaub – bass
 * David Piltch – bass
 * Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, percussion, background vocals
 * Greg Leisz – guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, mandola, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
 * Brantley Kearns – fiddle
 * Dillon O'Brian – accordion, harmonium, piano
 * Doug Wieselman – clarinet, organ

Production notes

 * Paul DuGre – engineer, mixing
 * David Ahlert – engineer
 * Joe Gastwirt – mastering
 * Lou Beach – design
 * Kate Hoddinott – package design
 * Issa Sharp – photography
 * Dave Hoekstra – liner notes