The sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay releases a compilation album that includes 21 of his favorite card playing and gambling songs. Ricky Jay Plays Poker will be available in record stores from Tuesday, November 21, 2006.
Ricky Jay, who is known worldwide for being a sleight of hand expert, is also an author, actor, historian and consultant. In addition, Ricky Jay sets his foot in the music business by complicating his favorite tunes that themed around gambling and card playing to one album.
Ricky Jay Plays Poker features songs of variety musical genres including folk, blues, rap, gospel and more. The album will includes songs performed by Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline, Robert Johnson, Saint Etienne, Tonwse Van Zandt and many more. The deluxe edition of the album features explanation on the selection of the songs.
Ricky Jay Plays Poker also includes a special pokerDVD in which Ricky shows a few tricks and talks about his refusal to take part in celebrity poker tournaments. In addition, it comes with an exclusive Ricky Jay set of playing cards.
