song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover)
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The song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) is Joan Baez’s famous 1971 folk-rock rendition of The Band’s Civil War-themed ballad, which became one of her signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) Context triple: [Joan Baez, notableWork, song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover)]
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A.
Tom Dooley
"Tom Dooley" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized during the mid-20th-century folk revival, that recounts the story of a man condemned for murder.
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B.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a classic American song, most famously performed by Ray Charles, that has become closely associated with the U.S. state of Georgia and its cultural identity.
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E.
Kentucky Route 61
Kentucky Route 61 is a state highway in Kentucky that runs generally north–south, connecting communities such as Hodgenville with other parts of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) Target entity description: The song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) is Joan Baez’s famous 1971 folk-rock rendition of The Band’s Civil War-themed ballad, which became one of her signature hits.
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A.
Tom Dooley
"Tom Dooley" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized during the mid-20th-century folk revival, that recounts the story of a man condemned for murder.
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B.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a classic American song, most famously performed by Ray Charles, that has become closely associated with the U.S. state of Georgia and its cultural identity.
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E.
Kentucky Route 61
Kentucky Route 61 is a state highway in Kentucky that runs generally north–south, connecting communities such as Hodgenville with other parts of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptationOfLyrics | modified from The Band’s original lyrics ⓘ |
| basedOn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| chartingArtist | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| composer | Robbie Robertson ⓘ |
| containsElement |
backing band instrumentation
ⓘ
prominent female lead vocal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
later digital releases
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Vietnam War
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surface form:
Vietnam War era United States
|
| hasInfluenceOn | Joan Baez’s popular image as a crossover folk-rock artist ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableChartSuccess | true ⓘ |
| hasRecordingLocation | United States recording studio ⓘ |
| hasStudioVersion | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
family loss ⓘ post-war poverty ⓘ railroads ⓘ |
| includedIn | Blessed Are... (album) ⓘ |
| isCoverOf |
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
ⓘ
surface form:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band song)
|
| label | Vanguard Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robbie Robertson ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | vocal-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person Southern Confederate veteran ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
defeat of the Confederacy
ⓘ
loss and hardship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Joan Baez’s anti-war era repertoire
ⓘ
becoming a mainstream hit in early 1970s ⓘ commercial success compared to original ⓘ |
| originalArtist |
Bob Dylan and The Band
ⓘ
surface form:
The Band
|
| performanceType | solo vocal with band accompaniment ⓘ |
| performer | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| producer |
Henry Lewy
ⓘ
Norbert Putnam ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Joan Baez ⓘ |
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Subject: song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) Description of subject: The song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) is Joan Baez’s famous 1971 folk-rock rendition of The Band’s Civil War-themed ballad, which became one of her signature hits.
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