Ruben James
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"Ruben James" is a country song recorded by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its storytelling about a sharecropper who befriends a young boy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruben James canonical | 3 |
| Black sharecropper Ruben James | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Kenny Rogers
ⓘ
The First Edition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesOccupationOfTitleCharacter | sharecropper ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| hasBackingBand | The First Edition ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ruben James
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Black sharecropper Ruben James
young white boy narrator ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Southern United States rural life
ⓘ
interracial friendship ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Ruben James self-link ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Kenny Rogers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
gratitude
ⓘ
memory ⓘ poverty ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| musicStyle | country pop ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
friendship with a young boy
ⓘ
sharecropper ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| performer |
Kenny Rogers
ⓘ
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| storytellingStyle | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | country music concerts ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black sharecropper Ruben James