Up on Cripple Creek
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"Up on Cripple Creek" is a roots-rock song by The Band, known for its funky groove, storytelling lyrics, and Levon Helm’s distinctive lead vocal and drumming.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Up on Cripple Creek canonical | 3 |
| Up on Cripple Creek by The Band | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| artist | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard Hot 100 top 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada–United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| drummer | Levon Helm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentalist |
Garth Hudson
NERFINISHED
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Richard Manuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Danko NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
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rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ swamp rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered one of The Band’s signature songs ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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clavinet with wah-wah effect ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Rock of Ages (live album track) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | funk-influenced groove ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1969 promotional video ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Band live setlists ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Greatest Hits (The Band album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Best of The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Levon Helm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricCharacteristic | storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
romantic relationship
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rural American life ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Levon Helm’s distinctive lead vocal
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funky groove ⓘ innovative use of clavinet ⓘ |
| partOf | The Band (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| side | A-side of single ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| writer | Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Up on Cripple Creek by The Band
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)