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.

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Up on Cripple Creek canonical 3
Up on Cripple Creek by The Band 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
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
Richard Manuel NERFINISHED
Rick Danko NERFINISHED
Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED
genre country rock
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
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
rural American life
travel
narrativePerspective first-person narrator
notableFor Levon Helm’s distinctive lead vocal
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

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Levon Helm notableSongPerformance Up on Cripple Creek
Robbie Robertson notableWork Up on Cripple Creek
Robbie Robertson notableSongWrittenFor Up on Cripple Creek
this entity surface form: Up on Cripple Creek by The Band
The Last Waltz concert by The Band notableSongPerformed Up on Cripple Creek
subject surface form: The Last Waltz (concert)