Back Home Again in Indiana
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"Back Home Again in Indiana" is a popular early 20th-century American jazz standard closely associated with the Indianapolis 500, where it has been traditionally performed before the race.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
popular song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | James F. Hanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredInRepertoireOf |
New Orleans jazz bands
ⓘ
bebop musicians ⓘ swing bands ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedIn | vaudeville ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar AABA ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major (common performance key) ⓘ |
| hasMelodicSimilarityTo | On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformanceBy |
Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors character, informally referenced)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Nabors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | nostalgia for Indiana ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithEvent | Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | state song standard of Indiana (informal) ⓘ |
| isImprovisationBasisFor |
Donna Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ice Freezes Red NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana (various contrafacts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Great American Songbook (commonly regarded) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ballard MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Wabash River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
candlelight ⓘ moonlight on the Wabash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Al Hirt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ James Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Nabors NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Dixieland Jass Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up ⓘ |
| title | Back Home Again in Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyPerformedAt | Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedAs | pre-race anthem at Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
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