Little Sadie
E490537
"Little Sadie" is a traditional American folk ballad, often associated with Appalachian music, that tells the story of a man who murders a woman and faces the consequences of his crime.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In Search of Little Sadie | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appalachian folk song
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murder ballad ⓘ traditional American folk ballad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bad Lee Brown
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Bad Man Ballad NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocaine Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Penitentiary Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Transfusion Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
American folk music revival
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American old-time music ⓘ |
| collectedIn | early 20th century American folk song collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | represents the American tradition of narrative murder ballads ⓘ |
| genre |
Appalachian music
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folk music ⓘ murder ballad ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bad Lee Brown (folk variant)
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Cocaine Blues (country variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century American folk revival repertoire
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later country murder ballads ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
arrest by the sheriff
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confession of a crime ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ trial before a judge ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Bob Dylan
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Clarence Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ Crocodile Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Crooked Still NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Lanegan NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sadies NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man murders a woman named Sadie and faces arrest and punishment for his crime ⓘ |
| recordedAs |
In Search of Little Sadie (Bob Dylan arrangement)
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Little Sadie (Doc Watson recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | old-time ballad style ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy | American folk music scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and punishment
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justice ⓘ murder ⓘ remorse ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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banjo ⓘ fiddle ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
In Search of Little Sadie