Cocaine Blues
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"Cocaine Blues" is a classic American country-folk murder ballad most famously associated with Johnny Cash, who delivered a legendary performance of it on his Live at Folsom Prison album.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
murder ballad
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Little Sadie (in some variants)
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Transfusion Blues (in some variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
country
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folk ⓘ murder ballad ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| includedOn | Johnny Cash album "At Folsom Prison" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | traditional American folk ballads ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject |
a man who kills his lover
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a trial and sentencing ⓘ regret over cocaine use ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformance | Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison, 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Bill Monroe
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Bob Dylan (in related/variant versions) NERFINISHED ⓘ George Thorogood NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Hogsed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Charlatans NERFINISHED ⓘ Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedLiveBy | Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Hogsed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabelForNotableVersion | Columbia Records (Johnny Cash Folsom Prison version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American South (in many versions)
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courtroom (trial scene) ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cocaine
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homicide ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ moral warning about drugs ⓘ |
| theme |
crime
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drug use ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ murder ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
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