Chattanooga Choo Choo
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"Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a popular big band-era song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, celebrated for its catchy melody and nostalgic lyrics about train travel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania Station, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | big band era ⓘ |
| awarded | first gold record by the recording industry ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major hit in the early 1940s ⓘ |
| composer | Harry Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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swing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a standard of the swing era
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widely covered by later artists ⓘ |
| hasForm | vocal jazz arrangement ⓘ |
| hasImagery | train sounds and rhythmic imitation of a locomotive ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | big band orchestra ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
catchy melody
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nostalgic lyrics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Glenn Miller’s wartime repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Mack Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chattanooga Choo Choo (train nickname)
NERFINISHED
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Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingDate | 1941-05-07 (Glenn Miller recording) ⓘ |
| openingLyrics | Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? ⓘ |
| originallyFeaturedIn | Sun Valley Serenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film ⓘ |
| performer |
Glenn Miller
NERFINISHED
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Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | music publisher Leo Feist, Inc. (sheet music) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| setting | train from Pennsylvania Station to Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| structure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| style | swing arrangement with vocal group ⓘ |
| subject | a train journey to meet a romantic partner ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up swing ⓘ |
| theme |
nostalgia
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train travel ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Paula Kelly
NERFINISHED
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Tex Beneke NERFINISHED ⓘ The Modernaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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