Cumberland Blues
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"Cumberland Blues" is a country- and bluegrass-influenced Grateful Dead song known for its driving rhythm and lyrics about the struggles of working-class life.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron "Pigpen" McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Jerry Garcia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
American working-class culture
ⓘ
jam band repertoire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
American folk music
ⓘ
country music ⓘ traditional bluegrass music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceTradition | frequently performed in Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ |
| hasMood |
driving
ⓘ
energetic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | driving rhythm ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person worker viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSetting | mining community ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | bluegrass-influenced harmony and rhythm ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Blues
ⓘ
Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Grateful Dead song catalog ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
economic struggle
ⓘ
labor and work ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of country, bluegrass, and rock elements
ⓘ
depiction of miners and working-class hardship ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
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