Old Shep
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"Old Shep" is a sentimental country ballad about a boy and his dog that was famously recorded by Elvis Presley early in his career.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ElvisPresleyAlbumAppearance | Elvis (1956 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ElvisPresleyEarlyCareerAssociation | yes ⓘ |
| ElvisPresleyFirstRecorded | 1956 ⓘ |
| ElvisPresleyLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ElvisPresleyPerformedAsChild | true ⓘ |
| ElvisPresleyRecordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| firstLine | When I was a lad and Old Shep was a pup ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
country ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | true ⓘ |
| hasTragicEnding | true ⓘ |
| isNarrativeSong | true ⓘ |
| isSentimental | true ⓘ |
| lyricist | Arthur Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Elvis Presley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hank Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Cliff Richard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ The Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural America ⓘ |
| subject | dog named Shep ⓘ |
| theme |
boy and his dog
ⓘ
death of a pet ⓘ loss ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| writer |
Arthur Willis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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