Stewball

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Stewball is a rhythm and blues song popularized by the American vocal group The Coasters, based on the traditional folk ballad about a racehorse.

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Stewball canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rhythm and blues song
song
basedOn ballad about a racehorse
traditional folk ballad
characterType racehorse
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
derivesFrom traditional horse-racing ballads
describesEvent horse race involving Stewball
genre rhythm and blues
hasForm ballad
hasNarrativeVoice first-person narrator
hasSubject racehorse
hasTitleCharacter Stewball NERFINISHED
hasVersion The Coasters recording
influenced later folk and popular song adaptations
language English
musicalArtist The Coasters NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme gambling
horse race
loss
notableFor popularization by The Coasters
partOfTradition Anglo-American folk music tradition
performedBy The Coasters NERFINISHED
popularizedBy The Coasters NERFINISHED
workType musical work

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The Coasters notableWork Stewball