Rag Mop
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"Rag Mop" is a popular novelty song from the late 1940s that became a major hit for the Ames Brothers and is closely associated with their musical legacy.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Johnnie Lee Wills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ames Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith | musical legacy of The Ames Brothers ⓘ |
| composer |
Deacon Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnnie Lee Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | recognized as a classic novelty hit of the postwar era ⓘ |
| hasNotableChartSuccess | true ⓘ |
| hasSpellingGimmick | title spelled out in lyrics ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
comic lyrics ⓘ up-tempo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western swing
ⓘ
early rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| isMajorHitFor | The Ames Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Deacon Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | The Ames Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | 78 rpm single ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular music of the late 1940s ⓘ |
| performer | The Ames Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Ames Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Coral Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | rag mop ⓘ |
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