Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
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"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a classic 1952 country song by Hank Williams that celebrates Cajun culture with a catchy, Louisiana bayou-inspired melody and lyrics.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jambalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Cajun music
ⓘ
country music ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Yvonne
NERFINISHED
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ma cher amio ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
country music standard
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widely covered by other artists ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular representations of Cajun culture in music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricMention |
crawfish pie
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file gumbo ⓘ jambalaya ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
honky-tonk
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up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasPopularityRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | “Jambalaya, crawfish pie and filé gumbo” ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Louisiana bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | lively ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Cajun culture
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Louisiana bayou life ⓘ celebration and festivity ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Louisiana Creole and Cajun traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Brenda Lee
NERFINISHED
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Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ The Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAs | single by Hank Williams ⓘ |
| partOf | Hank Williams song catalog ⓘ |
| performer | Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analyses of Cajun influence in country music ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.