California Stars

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"California Stars" is a widely loved folk-rock song by Wilco (with Billy Bragg), adapted from previously unused Woody Guthrie lyrics and featured on the collaborative album *Mermaid Avenue*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Mermaid Avenue NERFINISHED
basedOn unused Woody Guthrie lyrics
composer Jay Bennett NERFINISHED
Jeff Tweedy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre folk
folk rock
hasAssociatedArtist Nora Guthrie NERFINISHED
Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed
hasCultFollowing true
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
pedal steel guitar
hasLength approximately 4 minutes 59 seconds
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Wilco concerts
hasLyricalSource Woody Guthrie notebooks NERFINISHED
hasLyricistSource Woody Guthrie archives NERFINISHED
hasNotableLiveVersion Kicking Television: Live in Chicago NERFINISHED
hasNotablePerformer Jeff Tweedy NERFINISHED
Wilco live band NERFINISHED
hasStyle melodic
mid-tempo
hasTheme dreams
longing
romantic yearning
hasTrackPosition track 2 on Mermaid Avenue
includedIn Mermaid Avenue project NERFINISHED
isCollaborationBetween Billy Bragg NERFINISHED
Wilco NERFINISHED
isFanFavorite true
language English
lyricist Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum Mermaid Avenue NERFINISHED
performer Billy Bragg NERFINISHED
Wilco NERFINISHED
producer Billy Bragg NERFINISHED
Nora Guthrie NERFINISHED
Wilco NERFINISHED
recordedBy Billy Bragg NERFINISHED
Wilco NERFINISHED
recordedForProject Mermaid Avenue sessions
recordLabel Elektra Records
releaseDate 1998

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Wilco hasNotableSong California Stars