The Ballad of Jed Clampett
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"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is a bluegrass-style country song by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs that narrates the rags-to-riches story of the Clampett family and serves as the iconic theme for the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | television music ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Elly May Clampett
NERFINISHED
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Granny Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ Jed Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ Jethro Bodine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | The Beverly Hillbillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnSetting |
Beverly Hills, California
NERFINISHED
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rural American South ⓘ |
| composer | Earl Scruggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | iconic TV theme song ⓘ |
| describes |
discovery of oil
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move from rural area to Beverly Hills ⓘ rags-to-riches story ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
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country ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
rural identity in urban setting
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social mobility ⓘ unexpected fortune ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
banjo accompaniment
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narrated vocal delivery ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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banjo ⓘ upright bass ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Jed Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Henning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicStyle | traditional bluegrass ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Clampett family
NERFINISHED
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Jed Clampett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetworkContext | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Beverly Hillbillies franchise ⓘ |
| performer |
Earl Scruggs
NERFINISHED
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Flatt and Scruggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Flatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | bluegrass-style country ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
culture clash between rural life and Beverly Hills
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sudden wealth from oil discovery ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeFor | The Beverly Hillbillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInClosingCreditsOf | The Beverly Hillbillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInOpeningCreditsOf | The Beverly Hillbillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Beverly Hillbillies