Beans and Cornbread
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"Beans and Cornbread" is a lively 1949 jump blues song by Louis Jordan, known for its playful call-and-response lyrics and humorous depiction of a quarrel between the two titular foods.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistRole | Louis Jordan as bandleader ⓘ |
| associatedWithCuisine | Southern United States cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | African-American popular music ⓘ |
| composer | Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | 1940s rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Beans
NERFINISHED
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Cornbread ⓘ |
| genre |
jump blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasCallAndResponseBetween | lead vocal and band ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReputation | classic Louis Jordan jump blues number ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | slapstick-style verbal humor ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| hasLyricalStructure | call-and-response ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
friendship and reconciliation
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humorous argument between foods ⓘ |
| hasMood |
humorous
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playful ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person commentary on quarrel ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature |
strong backbeat
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syncopation ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | novelty song ⓘ |
| hasTempo | lively ⓘ |
| involvesWordplay | food-related puns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic depiction of quarrel between beans and cornbread
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playful call-and-response lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography | Louis Jordan discography ⓘ |
| performedWithEnsemble | Tympany Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Louis Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | dance music ⓘ |
| vocalist | Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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