Mule Train
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"Mule Train" is a classic American country and pop song, best known for its whip-crack sound effects and its popularity in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mule Train canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | post-World War II popular music ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
hit in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
hit in the United States ⓘ |
| composer |
Fred Glickman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramblin’ Tommy Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | recognized as a classic Western-themed pop song ⓘ |
| decadeOfPeakPopularity |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy |
Bing Crosby
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ⓘ
Frankie Laine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaughn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
pop music ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersion |
Bing Crosby version
ⓘ
Frankie Laine version ⓘ Tennessee Ernie Ford version NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaughn Monroe version ⓘ |
| hasStyle | novelty song elements ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American West
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freight hauling by mule train ⓘ |
| influencedBy | cowboy songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Fred Glickman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramblin’ Tommy Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFeature | whip-crack sound effects ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular song repertoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
early 1950s
ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankie Laine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaughn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| usesSoundEffect | whip crack ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.