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.

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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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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Tennessee Ernie Ford notableSong Mule Train