The Wabash Cannonball
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The Wabash Cannonball is a classic American folk and country song, popularized by Roy Acuff, that nostalgically celebrates a legendary railroad train.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wabash Cannonball | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
ⓘ
country song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roy Acuff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wabash Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ railroad songs ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreCategory | train song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
American folk standard
ⓘ
American railroad folklore ⓘ country music standard ⓘ |
| describes | legendary train ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasAlternateSpelling | Wabash Cannon Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | representation of train lore ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
American landscape
ⓘ
moving train ⓘ |
| hasMood |
celebratory
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nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | yes ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Wabash Cannonball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Wabash Cannonball train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
train travel ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
American folk song repertoire
ⓘ
classic country repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentions | Wabash line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy | Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | string band music ⓘ |
| performanceType | vocal music ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Roy Acuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Roy Acuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | railroad train ⓘ |
| theme |
American railroads
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ rail travel ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
banjo
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fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbol of American railroading ⓘ |
| usedIn | American folk music education ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Wabash Cannonball