Freight Train

lyrical adaptation by Chas McDevitt and Bill Varley, based on "Freight Train" composed by Elizabeth Cotten
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q106634082
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Freight Train

Summary

Freight Train is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Freight Train's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Freight Train's composer is recorded as Elizabeth Cotten[3].
  • Freight Train's based on is recorded as Freight Train[4].
  • Freight Train was performed by Chas McDevitt[5].
  • Among the performers on Freight Train was Nancy Whiskey[6].
  • Freight Train's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Freight Train was published on January 1, 1956[8].
  • Freight Train's lyricist is recorded as Elizabeth Cotten[9].
  • Freight Train's title is recorded as Freight Train[10].
  • Freight Train's has characteristic is recorded as train song[11].
  • Freight Train's has characteristic is recorded as lyrical adaptation[12].
  • Freight Train's has melody is recorded as Freight Train[13].
  • Freight Train's different from is recorded as Freight train[14].
  • Freight Train's derivative work is recorded as Lyckan kommer, lyckan går[15].
  • Freight Train's modified version of is recorded as Freight Train[16].
  • Freight Train's adapted by is recorded as Chas McDevitt[17].
  • Freight Train's adapted by is recorded as Bill Varley[18].
  • Freight Train's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • Community tags: train[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20a7a722-8156-33ee-a74a-fa428637b107[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Chas McDevitt[5] and Nancy Whiskey[6].

Publication

Freight Train was released on January 1, 1956[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description lyrical adaptation by Chas McDevitt and Bill Varley, based on "Freight Train" co
    Instance of musical work/composition
    Language of work or name English
    Modified version of Freight Train
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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