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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Mule Train canonical 3

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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
Hy Heath
Johnny Lange
Ramblin’ Tommy Scott
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalImpact recognized as a classic Western-themed pop song
decadeOfPeakPopularity 1940s
1950s
firstPopularizedBy Bing Crosby
Frankie Laine
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Vaughn Monroe
genre country music
pop music
hasNotableCoverVersion Bing Crosby version
Frankie Laine version
Tennessee Ernie Ford version
Vaughn Monroe version
hasStyle novelty song elements
hasTheme American West
freight hauling by mule train
influencedBy cowboy songs
language English
lyricist Fred Glickman
Hy Heath
Johnny Lange
Ramblin’ Tommy Scott
mediaType audio recording
notableFeature whip-crack sound effects
partOf American popular song repertoire
publicationPeriod early 1950s
late 1940s
recordedBy Bing Crosby
Frankie Laine
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Vaughn Monroe
releaseYear 1949
tempo up-tempo
usesSoundEffect whip crack

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Tennessee Ernie Ford notableSong Mule Train
Frankie Laine notableWork Mule Train
Ernest Jennings Ford notableSong Mule Train