Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
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"Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)" is a traditional American folk song, popularized in the 20th century by artists like Burl Ives, known for its catchy refrain and roots in 19th-century minstrel music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) canonical | 2 |
| Blue Tail Fly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10810119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) Context triple: [Burl Ives, notableSong, Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)]
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A.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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B.
Orange Blossom Special
Orange Blossom Special was a famous luxury passenger train that ran between New York and Florida during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Dipper Mouth Blues
"Dipper Mouth Blues" is a pioneering early jazz composition and recording, famous for its influential cornet solos and central role in the development of New Orleans and Chicago-style jazz.
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E.
Rocky Bluewinkle
Rocky Bluewinkle is the moose-themed mascot of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans with on-field antics and community appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) Target entity description: "Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)" is a traditional American folk song, popularized in the 20th century by artists like Burl Ives, known for its catchy refrain and roots in 19th-century minstrel music.
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A.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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B.
Orange Blossom Special
Orange Blossom Special was a famous luxury passenger train that ran between New York and Florida during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Dipper Mouth Blues
"Dipper Mouth Blues" is a pioneering early jazz composition and recording, famous for its influential cornet solos and central role in the development of New Orleans and Chicago-style jazz.
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E.
Rocky Bluewinkle
Rocky Bluewinkle is the moose-themed mascot of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans with on-field antics and community appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century song
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American folk song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jimmy Crack Corn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American folk revival
ⓘ
linked to:
American folk music revival
antebellum South ⓘ blackface minstrelsy ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| chorusLine |
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care
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My master's gone away ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American songbooks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext |
American folk music canon
ⓘ
minstrel show tradition ⓘ |
| firstKnownCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
minstrel song ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
enslaved servant narrator
ⓘ
master ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasMeter | simple duple meter ⓘ |
| hasMotif | blue-tailed fly biting a horse ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Jimmy crack corn and I don't care ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American oral tradition
ⓘ
death of a master ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| intendedPerformance | vocal performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent | master falls from horse and dies ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Bill Monroe
ⓘ
Burl Ives ⓘ Gene Autry ⓘ The Andrews Sisters ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bill Monroe
ⓘ
Burl Ives ⓘ Gene Autry ⓘ The Andrews Sisters ⓘ Various folk revival artists ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ambiguous attitude toward master's death
ⓘ
relationship between enslaved person and master ⓘ |
| title |
Blue Tail Fly
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linked to:
Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
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| typicalAccompaniment |
banjo
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fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| usedIn |
children's music repertoires
ⓘ
school music education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) Description of subject: "Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)" is a traditional American folk song, popularized in the 20th century by artists like Burl Ives, known for its catchy refrain and roots in 19th-century minstrel music.
Referenced by (3)
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