The Wreck of the Old 97

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:song
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andrew_Wyeth
gptkb:Lester_Flatt
gptkb:The_Carter_Family
gptkb:Johnny_Cash_with_His_Hot_and_Blue_Guitar
gptkb:The_Prairie_Ramblers
gptkb:Lead_Belly
gptkb:The_Goat_Rodeo_Sessions
gptkbp:album gptkb:The_Wreck_of_the_Old_97
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Vernon_Dalhart
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_railroads
railroad history
Nashville sound
railroad workers
train songs
American tragedy
Southern Railway history
train culture
train wrecks
gptkbp:based_on real train wreck
gptkbp:chart_performance Billboard charts
top of country charts
gptkbp:covered_by gptkb:The_Grateful_Dead
gptkbp:cultural_impact American folk music tradition
inspired other songs
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:American_railroads
gptkbp:cultural_significance American identity
gptkbp:events September 27, 1903
gptkbp:genre gptkb:country
gptkbp:historical_event Old 97 train crash
gptkbp:historical_significance reflects early 20th-century America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wreck of the Old 97
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:band
American music history
folk revival movement
country music artists
singer-songwriter movement
Americana music.
country music evolution
gptkbp:influenced_artists bluegrass
gptkbp:influenced_by American folk music
blues music
traditional folk music
traditional ballads
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Old_97_train_incident
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:documentaries
historical research
folk revival movement
musical adaptations
folk music storytelling.
train songs in popular culture
train-themed songs
gptkbp:inspired_by real-life events
real train accident
gptkbp:is_featured_in music history books
documentaries about trains
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:United_States
folk music circles
gptkbp:known_for storytelling through music
its narrative style
its historical context
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy American music history
gptkbp:length 3:10
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:music_by story of a train crash
gptkbp:music_style traditional
gptkbp:narrative_style train crash
gptkbp:next_edition gptkb:The_Carter_Family
gptkb:The_Blue_Sky_Boys
gptkbp:notable_cover gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:The_Grateful_Dead
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Grand_Ole_Opry
gptkbp:notable_recordings 1930 version
gptkbp:notable_song ' It was on that fateful day'.
' The Old 97'.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:mythological_figure
American music heritage
American storytelling tradition
train lore
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:The_New_Lost_City_Ramblers
gptkb:The_Kingston_Trio
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:The_Weavers
gptkb:The_Carter_Family
gptkb:The_Highwaymen
folk festivals
various artists
gptkbp:railway_line 97
gptkbp:record_label Victor Records
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:release_year 1924
gptkbp:released gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:remake numerous artists
gptkbp:subject railroad tragedy
gptkbp:symbolism American trains
gptkbp:theme gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkbp:writer Henry Whitter
gptkbp:year_composed 1924