This sparkling arrangement by bill leonard will have your audience rocking. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Taking its name from the famous folk song of southern indiana, wabash cannonball is dusted with ash and left to mature for about three to five weeks. Top secret drum corps of basel meets the blue devil percussion team of concorde california duration. Kansas state university world university rankings the. Traditional played once by the grateful dead on 11 june 1969 at a concert billed as bobby ace and the cards from the bottom of the deck.
I wouldnt mind betting that the song was recorded by someone before the carters did. Other short stories by richard brookes also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors. Wabash cannonball was a steel roller coaster at the nowdefunct opryland usa theme park in nashville, tennessee. Composed in 1933 as a folk ballad saluting the nations railriding hobos, wabash cannonball was first performed for an athletic event at kstate on december 16, 1968. Wabash cannonball is a lighthearted yet serious countrymusic song. Youtube, youtube channel, video marketing, youtuber, igtv, erika vieira, video, instagram hatecast clint taylor. Bill snyder puts an end to ksus fuck ku chant during the.
Ebook the wabash valley high school basketball tournament as. If youre already a subscriber, please share bluegrass on the tube with friends. Student section doing the wabash cannonball pregame. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
The train was named after the song wabash cannonball. Bill snyder puts an end to ksus fuck ku chant during the wabash cannonball. Kansas state band plays wabash cannonball after pickup. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Find other kansas state wildcats football dates and see why seatgeek is. Kansas state universityfootball programretrohistoryvintage logossports. Music video by roy acuff performing the wabash cannonball live. Few college traditions are more exciting than the the pride of wildcat land getting the kansas state student section moving back and forth to the wabash cannonball. The kansas state university marching band says that the wabash cannonball has come to represent the survival of the underdog in the hearts and minds of all true kstate fans, and has earned a secure place in the ksumbs history and traditions.
Roy acuff and his crazy tennesseeans wabash cannon ball. Wabash cannonball was first performed for an athletic event at k state on december 16, 1968. Wabash cannonball 100 traditional d dul a a d dul a d 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 5 4 7 4 7 4 7 d 1. The wabash cannonball arranged by joel leach is known as a second fight song for k state. The wabash cannonball is an american folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late nineteenth century.
The wabash cannonball arranged by joel leach is known as a second fight song for kstate. Bing crosby recorded the song for his album bing crosby sings the great country hits. It is the official band of kansas state university. This will be the twelfth annual wabash cannonball kansas city. It started in 1968, when a fire roared through the universitys nichols hall, destroying nearly all of the marching bands sheet music.
The wabash valley high school basketball tournament top results of your surfing the wabash valley high school basketball tournament start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Erickson, when the school was still known as kansas state agricultural college. On the wabash cannonball if you lived through the great depression, you might remember the wabash cannonball as one of the countrys most resonant songs from that era a spirited ballad about a legendary locomotive. Nevertheless, i shall press onward, because the state of scholarship on cannonball is not adequate, at least so far as i can find. Wildcat victory is kansas state universitys official fight song. The only music that survived was the wabash cannonball, which the band used to pump up a home.
Kindt published sheet music for his 1904 wabash cannon ball, but it is likely that his revised lyrics of the 1882 song the great rock island route were written by unknown authors prior to 1904. Oct 03, 2017 kansas state marching band members were forced to stop playing the wabash cannonball before the wildcats took on baylor because the pregame tradition had become the background music to an. The carter family made one of the earlier recordings of this new song and a. Shes the regular combination on the wabash cannonball. From the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore. Wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live by kansas. Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar as she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hoboes call youre traveling through the jungles on the wabash cannonball.
Located in the state fair section of the park, the ride was built in an area previously occupied by the parks buffalo exhibit. The great rock island route, also known as wabash cannonball, is the title of an american. No tape exists, so these are the lyrics from the version recently recorded by bob weir with dan zanes. Bill snyder puts an end to ksus fuck ku chant during. Kansas state marching band members were forced to stop playing the wabash cannonball before the wildcats took on baylor because the pregame tradition had become the background music to an. If you are from indiana, you might know wabash cannonball because of its reference to a wellknown river in the hoosier state. With a history like no other, and a firm grasp on tradition, the wabash cannonball may be known as a second fight song to the kstate contingent. The kansas state university marching band says that the wabash cannonball has come to. Kansas state band halts song after vulgar chant breaks out.
A student claps while turning first to the left, and then the right, then bobs his or her torso forward. Kinky boots les miserables newsies the book of mormon the lion king wicked. Wabash cannonball lyrics roy acuff from the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore from the green new hampshire mountains to the southlands cajun lore shes mighty tall and handsome and loved by one and all shes the combination called the wabash cannonball chorus. Jun 08, 2016 heres a story just about every kansas state football fan will agree with.
When it is young, the chevre is thinskinned, white, and slightly wrinkled, but as it starts to. Ebook the wabash valley high school basketball tournament. Full online text of wabash cannonball by richard brookes. The date was april 30, 1971 and amtrak was set to take over american rail passenger service at midnight. Espn names kansas states wabash cannonball best pregame. Print and download the carter family wabash cannonball guitar tab.
Wabash cannonball written by williams kindt, adapted by a. Eight years later in december of 1968 the song by the same name which the train was named after, not vice versa was first played by the kansas state university pep band. Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled the great rock island route and credited to j. It was the second train to bear the name cannon ball, the first was the fast express cannon ball which ran in the late 1800s to early 20th century. Dinner and programlearn more about the wabash cannonball kansas city. A video of six kansas state university band members showing off their musical skills on the side of the road has gone viral. Kansas state university students, fans and alumni have been doing the wabash cannonball at athletic events and university gatherings for decades. Located in the state fair section of the park, the ride was built in an area previously occupied by the parks. The specific death that i weep for remain hidden and anonymous.
The carter family wabash cannonball guitar tab in c. Shellac 10 roy acuff and his crazy tennesseeans wabash cannon ball freight train blues 1946, shellac discogs. Find the latest world rank for kansas state university and key information for prospective students. A form 1095b will be mailed to the address provided within 30 days of the. Heres a story just about every kansas state football fan will agree with. Check out wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live by kansas state university marching band on amazon music. Watch the video for wabash cannonball from boxcar willies the tomato collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Kstate band members whip out instruments and play wabash. The arrangement is scored for younger bands, yet loses none of the excitement found in the college band arrangement. Aug 02, 2012 student section doing the wabash cannonball pregame.
The tradition of the pregame performance of the wabash cannonball, as performed by the pride of wildcat land and the kansas state university student section. After a tire blowout, kstate band members play wabash cannonball in a pickup. In addition to the carter familys 1929 recording and roy acuffs 1936 recording, many hillbilly artists recorded the wabash cannonball during the great depression era of the 1930s and 1940s, and the song was also recorded by piedmont blues legend blind willie mctell. See more ideas about kansas state university, kansas state wildcats and kansas. It was the only selection in the bands repertoire that evening for a home basketball game at ahearn fieldhouse. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises wabash cannonball the kansas state pride of wildcatland marching band gameday faves. The first wabash cannonball gala took place in kansas city in 2007 and since that time the black tie event has expanded to include colorado, houston, texas, and the north texasarea. Oh listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar as she glides along. In addition to this song, the kansas state university marching band also commonly plays wabash cannonball. I am sometimes called upon to decipher lyrics for my francophone friends, and a buddy has just emailed me to ask about a few lyrics in the roy acuff classic wabash cannonball. Built by arrow development in 1975, it was the second roller coaster added to the park following the timber topper.
As originally written, with several additional verses, daddy claxton is the engineer of the wabash cannonball. Wabash cannon ball train the wabash cannon ball was a train line on the wabash railroad which ran from 1950 to 1971. The wabash cannonball first became a hit in 1938 for roy acuff vocalion 4466 the followup to another of his bestknown tunes, the great speckle bird. Oct 21, 2014 music video by roy acuff performing the wabash cannonball live. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Print and download wabash cannonball sheet music composed by a. Kansas state wildcats, animals, animales, animaux, animal books, animal, animais. Jun 18, 2008 check out wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live by kansas state university marching band on amazon music. The wabash cannonball is an american folk song about a fictional train wabash cannonball may also refer to. Kansas state university band playing wabash canonball. The wabash cannonball arranged by joel leach is known as the unofficial second fight song of kansas state university, having been played since the late 1960s. Wabash cannonball motorcycle club, wabash, indiana. Users should keep in mind that the library of congress is providing access to these materials strictly for educational and research purposes.
I do not remember bouncing on my fathers knee to the song or dancing in a circle with the other toddlers. Wildcats in the kansas cityarea are invited to an evening of dining and dancing to raise funds for high school students to attend kstate. About wabash cannonball the great rock island route, also known as wabash cannonball, is the title of an american folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of the wabash cannonball express as it traveled on the great rock island train route. Roff language english adapted from the great rock island route written by j. Check out wabash cannonball by the kansas state pride of wildcatland marching band on amazon music. Utah phillips states that hobos imagined a mythical train called the wabash cannonball which was a. Wabash cannonball is a mouldripened, semisoft goats cheese made by judy schad and her husband larry at capriole farmstead goat cheeses in indiana. Wabash cannonball was first performed for an athletic event at kstate on december 16, 1968. The wabash cannon ball on the eve of amtrak 1971 flickr. Wabash cannonball the carter family see the complete catalog of free bluegrass on the tube videos. Wildcats in the kansas cityarea are invited to an evening of dining and dancing to raise funds for high school students to attend k state. The wabash cannon ball on the eve of amtrak 1971 this was the last run of the wabash cannon ball operated by the norfolk and western railroad by this time. Request must include your name, which hospital association you belong to, employee id, employer name, and current mailing address to send paper copy of form 1095b. Perhaps, if i am to dig deep into my history, i might just go to pete seeger and arlo guthrie.
In 2016 the wabash cannonball was recognized by espn as the. Watch the video for wabash cannonball from johnny cashs destination victoria station for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The wabash cannonball transports me, but i cannot tell to what. Wabash cannonball kansas city kstate alumni calendar. One of the most fun traditions at wildcat games is the song wabash cannonball, which. The carter family wabash cannonball guitar tab in c major. Espn college football writers think the wabash cannonball is the best pregame tradition in the big 12. Wabash cannonball by the kansas state pride of wildcatland. Wabash cannonball sheet music for treble clef instrument. Original versions of wabash cannon ball written by william. The video was posted this past weekend by band member trace woods. University, kansas state wildcats, kansas football, wabash cannonball. Wabash cannonball bill leonard pep band school band music. The first wabash cannonball gala took place in kansas city in 2007 and since that time the black tie event has expanded to include colorado, houston, texas.