Ball and Chain

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"Ball and Chain" is a powerful blues-rock song famously performed by Janis Joplin, showcasing her raw, emotive vocals and becoming one of her signature live numbers.

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Ball and Chain canonical 11
Ball & Chain 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Big Brother and the Holding Company ⓘ
Big Mama Thornton ⓘ
Janis Joplin ⓘ
composer Big Mama Thornton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
famousLivePerformer Janis Joplin ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
hasCharacteristic emotive vocals ⓘ
extended live improvisation ⓘ
powerful vocal performance ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn rock interpretations of blues standards ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle slow blues ⓘ
hasTheme emotional pain ⓘ
troubled relationships ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Big Mama Thornton ⓘ
notableCoverPerformer Big Brother and the Holding Company ⓘ
Janis Joplin ⓘ
notableFor being one of Janis Joplin's signature songs ⓘ
notablePerformance Monterey Pop Festival 1967 ⓘ
originalPerformer Big Mama Thornton ⓘ
partOf Big Brother and the Holding Company live repertoire ⓘ
Janis Joplin live repertoire ⓘ
performanceType live staple ⓘ
recordedBy Big Brother and the Holding Company ⓘ
Janis Joplin ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Janis Joplin → notableWork → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Big Mama Thornton → notableWork → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Big Mama Thornton → performerOf → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Cheap Thrills → hasPart → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Martha Wainwright (album) → hasTrack → Ball & Chain ⓘ
linked to: Ball and Chain
Willie Mae Thornton → notableWork → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Willie Mae Thornton → notableSong → Ball and Chain ⓘ
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton → notableWork → Ball and Chain ⓘ
subject linked to: Willie Mae
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton → performedSong → Ball and Chain ⓘ
subject linked to: Willie Mae