Wagoner's Lad
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"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wagoner's Lad | 2 |
| My Wagoner Lad | 1 |
| Wagoner's Lad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808069 — 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: Wagoner's Lad Context triple: [Joan Baez, Vol. 2, hasTrack, Wagoner's Lad]
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A.
Lonesome Jim
Lonesome Jim is an independent dramedy film about a young man returning to his small hometown and struggling with aimlessness, family tensions, and unexpected romance.
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B.
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film, set in the 1930s South, for which Laura Dern received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for her lead performance.
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C.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
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D.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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E.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
- 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: Wagoner's Lad Target entity description: "Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
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A.
Lonesome Jim
Lonesome Jim is an independent dramedy film about a young man returning to his small hometown and struggling with aimlessness, family tensions, and unexpected romance.
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B.
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama film, set in the 1930s South, for which Laura Dern received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for her lead performance.
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C.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
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D.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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E.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
traditional American folk ballad ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | 1960s American folk revival ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | various folk song indexes and collections ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
Cecil Sharp
ⓘ
other early 20th-century folk song collectors ⓘ |
| collectedInTradition | Appalachian folk music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
American folk music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeVoice | female protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
female lament ⓘ love ⓘ parental opposition to marriage ⓘ |
| hasVariant | songs sharing similar lyrics and melody in the Anglo-American tradition ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
My Wagoner Lad
ⓘ
linked to:
Wagoner's Lad
The Wagoner's Lad ⓘ
linked to:
Wagoner's Lad
|
| includedOnAlbum |
Joan Baez (1960 debut album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Joan Baez
|
| influenced | later American folk revival repertoire ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
complaint about parents blocking marriage
ⓘ
lament over social status ⓘ reference to a wagoner or wagon driver ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often performed with voice and guitar
ⓘ
sometimes performed unaccompanied ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Doc Watson
ⓘ
Jean Ritchie ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Odetta ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ The New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | 19th century or earlier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wagoner's Lad Description of subject: "Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2"
subject linked to:
album "Doc Watson" (1964)
linked to: Wagoner's Lad
linked to: Wagoner's Lad
linked to: Wagoner's Lad