cannonball

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At 15 his first job was sweeping up at Opryland USA, a park known for live shows and rides like the Wabash Cannonball, a roller coaster named for a train song.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I’m in a bit of a hard-bop phase, so I’m listening to a lot of Art Blakey, a lot of Cannonball Adderley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

Cannonball also aims to help grow the local arts economy by expanding Bumbershoot’s workforce development program, which trains young people from underserved communities in the behind-the-scenes know-how of cultural production.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Clarence Shields, Claressa's father, was a well-known "underground fighter" in Michigan, nicknamed "Cannonball".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

The final credits of “Petticoat Junction” were rolling past, over shots of the Hooterville water tower, the Cannonball express.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt